During the late-nineteenth century, urban political machines were organizations that
(A) were created by native-born Americans to combat the political influence of immigrants
(B) were controlled by politicians who dispensed jobs and other patronage in return for political support
(C) worked for civil service reform to ensure sound municipal government
(D) consisted of reformers working to combat urban poverty by establishing settlement houses
(E) consisted of conservative elites seeking to maintain control of politics
Answer: (B) were controlled by politicians who dispensed jobs and other patronage in return for political support
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A. Germany declared war with the United States B. England demanded the Lend-Lease Act be revoked C. President Roosevelt granted the navy the authority to fire first when threatened D. President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war on Germany
Of recent African developments, it can be said that
a. South African hopes collapsed when President Nelson Mandela established a dictatorship. b. true pluralistic democracy came to Algeria, at last, in 1995. c. poverty is still endemic in Africa, particularly in the population that lives off the land. d. the termination of Soviet support for Marxism in Ethiopia produced starvation in Nigeria. e. U.S. forces occupied Somalia in 1992 to establish an East African military base.
President Ronald Reagan and the new British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, shared all of the following goals except
a. limiting the role of government, especially in regulating business. b. shrinking the power of labor unions. c. strengthening the Anglo-American alliance. d. enhancing the role of religion in public life. e. promoting a muscular foreign policy, especially against the Soviet Union.
By the 1890s, the largest number of immigrants to the United States came from
A. China and Japan. B. Ireland and Italy. C. Great Britain and Germany. D. southern and eastern Europe. E. Mexico and Central America.