The event that spurred a shift to demands for protective legislation was the
A) Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. B) outbreak of World War I.
C) New York Garment industry uprising. D) Lawrence Textile Strike.
A
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What did Columbus realize after visiting a Portuguese colony in Africa?
A. New agricultural methods in the cultivation of rice could benefit his native city in Genoa. B. Slaves could be an integral part of a colonial economy. C. The world was actually round. D. Gold was not as valuable to the global marketplace as spices.
Whose conquests directly led to the collapse of the Aztec Empire in the sixteenth century?
a) Hernán Cortés b) Vasco da Gama c) Bartolomé de las Casas d) Bartolomeu Dias
Which of the following characteristics are among the similarities between the Nazis and communists?
A) Both groups wanted to seek a peaceful and diplomatic path to power. B) Both sides were able to reconcile their differences and coexist peacefully. C) Both parties looked for a legal and peaceful succession of power among their leadership. D) Both parties wanted to include foreigners and minorities in their bureaucratic structure. E) Both parties were filled with young men with no patience for negotiation or gradual reform.
During the reign of England's Edward III,
a. the English monarchy all but collapsed. b. England broke with the Catholic church. c. Parliament developed its basic structure and functions. d. England became the wealthiest kingdom in Europe. e. the office of the sheriff was invented.