The American Federation of Labor's support for "bread and butter" unionism was intended to
(a) gain control of state and federal legislatures
(b) change the economic system to socialism
(c) combine all skilled and unskilled workers into one large organization
(d) improve wages, hours, and working conditions
Answer: (d) improve wages, hours, and working conditions
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Ralph Waldo Emerson's transcendentalist philosophy included all of the following beliefs EXCEPT?:
a) an intimate connection between man and nature. b) the sanctity of the individual. c) self reliance and independence of spirit. d) rejection of the existence of God.
A major source of information for the colonists was __________
A) newspapers B) books C) church meetings D) the marketplace E) the town crier
Quantifiable evidence indicates that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 a. led to vote fraud and corruption in most state and federal elections. b. was an unreasonable infringement on the rights of the southern states as guaranteed under the TenthAmendment
c. had no noticeable impact on voter registration among African Americans in the South. d. caused a dramatic increase in the proportion of southern African Americans who were registered to vote.
One factor that contributed to the weakness and lateness of America's efforts to aid Europe's threatened Jews was
a. the belief that most Jews would be better off migrating to Israel. b. the opposition of Northern Republicans in Congress. c. the restrictive Immigration Act of 1924. d. fear that aid to Jewish refugees would provoke Hitler. e. the anti-Semitism of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.