Among their many causes, Progressives fought to
a. prohibit further immigration.
b. limit public spending on education.
c. limit suffrage in machine-run city wards.
d. end prostitution and "white slavery."
e. eliminate the poll tax on African American voters.
d
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Which of the following is NOT true of Roman life?
A) The Roman calendar had few official holidays. B) The Circus Maximus provided the largest site for chariot races. C) Public baths were a popular venue for social activity. D) The Colosseum was the site of gladiatorial contests. E) Both rich and poor enjoyed numerous recreation activities.
The deadly 1900 Galveston hurricane and flood affected the development of progressive ideals at the city level by __________.
A. promoting a strong mayor-council government at the municipal level to manage disaster relief B. emphasizing both efficiency and social welfare that were based on changing municipal policies C. encouraging the National Municipal League to promote nonpartisanship by bringing administrative techniques used by large corporations to the city government level D. establishing the commission form of urban government that promoted greater accountability in city services to voters.
What kingdom in Africa became the particular focus of the Portuguese, who were looking for gold and slaves to trade?
a. Hausa b. Kongo c. Ghana d. Zimbabwe e. Mali
A key element of George H. W. Bush’s victory in the 1988 presidential race was his television ad that depicted __________
A) Willie Horton, a black convicted murderer from Massachusetts B) Jesse Jackson as Dukakis’s foreign policy advisor C) Alice Walker and other black feminists as allies of the Dukakis campaign D) gangsta rappers as a crucial Dukakis constituency