What did pro-labor newspaper editor John Swinton imply when he stated that "Capital often triumphs in the conflict with labor…yet capital would be even harsher and more exacting than it is, if it were not for the protest of the strike, and the
warning it gives"? A) Strikes should be enacted even if union members do not fully support them.
B) The federal government should set up an agency to arbitrate labor disputes.
C) Strikes, contrary to popular belief, seldom failed.
D) Poor working conditions would be much worse without unions and strikes.
D
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President Taft's approach to foreign policy was called "dollar diplomacy" because
A) he urged Congress to extend $2.5 billion in foreign aid to Latin America. B) his administration spent $800 million to send U.S. troops to quell rebellions in Latin America. C) he encouraged American businessmen to invest in Latin America to increase U.S. influence there. D) his administration financed the construction of the Panama Canal.
The _________ was, according to Confucius, the “superior man” or “gentleman” who behaves in accordance with the highest ethical and moral standards.
a. Fuzi. b. Junzi. c. Tao Te Ching. d. Renxu.
Which of the following factors limited the gains made by nonwhite Americans under the New Deal?
a. Conservative rulings by the Supreme Court in cases like that of the Scottsboro Boys b. Roosevelt's fear that the public would link him with militant black activists if he supported programs primarilydesigned to help nonwhites c. Roosevelt's naïve belief that the New Deal was race neutral d. President Roosevelt's need for support from southern Democrats to secure passage of his legislativeprogram
The two vernacular classics, Beowulf and the Song of Roland
A) exemplified the new courtly love literature. B) were two of the greatest achievements of English literature. C) dealt with personal hopes, fears, and motivations. D) reflected a male chivalric world that almost totally excluded women. E) were fundamental to the Christian way of life.