In the second half of the 1800s, the federal government encouraged the building of transcontinental railroads by
(a) giving land to the railroad companies
(b) purchasing large amounts of railroad stock
(c) forcing convicts to work as laborers
(d) taking control of the railroad trust
Answer: (a) giving land to the railroad companies
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A) rigid social practices. B) literacy for the masses. C) that Buddhists relieve others? suffering with their message. D) converting all by force if necessary. E) the caste system.
What did Britain's ruling elite recognize once the Great Reform Bill was passed?
A) Prosperity and power is dependent on the success of the middle class. B) Economic power mattered more to them than political power. C) The poor had been held down and now deserved political say. D) War can sometimes lead to great gains for a country. E) All citizens, regardless of class or gender, deserved the right to vote.
The 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act finally allowed first-generation __________ to become U.S. citizens?
A. Native Americans B. Chinese Americans C. Japanese Americans D. Puerto Ricans
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A) To allow all nations to trade with China on equal terms
B) To enable foreign powers to partition China as they had Africa
C) To grant the United States an exemption from trade tariffs
D) To give independence to the Philippines
E) To help yellow journalism to thrive in China