What is welfare capitalism, and why was it embraced by new corporations in the 1920s?
What will be an ideal response?
Key Points: unions; corporate strategies; impact of welfare capitalism; reasons for its failure
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Assess the role of the muckrakers in progressive reform. What valuable service did they provide? Why were they despised by people like Theodore Roosevelt? What do you think about their kind of journalism? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
In the 1830s, an individual's political party affiliation was primarily determined by
a. geographic region. b. economic occupation. c. religion and ethnicity. d. urban or rural residence.
Which of the following was the primary cause of the L.A. riots of 1992?
A) President Bill Clinton being found guilty of adultery B) Black officers being relieved of their duties after being charged with police brutality C) O.J. Simpson being found not guilty of killing his ex-wife D) A white police officer fatally shooting a black protestor E) An all-white jury acquitting four white police officers who had been videotaped beating a black man
During the 1930s, the dominant group within the Popular Front in the U.S. was
A. the Progressive Party. B. the Federation of Labor. C. the Socialist Party. D. the Communist Party. E. Americans for Democratic Action.