After the Compromise of 1877, the former slaves
A) gained economic and political power in the South.
B) were condemned to poverty and indignity in the interests of sectional harmony.
C) made no more dramatic political or economic gains until after World War II, but also suffered no economic or political losses.
D) continued to share in America's growing wealth and power.
B
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Feminism and activities for women's rights were carried out primarily by whom?
a. working women b. social theorists c. middle class women d. women of aristocratic means with access to power e. women in universities
The Balfour Declaration was controversial in the Middle East because
a. it proposed that the Ottoman Empire be partitioned between England and France. b. it allowed for the creation of a Jewish home state in Palestine. c. it gave Britain permanent control over Egypt and access to the Suez Canal. d. France received little assistance in controlling North Africa. e. None of these.
How did the Watergate Scandal compare to previous presidential scandals?
A) Unlike previous scandals, Watergate was about lust rather than money. B) Unlike previous scandals, Watergate was about power rather than money. C) Unlike previous scandals, Watergate was about money rather than power. D) Like previous scandals, Watergate was covered up and never revealed to the public. E) Like previous scandals, Watergate demonstrated the inefficacy of journalism.
Which of the following reflects the same meaning as this phrase does?: “the unjust and unequal distribution of wealth.”
A) “it is to this law that we owe our wonderful material development” B) “The contrast between the palace of the millionaire and the cottage of the laborer” C) “machinery, raw material, etc., were guaranteed to the capitalists as private property by the State” D) “I could make an independent living by the toil of my hands”