What did the ranchers who settled the Great Plains raise?
A) buffalo
B) cattle
C) sheep
D) horses
Answer: B
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Advances in manufacturing and transportation brought
a. a narrowing of the gap between rich and poor in America. b. a widespread increase in life spans. c. innumerable cases of "rags-to-riches" economic mobility for ordinary Americans. d. increased immigration from Europe to the United States. e. economic reliance on the export of manufactured goods.
All of the following are true statements about the savings and loan (S&L) crisis EXCEPT:
A) it was caused because people invested in risky ventures, such as shady real estate deals. B) it led to layoffs, companies burdened with huge debt, and overly consolidated industries. C) millions of Americans lost their savings. D) the biggest failure was investing in large companies that used the money to buy up weaker competitors. E) Bush created a plan to resolve the crisis-at a taxpayer cost of $500 million.
The end of Anglo-Saxon domination in England came in the late 11th century with:
a. the initiation of the Crusades. b. the fall of the Umayyad caliphate. c. civil war in Scandinavia recalling marauders home. d. invasion of the Norman dukeWilliam the Conqueror. e. overthrow of the witan by Celtic forces.
Which one of the following late nineteenth-century labor organizations was committed to using violence as a strike tactic?
A) National Labor Union B) Knights of Labor C) Molly Maguires D) American Federation of Labor