Between 1870 and 1914, Germany replaced Great Britain as the industrial leader of Europe
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The Panic of 1893 __________
a. was caused by the economic changes of the period b. was confined to a small group of investors c. had little effect on the national government d. brought quick, decisive action by the government e. caused banks to increase their number of loans
Hamilton believed that, together, his funding and assumption programs would
a. gain the monetary and political support of the rich for the federal government. b. restore the principles of state sovereignty. c. be the quickest way to pay off the national debt. d. guarantee the fairest treatment of the original holders of government bonds. e. keep taxes low and therefore create a feeling of loyalty to the new federal government.
Which of the following issues did the Whigs NOT support in the 1830s-1840s?
A. A high protective tariff. B. A new national bank. C. Federal subsidies for internal improvements. D. A third term as president for Andrew Jackson. E. All of the above
Public executions and lynchings of black men in the Jim Crow South were
a. retaliation for violent crimes against whites. b. designed to intimidate African Americans to accept second-class status. c. done to scare blacks into moving out of the South. d. exceeding rare during the decade between 1890 and 1900. e. prosecuted vigorously by Southern state and local legal authorities.