The Homestead and Pullman strikes of the 1890s were touched off by
A) management's failure to provide a workmen's compensation plan.
B) wage cuts.
C) unsafe working conditions.
D) increased working hours.
B
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The staggering number of causalities in the final two months of the Koren War showed that:
a. the UN forces were inferior to the Communist forces b. both sides were willing to lose many soldiers to gain a small amount of territory. c. both sides protected civilian lives d. President Truman had been right to fire General MacArthur.
Special Field Order No. 15 promised 40-acre plots and a mule every former slave in the Confederacy
A) True B) False
Which of the following is NOT a protection of slavery in the Constitution as written in 1787?
a. Congress was prohibited from outlawing slavery in western lands. b. Congress was prohibited from abolishing the importation of slaves for 20 years. c. States had to return fugitive slaves to their owners. d. 3/5 of the slave population could be counted in determining a state's representation in congress.
After Victoriano Huerta fled from power, President Wilson made a mistake regarding his policy toward Mexico. What was it?
A) He maintained strict neutrality. B) He supported the provisionary government because of their commitment to social reform. C) He landed the marines at Vera Cruz to restore stability. D) He supported one of Huerta's generals, Francisco "Pancho" Villa.