The text authors claim that "no important policy differences separated the two major parties" in the Gilded Age between Reconstruction and the Election of 1896
Use information from the text authors' own account of politics in this period to demonstrate that their claim may be an exaggeration.
Democrats and Republicans did disagree over tariff policy after 1885. Democrats wanted to lower the tariffs to prevent a surplus in the federal treasury. Republicans continued to support high tariffs and enacted the record high McKinley Tariff in 1890.
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Which of the following was true of western Europe in the immediate aftermath of World War II?
A) Right-wing parties rose sharply in popularity. B) Consumer spending rose sharply. C) Socialist and Communist parties rose sharply in popularity. D) Most Europeans were eager for the U.S. to leave the continent alone.
Which of the following groups funded or constructed housing for the poor?
A. religious organizations B. nonprofit organizations C. businesses and philanthropists D. businesses and religious organizations
Which of the following led to the imprisonment of Jack Johnson?
A) his problems with drugs and alcohol B) his involvement with gamblers C) his marriage to a white woman D) his involvement in a murder
Who was Eli Whitney and what did he do? How did this effect the South?
What will be an ideal response?