Henry George believed that the root of social inequality and social injustice lay in
a. stock speculators and financiers who manipulated the price of real goods and services.
b. labor unions that artificially drove up the prices of wages and therefore goods.
c. landowners who gained unearned wealth from rising land values.
d. businesspeople who gained excessive profits by exploiting workers.
e. patriarchal ideologies that regarded women as inferior domestic beings.
c
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A) Western civilization could be restored through the study of ancient texts. B) Society could be improved by a return to pagan ideas. C) Multiple forms of Christianity should be allowed in Europe. D) Religious customs not mandated by the Bible should be eliminated. E) There was no basis in the Bible for the doctrine of transubstantiation.
Both Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt ?reached out to Americans in a way that personalized the presidency
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Pareto may be associated with which of the following concepts?
a. Even in a so-called democracy, power rests with a few individuals. b. In the crowd, the individual loses one's identity. c. Modern man suffers from a "disenchantment of the world." d. A utopian community in which all are equal and in which all share equally will be possible through education. e. Democracy constitutes a rule by the people.
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