Senator George Norris of Nebraska criticized the Harding administration for
a. being far too active in foreign affairs.
b. giving in to the demands of labor.
c. opposing protective tariffs.
d. allowing big businesses to dominate American life.
ANS: d
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a. oligopoly. b. trust. c. holding company. d. monopoly.
Which of the following was not true about European Jews in the late-nineteenth century?
a. Jews were widely represented among law and medical students in some countries. b. Anti-Semitism was widespread throughout the societies in which they lived. c. Anti-Semitism prevented them from achieving any professional success. d. Zionism developed out of their desire to create their own nation-state. e. Their migration to Palestine was opposed by the Turks, who controlled the region.
According to the video The Coming of the Civil War, what is significant about personal liberty laws?
1) They protected the right of a slave owner to bring slaves to free territory without having to worry about freeing the slaves 2) They protected freedom of speech in Congress during the debates over Kansas and Nebraska 3) They offered freed African Americans and slaves protection against the Fugitive Slave Act 4) The nullified tariff laws and said that taxation could only occur if approved by state legislatures
A "headright" was:
a. 50 or 100 acres of land given to those who paid their own way to the New World b. land given by the king of England to the promoters of colonies c. a pardon granted to convicted criminals to spare their lives d. the rights given to the head of a household under colonial law