The General Trades Union was formed as
A) ?manufacturers sought better prices for their raw materials.
B) ?workers sought better wages.
C) ?women sought equal opportunities for promotion as men.
D) ?farmers sought better prices for their agricultural products.
E) ?artisans sought to remain a part of the economy.
B
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In each session of Congress between 1836 and 1844, the House of Representatives adopted "gag rules" designed to prevent debate on petitions calling for
A) the abolition of slavery. B) the territorial expansion of slavery. C) a constitutional amendment to protect slavery. D) the reopening of the slave trade.
As a result of the Empress Dowager having openly lent her support to the Boxers movement through secret negotiations and having consequently declared war on all the foreign powers in China, _________and a multi-national relief force led by the Germans and British and largely manned by the Japanese was quickly assembled which also included units from all countries with interests in China.
a. civil war broke out across Southern China b. civil war broke out across Northern China c. civil war broke out across Eastern China d. civil war broke out across Western China
In order to persuade the Border States to remain in the Union, President Lincoln
a. relied solely on moral appeal. b. used only totally legal methods. c. guaranteed that they could keep slavery permanently. d. never had to use troops. e. used legally dubious methods including the declaration of martial law in Maryland and the deployment of Union soldiers in a local civil war in Missouri.
During the 1920s, birth control in the U.S.
A. was illegal, in some form, in many states. B. was strongly opposed by moralists such as Margaret Sanger. C. was limited to physical methods such as abstinence and withdrawal. D. was among the major causes of poverty and distress in poor communities. E. included legal abortion in most states.