What was one of the key goals for which striking workers fought in the late nineteenth century?
A. health insurance
B. disability pay
C. an eight-hour workday
D. women's right to hold factory jobs
Ans: C. an eight-hour workday
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Levittown represented a change toward __________
A) an increase in Americans who owned small farms B) affordable homes in American suburbs C) a belief in labor-management equity D) the development of suburbs tied to ethnic identity
One of the most striking features of the Second Great Awakening was the preponderance of ________ who were involved in it.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Why was Woodrow Wilson not terribly concerned about the provisions for Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?
a) He was more interested in reorganizing boundaries and applying his Fourteen Points to avoid future wars. b) He was too ill at the start of the treaty conference to attend. Consider This: Germany did not ultimately get a treaty based on the Fourteen Points. See 11.4.2: Victory without Peace. c) He believed that as the injured parties, France and England ought to write the document. Consider This: Germany did not ultimately get a treaty based on the Fourteen Points. See 11.4.2: Victory without Peace. d) He was only concerned about the Ottoman Empire’s boundaries to get American access to the Suez Canal. Consider This: Germany did not ultimately get a treaty based on the Fourteen Points. See 11.4.2: Victory without Peace.
Which emperor broke the Ming tradition of avoiding giving power to eunuchs?
a. Yongle b. Hongwu c. Wanli d. Nurhaci