Which of the following issues became the focus of workers around the country in 1886?
A) the eight-hour work day
B) child labor
C) the $3 per hour minimum wage
D) workplace safety regulations
Answer: A
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The storming of the Bastille was the result of
A) Robespierre’s call to arms. B) the king’s use of troops. C) the imprisonment of the National Assembly. D) the demand of guilds for greater control of taxes and tariffs. E) demands from the church and nobles for increased taxes.
The "money question" of the 1870s was the question concerning
A) how to balance the federal budget without raising taxes. B) whether or not to issue more paper money. C) whether paper money should be green or yellow. D) whether or not Jim Fisk should go to jail for attempting to corner the gold market. E) how to spend the growing federal surplus.
The Library of Alexandria:
a. Was devoted primarily to research in the pure and natural sciences. b. Was patronized by the Antigonids. c. Was established by Aristotle, in order to facilitate his tutoring of Alexander. d. Contained no religious literature.
One striking result of the demand for wartime labor was that:
A) the rural population shrank by 20% and farming became more mechanized. B) the need for factory workers limited the number of men eligible for the draft. C) the population of the Northeast surged as war plants sprang up. D) large corporations were bankrupted by paying high wages to workers.