Railroads often kept rates artificially high by _______, a process where companies operating out of the same region would divide profits at the end of the year.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: pooling
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A) the Sioux attempted to extend their hunting grounds. B) gold was discovered in the Black Hills. C) Red Cloud's War broke out. D) advances in firearms tempted white settlers to attack. E) Indian forces attacked the forces of Lieutenant Colonel Custer.
Discuss the general characteristics of the progressive movement in the United States and indicate how successful you think the movement was in reforming American society
What will be an ideal response?
In the 1920s, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, while serving Presidents Harding and Coolidge, encouraged the creation of trade associations to
a. force compliance with the existing antitrust laws. b. encourage business competition. c. promote the standardization of products. d. help big business weaken the ability of organized labor to unionize and bargain effectively for wage and benefits. e. circumvent the antitrust laws.
The British countered American objections to taxation by arguing that __________.
A. George III was king by the grace of God and not subject to the people B. Americans enjoyed "virtual representation" in Parliament C. the colonial assemblies had approved the Sugar and Stamp acts D. British taxes were voluntary