The muckrakers were important in the progressive movement because they
A) subverted the democratic system.
B) generally opposed social reform.
C) defended the American system against criticism.
D) publicized what they believed were the problems in American society.
Ans: D) publicized what they believed were the problems in American society.
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a. those areas of the South still under Confederate control b. all states and territories of the continental United States c. those areas under the control of Union armies d. any part of the world that traded with the United States
The Enlightenment flourished in a ________, that is, a culture in which books, journals, newspapers, and pamphlets had achieved a status of their own
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The creation of the Directory in 1795 marked a ________ turn in the French Revolution
A) radical B) disastrous C) violent D) conservative
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A. It threatened to invade Taiwan. B. Chinese divisions engaged American Marines along the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). C. It sent "volunteers" to join People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units fighting in South Vietnam. D. Its fighter aircraft intercepted American attack planes over the Tonkin Gulf. E. It provided huge amounts of supplies, munitions, as well as 320,000 troops.