Public outrage against unsafe working conditions peaked when
a. leaders of the IWW were arrested in a massive raid.
b. young female workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire.
c. the government destroyed socialist printing presses.
d. John D. Rockefeller refused to become involved in the Colorado Fuel and Iron strike.
ANS: b
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How did John Calvin's theology differ from that of Martin Luther?
A. Calvin emphasized the free will of human beings. B. Calvin stressed that people must totally submit to the will of an omnipotent God. C. Calvin advocated religious toleration. D. Luther stressed the innate sinfulness of human beings.
Jesus was condemned to death during the administration of
a. Augustus. b. Tiberius. c. Claudius. d. Trajan. e. Marcus Aurelius.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. When women enter previously male-dominated fields in large numbers, the pay for those fields tends to increase. 2. Men report greater reluctance to move for a better job in a different city than women do. 3. Men who have children work 50+ hour weeks more frequently than men without children. 4. Men tend to experience higher levels of work-family enrichment than women do. 5. Research across industrialized nations reveals mixed evidence for the impact of paid parental leave upon work-life balance.
The majority of South Asian immigrants to move to South Africa between 1860 and 1911 did so
A. with the intention of working for several years before returning home. B. to work on sugar plantations. C. to build a rail line deep into the interior of the continent. D. as mercenaries in Britain's seizure of East African territories.