Who led the American Federation of Labor as it became the largest organization of workers in the United States?
A) John Swinton
B) Terrence Powderly
C) Herbert Spencer
D) Samuel Gompers
E) Henry George
D
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By the 1920s, workers in Henry Ford's automobile industry
a. did their work in a solemn atmosphere that emphasized making money over individuality. b. enjoyed the company's eclectic tolerance of ethnic diversity. c. were encouraged to unionize in an effort to form a consensus between labor and management. d. experienced a return to the days of labor controlled by artisanship.
Around 1750, the largest single export from the American colonies was
a. cotton. b. tobacco. c. rice. d. grain.
How did the Soviet Union change after Khrushchev's forced retirement?
a. There was a short but intense return to the harshest years of Stalinism. b. Oligarchic rule emerged stressing reasoned decisions and more restrained authoritarianism. c. After a short period of confusion, the Soviet Union embarked on a program of liberalization comparable to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. d. Nothing fundamental changed. Khrushchev was simply replaced by Brezhnev. e. none of the above
The American Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, is based on the theory of government espoused by
a. Locke. b. Hobbes. c. Descartes. d. Montesquieu. e. Newton.