Upton Sinclair's The Jungle focused on the problems of immigrants who worked
A) in sweatshops.
B) in the meatpacking industry.
C) in mines.
D) in steel mills.
E) on railroads.
B
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What will be an ideal response?
By 1932, President Hoover had
A. established was became known as Hoovervilles, which were housing developments for the unemployed. B. taken no action to address the dire economic situation. C. initiated unprecedented federal spending aimed at stimulating the economy and putting Americans to work. D. signed the Hawley-Smoot Tariff, which stimulated international trade, temporarily stabilizing the economy.
The dominant commercial nations of northern Europe made up the ________ zone of the world economy
A) dependent B) core C) negative trade D) free trade
How could a territory become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
a. First a territory had to raise enough money to buy its land from the European country that owned it, and then the people could petition for statehood. b. Once the people of the territory had successfully subdued the Native American population, they could become a state. c. Territories had to elect officials and then write Articles of Confederation in order to become full-fledged states. d. Once the population reached 60,000, the residents could write a constitution and petition for statehood. e. After a period of eighteen years, territories could petition the federal government for permission to become states.