John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in what sector of the economy?
A) ?Banking
B) ?Railroads
C) ?Steel
D) ?Oil
D
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The demise of the western cattle barons was brought about largely because of __________
A) overgrazing and blizzards B) competition from Argentina C) cattle diseases D) unionization by cowboys
When he qualified the myth of laissez-faire and the growth of the economy, Irwin Unger meant that:
a. private businesses contributed more than 95% of all capital invested b. the intervention of government helped private business considerably c. government intervention was more important than business d. the American economic miracle cannot be explained
The American Protective Association specifically focused on
A) attracting immigrant voters to the Republican Party. B) limiting the migration of African American workers. C) defeating the goals of the Knights of Labor. D) restricting the entry of Catholic immigrants. E) addressing high crime rates in many American cities.
The Iroquois Confederation often sided with the English colonists against the French, because the latter were allied with whom?
a. the Dutch b. the Huron c. the Spanish d. the Algonquins e. both b and d