Hazen Pingree, elected as reform mayor of Detroit in the early 1890s,
a. launched a campaign to close all the saloons and houses of prostitution
b. got off to an honest start but was assassinated by a disappointed office seeker
c. was co-opted by business leaders
d. favored policies like cutting street railway fares and letting families garden in city lots
D
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During the Civil War, northern African American leaders such as Frederick Douglass worked as army recruiting agents because they believed that
A) it was the best way to prevent blacks from being drafted. B) blacks were more resistant to the diseases that ravaged white soldiers in the garrisons. C) blacks would get to see their loved ones in the South only by fighting for the Union. D) by cooperating during the war they would be rewarded with greater civil rights after the war. E) black participation in the army would be a step toward black citizenship.
During the Enlightenment, salon culture
a. provided a pivotal role for women as purveyors of new ideas. b. relegated women to frivolous roles as hostesses of tea parties. c. limited the influence of women to the domestic sphere. d. promoted the principle of equality for women of all social classes.
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Huguenots
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Which of these nations was the least industrially advanced by 1900?
a. Britain b. Germany c. France d. Belgium e. Spain