What social problems did middle-class Progressives identify at the beginning of the twentieth century? How did their solutions differ from those embraced by socialists and laissez-faire industrialists?
What will be an ideal response?
Dismal living conditions, low pay, few advancement opportunities, and long working hours were identified by the middle class as serious problems at the beginning of the twentieth century. They preferred to regulate business in order to improve the situation, while socialists wanted government ownership of key industries and the industrialists resisted virtually all proposed changes.
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Describe the religious beliefs of the Bantu peoples and compare them to those of the Egyptians.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following signaled the rise of the city and new forms of leisure in the late nineteenth century?
a) spectator sports b) factory system c) boarding houses d) separate spheres
Which of the following was one of the forms of government conceived by Enlightenment thinkers?
A) ?Anarchy B) ?Totalitarianism C) ?Aristocracy D) ?Autocracy E) ?All of these are correct.
What was the most striking feature about income in the period 1800–1850?
A) It was evenly distributed. B) There was a growing gap between rich and poor. C) The gap between rich and poor actually narrowed. D) Per capita income remained fairly stable.