The Knights of Labor were followed by the American Federation of Labor as the most significant national labor union.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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One of the ironies of China's invention of gunpowder was that
A) they never figured out how to use it in weapons. B) they seem not to have thought of it as a weapon at first, and then other peoples used it against them. C) they believed the new invention would bring them great wealth, but the opposite happened. D) it seemed the use of gunpowder was instrumental in helping the British, rather than the Chinese, to conquer India. E) Europeans took their own gunpowder and used it against them in weapons.
Why did the nation's progressives oppose U.S. involvement in World War I?
a. They were naturally pessimistic and knew the United States would lose. b. They understood how financially costly the war would be for the nation. c. They did not believe the reports sent over from Europe. d. They opposed the Allied position because it was one of aggression. e. They opposed all war as being an obstacle to social reform.
In the election of 1976, Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter ran a campaign that capitalized on:
A) his training in nuclear physics and his naval experience. B) Ford's connection to Nixon and Carter's claim to be an "outsider." C) his conservative views on domestic and foreign issues. D) being experienced in Washington politics.
In the 1830s the abolitionist movement took on new momentum and energy, encouraged by the
a. British abolition of slavery in the British West Indies. b. widespread fear of slave revolts after Nat Turner's rebellion. c. success of the American Colonization Society. d. growing movement of voluntary emancipation by slave masters. e. growing political strength of the antislavery Liberty party.