Which of the following groups was initially a primary source of labor for the textile mills?
A) young single women
B) young single men
C) children
D) immigrants
E) African Americans
Answer: A
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The unsettling demands of the new industrial order forced changes in middle-class family life that resulted in __________
A) a more distant relationship between husband and wife B) less time for the traditional nurturing role of wife/mother C) fewer children in the average household D) the broadening of the "woman's sphere" beyond the household
The Korean kingdom of Silla differed from the Chinese model of society in
a. its use of a caste system to determine the opportunity to achieve positions in society. b. its use of a different system of writing. c. its rejection of Confucianism. d. its rejection of Buddhism.
In religious and cultural terms, the Republicans appealed especially to groups that derived their views from
a. transcendentalism and utopian traditions that opposed war and proposed alternatives to traditional marriage. b. Catholic and Lutheran traditions of creed, liturgy, and understanding of human weakness. c. Baptist tradition that feared government intrusion on personal and religious freedom. d. scientific tradition that saw religion as a fading force in American society. e. Puritan tradition of strict moral codes and government regulation of morality and society.
In order to fund irrigation projects in arid regions of the western United States, which federal law was passed in 1902?
a. the Aldrich-Vreeland Act b. the Inland Waterways Act c. the National Reclamations Act