As a young lawyer, Clarence Darrow believed that ________
A) aiding the poor was interfering with the evolutionary process
B) capitalism must be overthrown
C) without poverty there would be no crime
D) capital punishment was essential to the maintenance of civil order
E) a single tax on corporate profits would solve all social problems
Answer: C
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A) human reproduction would outstrip the supply of food. B) the number of people would continue to increase unabated until an epidemic drastically resduced the population. C) the future of humanity would be positive due to the Industrial Revolution. D) technical innovation in agriculture and transportation would allow the increased population to be fed. E) the pollution produced by industry would cause global warming.
Philip II was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1575 and sue for peace for the Ottomans in 1580 because:
a. The Armada he had sent to attack England had gone down in defeat. b. He had decided to abdicate his throne in favor of his son Charles V. c. He had failed to suppress a ruinously expensive rebellion in the Netherlands. d. He had spent lavishly in his attempt to win the hand of Queen Mary I of England.
What was true of the Mamluks?
a. They were best known for their scholarly accomplishments. b. They originated in southern Africa. c. They were forced to convert to Islam. d. They were forced to do manual labor. e. They could rise to high military rank.
What did the term "contraband" mean to Union commanders?
A) escaped slaves reaching Union lines B) any Southern property produced by slave labor C) civilian property not offered for sale to the army D) British arms sold to the Confederacy