Which of the following resulted from the investigation of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire?
a. the imprisonment of company officials
b. the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act
c. the adoption of equal wages for men and women
d. changes in local labor laws for women and children
Ans: d. changes in local labor laws for women and children
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The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 was prompted by
A. the fear that reactionary continental European nations might intervene in Latin America to restore Spanish colonial rule. B. the Russian annexation of Alaska. C. President Monroe's hope of increasing his popularity with the American public. D. continuing British intervention in Latin American affairs.
In the context of European Christianity, the level of religious conflict in the 1600s and 1700s was ________
A) typical B) extremely high C) unusually low D) higher than usual
The social programs of the New Deal helped ease economic stress by
a. providing money to people to spend as they saw fit. b. drastically improving the economic infrastructure of the United States. c. giving jobs to people who otherwise would be unemployed. d. establishing affirmative action quotas for minorities.
Pogroms were
A) parties held to celebrate the amity between Jews and Christians. B) instances of massacring and looting of Jewish communities. C) special Jewish holidays practiced only by Sephardim. D) special Jewish holidays practiced only by Ashkenazim. E) treaties offering Jews economic liberties.