What did novelist Upton Sinclair mean when he stated that he "…aimed for the public's heart, and by accident…hit it in the stomach," when he was referring to his novel The Jungle?
A) Rather than focusing on the concerns raised by the meat-packing industry, the public was
more concerned about the negative impact of socialism.
B) The public misinterpreted Sinclair's intent about capitalism and mistook it for an endorsement
of socialism.
C) Sinclair's novel meant to address how socialism was the only way to eliminate worker
exploitation but instead shocked readers with his descriptions of the meat-packing industry.
D) President Roosevelt banned this novel after reading it because he felt the details were too
scandalous.
C
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In the Gulf War, the United States did not invade Iraq for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
a) the U.N. resolution under which the U.S. was operating did not sanction an invasion of Iraq. b) a unified Iraq was necessary for a balance of powers in the region. c) the removal of Saddam Hussein would most likely have resulted in the rise of another "Saddam by another name." d) the U.S. feared the use of chemical warfare if they crossed into Iraq. e) the only way to assure that Iraq remained unified after an invasion would be a U.S. occupation of the region.
Which of the following was NOT true of the Janissaries?
A) Janissaries could not be members of the Sublime Porte. B) It was a professional and disciplined army of the secular bureaucracy. C) The Janissaries had many opportunities to move up through the ranks of the army. D) They were Balkan Christian boys who were kidnapped and converted to Islam. E) They termed themselves "willing slaves of the sultan."
Recount the consolidation of political power in Anatolia (modern Turkey) that resulted in the Ottoman Turkish state. What areas encompassed the Ottoman empire?
What will be an ideal response?
How did Americans feel about collective security toward the end of World War II?
A) They were eager to make new attempts at collective security. B) They acknowledged that collective security was useful, but remained reluctant. C) They still thought that isolationism was preferable to collective security. D) They realized that collective security was ineffective, but it kept their alliances in place. E) They vowed never to make another attempt at collective security.