Which of the following was a problem with Progressive efforts to reform corrupt politics?
a. They often failed because special-interest groups could use large sums of money to influence the voting.
b. More often than not, the courts struck down Progressive measures.
c. Only the poor and ethnic minorities supported them.
d. Groups such as the National Civic Federation steadfastly refused to endorse them.
a
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In addition to profit, what else motivated the English to expand in the New World?
A) ?a desire to stop the expansion of Spanish Catholicism B) ?a need to block Portuguese shipping in the Atlantic Ocean C) ?the desire to create a penal colony for the overflowing number of convicts D) ?the need to expand the slave system beyond England E) ?a place to build up naval stations for the royal fleet
To whom was John O'Sullivan referring when he spoke of bringing democracy to "backward peoples"?
A) Southerners and Westerners
B) Irish Catholics and Russian Jews
C) blacks and Chinese
D) Indians and Mexicans
What made Çatal Huyuk such an important Neolithic village?
a. It was located in Egypt and the site of early pyramids. . b. It was a secular settlement. c. It was the first to rely on irrigation. d. It became the site of extensive trade networks. e. It was one of the largest urban centers housing more than 6000 people.
What was the main territory that Philip II wanted to conquer?
a. Sparta b. Anatolia c. Rome d. Egypt e. India