The late nineteenth century has been called the Gilded Age because
a. the government was firmly committed to the gold standard.
b. the era was characterized by an obsession with riches.
c. the average American's standard of living rapidly improved.
d. people from the countryside were lured to the rapidly growing cities.
b
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The map, "Spain's North American Frontier, c. 1750" shows the northernmost point of Spanish settlement on the Pacific coast was at
A) San Francisco. B) Tucson. C) Monterrey. D) San Diego.
What was Otto von Bismarck's greatest objective?
A) To become part of a country that would consist of Austria, Germany, and Hungary. B) To see Kaiser Wilhelm I, whom he despised, removed as leader of Germany. C) To create a German state that would exclude the Austrians but would take most of their territory. D) To provoke Austria into going to war against the Germans. E) To unify all of the Germans under one government, headquartered in Berlin.
Urban Germans and African Americans played a large role in what area of 19th century popular culture?
A) magazines B) theater C) music D) amusement parks
Renaissance humanism helped topple authoritarian medieval attitudes via all of the following EXCEPT
a. advocating democracy. b. offering critical insights. c. criticizing the Church. d. emphasizing humanity's creations rather than God. e. spurring freedom of thought.