Which of the following is true of the Telephone Operators' Department of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers?
A. Out of the belief that they were detrimental to the cause of all workers, its leaders stood against strikes.
B. Its leaders were socialists who wanted the federal government to nationalize the Bell system.
C. It urged the Bell system to adopt the theories of Frederick Taylor.
D. It was dominated by women.
Answer: D
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A. He promised to increase the pensions of Union army veterans. B. A New York Protestant minister's attempt to slur the Democrats angered the state's Irish Catholics. C. It was revealed during the campaign that major railroad companies had made hefty contributions to the Republican campaign. D. Republican candidate James G. Blaine was unable to campaign during the last two weeks of the campaign because of a bout of influenza.
What action did critics refer to as a "Babylonian captivity"?
A) the papacy's sojourn in Avignon B) excessive Roman influence over the pope C) restriction of the papacy's authority to church matters D) unjust papal imprisonment of rival bishops E) imprisonment of the King of France by the pope
All of the following were true of Qianlong's reign EXCEPT
A) He eradicated the Mongol raiders in the north. B) He brought Tibet into Chinese control for the first time. C) He treated Southeast Asian areas as voluntary satellites. D) He ruled the last two thirds of the 18th century. E) He divided China into fifteen administrative districts.
Joseph McCoy made an important decision when he __________
A) decided to counterattack Sioux forces near Wounded Knee, South Dakota B) invested large amounts of capital to mine ore in Colorado C) established a northern shipping point for cattle in Abilene, Kansas D) sponsored passage of the Dawes Act