How did organized labor seek to improve conditions for workers in the 1890s, and how successful were these efforts?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Most students should be able to describe the Homestead and Pullman strikes, but they should also see that these represented a more aggressive stance by organized labor. Better students will go back to the material from the previous chapter and compare these strikes with the Great Railway Strike of 1877. Students should also be able to compare the efforts of Eugene V. Debs, Samuel Gompers, and Terrence Powderly as union leaders. Better students may point out that laws such as the Sherman Anti-Trust Act were at least tentative steps toward moving government away from business. Students should also be able to explain why these strikes were not successful.
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A) promoted the development of German economic strength. B) placed emphasis on keeping Germany divided. C) had strong support from the other wartime Allies. D) was designed to keep Germany in a colonial status.
After meeting and listening with representatives of many religious leaders and followers, Akbar proclaimed his belief in
a. Sufism. b. Protestantism. c. Buddhism. d. "Divine Faith." e. Zoroastrianism.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
During the nineteenth century, the largest obstacle to improved medical care in America was the
A. apathy of the general population towards preventive health. B. low social status of medical professionals. C. absence of basic knowledge about disease. D. difficulty of medical experimentation. E. absence of regulations in the medical profession.