The Democratic party platform on which Franklin Roosevelt campaigned for the presidency in 1932 called for
a. extensive social reforms and a balanced budget.
b. deficit spending and a higher military budget.
c. higher tariffs and support for American manufacturers.
d. a sixty percent tax on the income of the highest tow percent of American income earners.
e. breaking up monopolistic corporations and supporting small business.
a
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What did the Niagara Movement demand in 1905?
A) It demanded that blacks accept segregation for the time being in order to stop the enormous number of lynchings against them. B) It demanded that all black leaders stand with Booker T. Washington. C) It was never able to unify on any one goal or idea and broke up soon after its formation. D) It argued that blacks should protest vigorously for their rights, better schools, housing, and an end to racial prejudice.
What metal were the Etruscans particularly skilled at working into objects such as axes and tools?
a. bronze b. copper c. steel d. iron e. gold
Demonstrate in what ways Benjamin Franklin's complaint in the 1760s that the souring of relations between England and the American colonies was the fault of British trade policies
What will be an ideal response?
Which statement best describes Eleanor Roosevelt's philosophy?
a) The market should provide for all industrious people and "trim the fat" from the labor force. b) Faith-based charities should provide for people who had fallen on hard times. c) The government should provide for the poor and the nation should develop a sense of social responsibility. d) Government assistance would inspire laziness and remove all incentives for work in the private sector. e) The government should provide "equal opportunity for all, special privilege for none."