The 1877 execution of ten alleged Molly Maguires in Pennsylvania was staged as a carefully planned public spectacle and included a priest in order to emphasize the men's __________
A) dignity and Irish Catholicism
B) innocence and immigrant backgrounds
C) violence and lawlessness
D) guilt and sinfulness
D
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Which of the following was not true about Mussolini's Fascist rule in Italy?
A. It gave him total control over all aspects of Italian life. B. It never achieved the totality of power in repression and media control that Germany did. C. It tried to involve all Italian youth in a program of indoctrination, but achieved only limited success. D. It maintained a program of traditional values in regard to women, and mutual acceptance and coexistence with the Catholic Church. E. It was strongly supported by business and large landlord groups.
The Portuguese commercial empire succeeded largely because of strategically-placed naval bases
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
How did the American family unit change after 1970?
A) The divorce rate sharply increased. B) The birthrate steadily declined. C) The number of births to women over age 30 increased. D) The number of single-parent households was cut in half. E) Most fathers started staying home to raise children while the mothers went to work.
The election of 1892
A. saw the debut of the People's Party. B. saw Populism do well at the local level but fail to elect anyone to Congress. C. exposed the declining political power of farmers. D. saw few Populist-backed candidates get elected. E. saw the Republicans sweep into dominant power.