What was the attitude of Otto von Bismarck towards the industrial workers?
A) He was not a proponent of legislation in the factories, and he thought that would inhibit production.
B) He supported social legislation to improve working conditions and wages to steer workers away from the Marxist labor movement.
C) He passed anti-monopoly laws to keep independent factories strong and competition even stronger.
D) He was indifferent to the plight of factory workers.
E) He was a strong supporter of the Marxist labor movement.
B
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Which of the following was a consequence of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
a. It made it easier for Europeans to sell their goods in the United States. b. It led other nations to raise their tariff rates against American imports. c. It stimulated trade in the Western Hemisphere by creating a free-trade zone throughout the Americas. d. It encouraged European nations to eliminate tariff barriers and to create a free-trade zone throughoutEurope.
For German military strategists, the entry of the United States into the war in April 1917 meant that
a. they would no longer be able to use their submarine weapon effectively. b. they would have to defeat France and Britain before a large American force arrived in Europe. c. they would have to seek an immediate cessation of hostilities and peace treaty with Russia. d. the war would become one of swift movements rather than stalemated trench warfare. e. they would have to switch from an offensive to a defensive strategy.
In the early eighteenth century, wealthy colonists
A) possessed wealth, power, and gentility surpassing that of most English aristocrats. B) enjoyed a standard of living equivalent to that of the English gentry. C) lived in sparse and primitive conditions. D) were laying the foundations of an English-style hereditary aristocracy. E) aspired to a lifestyle like that of the English gentry but had not yet attained it.
What measures did the British deem essential after Pontiac´s rebellion?
a. Stabilizing the Indian-white border to prevent another eruption b. Letting the colonists determine their own Indian policies c. Removing all troops stationed in the colonies and letting the colonists fend for themselves d. Enlisting the aid of Québec's French settlers to halt the Indian menace e. Encouraging Daniel Boone and his fellow pioneers in the Kentucky-Tennessee country to strengthen British alliances with southern tribes.