Which of the following reforms gave special interest groups increased power in electoral politics?
A) eliminating the poll tax
B) direct primaries
C) adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment
D) strict voter registration laws
Answer: B
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How did the influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 impact Europe?
a) Millions died both worldwide and in Europe, making recovery from the Great War even more difficult. b) It had very little impact on Europeans, as most of those afflicted lived in Asia or America. Consider This: Even without the flu, many of the warring nations had lost 2 to 4 percent of their populations. See 12.1: The Wages of War. c) It had a moderate impact, particularly affecting Great Britain. Consider This: Even without the flu, many of the warring nations had lost 2 to 4 percent of their populations. See 12.1: The Wages of War. d) There was a serious impact on Germany, more than anywhere else on the continent. Consider This: Even without the flu, many of the warring nations had lost 2 to 4 percent of their populations. See 12.1: The Wages of War.
Rockefeller's Standard Oil might not have become such a big, important industry without the invention of the
a. Bessemer process. b. automobile. c. electric lightbulb. d. kerosene lamps. e. railroads.
"They came, they sapped, they burnt, they slew, they plundered, and they departed" was the description used to describe the Mongol invasion of
a. Japan. b. Sri Lanka. c. Transoxiana. d. India. e. Egypt.
Like Indian removal, the colonization of former slaves rested on the premise that America:
a. was fundamentally a white society. b. wanted what was in the best interest of all the people. c. was not financially able to support all who lived there. d. provided opportunity for new land to those who desired it. e. was a land of diversity and equality.