Which non-native, imported product allowed Irish peasants to survive on the small plots of land left to them by English landlords?
a. Fish
b. Tomatoes
c. Wheat
d. Rice
e. Potatoes
c
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Which of these was one of three basic attitudes that underlay progressivism?
A) anger at the excesses of industrial capitalism and urban growth B) belief in the inferiority of the lower classes C) commitment to the ideal of individualism D) anger at the growing power of unions and other labor organizations
During the campaign in New York and New Jersey in 1776, British General William Howe failed
A) to capture the port of New York. B) to make good use of American loyalists. C) to amass enough troops for the campaign. D) All of the above.
Federal tax and spending policies of the 1980s made life more difficult for __________
A) wealthy corporations B) middle-class workers caught in industrial restructuring C) people seeking employment in Sunbelt cities D) the wealthiest members of American society
The Nye committee:
a. encouraged greater U.S. involvement in international affairs to stop the spread of fascism b. compiled an official list of America's international obligations under existing treaties c. praised the role that bankers and munitions makers played in applying their resources to protect national security d. recommended that Europeans appease Hitler by allowing him to annex Czechoslovakia e. investigated and criticized the role that bankers and munitions makers played in America's entry into World War I