Newspapers such as the National Intelligencer and the New York Evening Post were important for which of the following reasons?
a. They established the precedent of impartiality by the news media in political campaigns.
b. They constantly fed the insatiable appetite that Americans had for partisan politics.
c. They helped keep elections focused on the real issues by refusing to carry negative
personal commentsabout political candidates.
d. They are the first examples of sensationalist journalism in the early republic.
b
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Why did most European towns remain relatively small during the ancien régime?
a) Poor roads and unproductive farms meant that cities with populations above 5,000–10,000 found it difficult to get enough food from local suppliers. b) Traditional-minded townspeople refused to move elsewhere to better their financial prospects. Consider This: How long did it take to travel by foot or oxcart in this period? See 1.2: Immobile Lives. c) For the most part, larger towns were forbidden because the authorities worried more people meant more rioting. Consider This: How long did it take to travel by foot or oxcart in this period? See 1.2: Immobile Lives. d) Smaller towns, where everyone knew their neighbors, were preferable to anonymous big cities. Consider This: How long did it take to travel by foot or oxcart in this period? See 1.2: Immobile Lives.
The antebellum era was a golden age of African-American literature because racial exploitation and discrimination motivated black creativity
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
According to historian John Lukacs, what are considered ?the landmark events that mark the beginning and ending of the 20th century?
A) ?The Spanish-American War and the First Gulf War. B) ?The Industrial Revolution and the Post-industrial Revolution. C) Western Imperialism and the invention of the Internet? D) ?The Spanish-American War and the September 11 attacks. E) ?World War I and the collapse of communism.
The most important advances in industrialization __________
A) occurred during the last third of the nineteenth century B) were developed during the Civil War C) had developed in western Europe by 1900 D) had little effect on the American economy E) began in the first years of the twentieth century