Which was not a reason why American confidence in the gold standard weakened in the 1890s?
A) British investors had sold millions of dollars' worth of stock in American railroads and converted their dollars to gold, draining U.S. gold reserves.
B) Vast quantities of gold were flowing into the country from newly-opened mines in the Klondike.
C) Congress's lavish veterans' benefits had reduced government resources
D) Tariff revenues were dropping because of the high McKinley Tariff
E) The government had to pay for its monthly silver purchases with treasury certificates redeemable for either silver or gold, further drained gold reserves
B
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Overall, most ethnic groups in the United States during World War II
a. experienced a speeding up of their assimilation into American society. b. were not allowed to serve in the military. c. had their patriotism questioned as in World War I. d. cast their vote for Republican candidates opposed to the war. e. served in ethnically distinct military units.
According to Lorber, if women and men are alike, unlike treatment is _________ , but if they are not alike, dissimilar treatment is ________
a. Equality, appropriate b. Inequality, inappropriate c. Inequality; appropriate d. Equality, inappropriate
Which was not a consequence of the U.S. reaction to the Cuban revolution of 1959?
A) The missile crisis of October 1962. B) The Bay of Pigs invasion. C) A loosening of restrictions on political freedoms in Cuba. D) The Alliance for Progress.
In addition to women and minorities, what other group of workers found new opportunities during the war?
A) disabled workers B) elderly workers C) child workers D) undentured workers