Which "muckraking" journalist advocated the reforms that led to the Pure Food and Drug Act?
a. Jacob Riis
b. Upton Sinclair
c. Ida Tarbell
Ans: b. Upton Sinclair
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Which of the following is true of merchant banking in the fifteenth century?
a. Jews were prohibited from moneylending for religious reasons. b. Florence lagged behind the rest of the Latin West. c. Checking accounts, shareholding companies, moneychanging, loans, and investments were offered as services. d. Services were only offered to the clergy. e. No money could be lent for the purpose of warfare in accordance with the Banker Agreement of 1499.
The military expansion of which country in World War II threatened the interests of the United States?
a) Japan b) China c) Korea d) India
Many historians believe that the early books of the Hebrew Bible
A. were written at the time of the events they describe. B. are an accurate account of all of the events recounted. C. were written long after the events written about. D. accurately reflect the true written history of the early Hebrews. E. were first written on papyrus.
Who bankrolled the rapid growth of radio in the United States between 1922 and 1929?
What will be an ideal response?