Pennsylvanian mine owners hired a spy from the Pinkerton Detective agency to infiltrate the Molly Maguires and find the ring leaders
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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In the late nineteenth century, political "machines" in cities owed their existence to
A. the potential voting power of large immigrant communities and disillusionment with powerful city governments. B. the rapid growth of urban America and the potential voting power of large immigrant communities. C. disillusionment with heavy-handed and powerful city governments. D. the rapid growth of urban America. E. the potential voting power of large immigrant communities.
The growing movement of nationalism in nineteenth-century Europe
A) was resisted by liberals, who felt that all ethnic groups should live together harmoniously. B) advocated the formation of one European nation to end economic and military conflicts. C) was radical since it encouraged people to shift their political loyalty away from existing states and rulers. D) found its best expression in the writings of John Stuart Mill. E) declined after the Congress of Vienna.
The Battle of Glorieta Pass was significant for preventing Confederate control of __________.
A. the border states B. Indian Territory C. the Potomac River D. the Trans-Mississippi West
The event that allowed Hitler to gain dictatorial powers by "legal" means was
A. his Dachau speech. B. the death of President Hindenburg and Hitler's speech at Hindenburg's funeral. C. the Reichstag fire. D. the crushing of the Kiel Mutiny by the SS. E. the passage of the Enabling Act by the Reichstag.