Union men who were drafted could pay $300 to have someone else serve for them
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Best-selling newspapers, pamphlets, and books in the mid-nineteenth century __________
A) mainly appealed to a well-educated audience B) fed the popular appetite for sensationalism and scandal C) were mainly reprints of European authors D) were too expensive for working-class people
How can the growth and discoveries made in science in the twentieth century be considered a "failure" to society? What was the reaction to these feelings of failure and skepticism?
What will be an ideal response?
In the Cuban Missile Crisis,
a. the Soviet Union placed nuclear weapons in Cuba in 1962. b. Turkey threatened to have the United States destroy Cuba if the Soviets attacked Turkey. c. the United States president threatened to shoot down any Soviet planes bringing nuclear weapons to Cuba and announced a total "air blockade." d. President Johnson sent American troops to Cuba. e. Fidel Castro was exiled to Monte Carlo.
The great railroad strike of 1877
A. saw organized labor gain its first major victory in the United States. B. was launched in response to a wage cut. C. resulted in only two deaths around the country. D. saw the federal government refuse to intervene. E. began in the West and spread east.