The Italian merchant whose tales of the court of Kublai Khan popularized China in Europe was
A) Christopher Columbus.
B) Amerigo Vespucci.
C) Marco Polo.
D) Leonardo Bruni.
E) John Mandeville.
C
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Which of the following statements best expresses the Supreme Court's ruling inCoronado Coal Company v. United Mine Workers?
A. A striking union can be prosecuted for illegal restraint of trade. B. A corporation can be prosecuted for directing a hired security force to use violence against a striking union. C. A corporation can be prosecuted for not allowing its workers to organize into a union. D. A striking union can be prosecuted for encouraging violent tactics.
The workers in the textile strikes in Tennessee in 1929 used the tactic of
A) annoying and inconveniencing national guardsmen. B) employing local militias against national guardsmen. C) joining with other industries. D) refusing to appear in court.
Because of the increased employment opportunities resulting from the Industrial Revolution, the early nineteenth century experienced a significant decrease in crime, especially crimes against property
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Marx and Engels proposed that capitalism divided people into two classes. The classes were
A. the capitalists and the middle class. B. the capitalists and the bourgeoisie. C. the capitalists and the proletariat. D. the proletariat and the nobility. E. the workers and the peasantry.