Progressive efforts to reform corrupt politics were often stymied by_________________.
A. the financial power of special-interest groups
B. the courts
C. a lack of support from anyone other than ethnic minorities
D. the refusal of organized labor to support them
Answer: A
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A) the interference of Iran and al-Qaeda. B) the enthusiasm of Iraqi Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds alike. C) the confusion of the American troops. D) military success leading to the fall of Baghdad. E) delays as weapons inspections took place.
Which of these established an independent Egyptian state?
A) Umayyads B) Abassids C) Mongols D) Fatimids
Authoritarian
What will be an ideal response?
Which statement best expresses the mobility of African-Americans during the 1930s?
A) African-Americans poured into northern cities in a "great migration" in search of employment. B) African-Americans poured into southern cities in record numbers in search of employment. C) The depression slowed down the migration of African-Americans northward. D) African-Americans reversed their previous migrations to northern cities, and returned to southern farms where there were greater opportunities for survival. E) The depression made little difference because the majority of African-Americans had migrated to northern cities earlier in the century.