The English Poor Law of 1834 was based on the theory that
A) the poor were entitled to decent levels of support.
B) the rich had a moral obligation to support the poor.
C) if the conditions of provision for state welfare were intentionally made miserable, then the poor would be encouraged to find profitable employment.
D) levels of state support for social welfare programs should be indexed to the cost of living.
E) indoor relief was better than outdoor relief.
C
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A) developed a class solidarity similar to that of European workers. B) felt increasingly trapped in the working class. C) failed to become a self-conscious working class. D) had limited opportunities for economic mobility.
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a. Che Guevara’s assassination b. the fall of the Bautista regime in Cuba c. Soviet Cold War propaganda d. the Cuban Missile Crisis
The Big Four legislative achievements that crowned LBJ's Great Society included all of these measures EXCEPT
a. aid to education. b. medical care for the elderly and indigent. c. immigration reform. d. a balanced budget amendment. e. a new voting rights bill.
In what way did the settling down of human populations change the way societies were organized?
a. People became increasingly unequal, as some proved better or more fortunate at accumulating goods. b. Societies became more complex, as people settled together in larger numbers than before. c. On the whole, people had to work fewer hours per week, and could devote the time they gained to artistic and technological development. d. Both a and b.