Which of the following was true of child labor in the late nineteenth century?
a. Between 1870 and 1900, child labor disappeared in the textile and mining industries.
b. Between 1870 and 1900, the government put in place strict laws governing child labor.
c. Between 1870 and 1900, the number of working children slowly declined.
d. Between 1870 and 1900, the number of working children more than doubled.
d. Between 1870 and 1900, the number of working children more than doubled.
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The suit against the Northern Securities Company illustrates Theodore Roosevelt's intention to enforce the
A) Elkins Act. B) Sherman Anti-Trust Act. C) Child Labor Act. D) Interstate Commerce Act.
? Unlike Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson tended to
A. favor progressive reform. B. lack the common touch. C. find it difficult to compromise. D. believe that the president should defer to congressional leadership. E. be uninterested in ideas.
Which of the following best describes American youth of the 1960s?
A) Most followed conventional paths and sought a secure place in the system. B) They were radicals who were deeply involved in political action and espoused cultural and political revolution. C) They generally preferred drugs to beer. D) As their numbers dwindled, they developed increasing uncertainty about their own collective identity. E) They longed to be back in the days of President Eisenhower, when things were simple and young people had no responsibilities.
Traits such as athletic, self-reliant, and rational are examples of ______ for men.
A. gender proscriptions B. gender prescriptions C. sex differences D. gender schemas