Where does the term “mad hatter” come from originally?
A) Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland
B) As a term of contempt for the proletariat
C) From those driven crazy by industrial labor
D) From the mercury-caused dementia common to hat manufacturing
E) None of the above.
Ans: D
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A) Lucy Miller. B) Missy LeHand. C) Lorena Hickok. D) Theodore Roosevelt.
The 1907 "gentlemen's agreement" between the United States and Japan a. was precipitated by an anti-immigrant riot in Los Angeles
b. had Tokyo promising to halt male immigration if the U.S. promised anti-Japanese discrimination measures in California. c. was a binding friendship pact against waging war against each other. d. pledged U.S. support for Japan's actions in Manchuria in exchange for Japanese assistance in the Philippines. e. None of these choices.
Which of the following was in part responsible for the growth in the number of colleges in the late nineteenth century?
a. The abandonment of the elective system b. The adoption of a core curriculum c. The use of federal funds from the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890 d. The reduction of curricula offerings
Before his attacks on the Aztecs, Hernán Cortés was ________
A) an accomplished ship captain B) a civil servant in Cuba C) a wealthy aristocrat D) a seasoned diplomat E) unconcerned about his public image