What was a reason for the increase in homelessness rates during the 1980s?
A. The elimination of Medicaid
B. The release of many psychiatric patients from state mental hospitals
C. The elimination of all federal housing subsidies for the impoverished
D. Congress's refusal to extend unemployment benefits during the recession of the early 1980s
Answer: B
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Given what you know about the impact of the industrial revolution on the lives of women, which of the following statements is most applicable?
A. The role and importance of women already in the work force diminished. B. Women clung to their traditional roles and would not, despite social pressures, work in factories. C. Women were unable to work in factories with the same output and effectiveness as their male counterparts. D. The economic freedoms women gained during the industrial revolution carried over to the early years of the suffrage movement.
What method did the Basque separatist group ETA, the Irish Republican Army, and Islamist groups use to achieve their goals?
A) protest B) persuasion C) terrorism D) negotiation
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A) Alger Hiss B) Richard Nixon C) George C. Marshall D) Thomas E. Dewey E) Henry A. Wallace