The Social Darwinist philosophy of Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner claimed that
a. workers, who were fitter than businessmen, would eventually triumph.
b. communities need to band together and eliminate slums.
c. human progress depends on an active government that protects the weak from the powerful.
d. powerful entrepreneurs benefit humanity by their accomplishments.
ANSWER: d
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A) the highlands of Iran. B) Egypt. C) the Arabian deserts. D) Asia Minor. E) none of the above.
Which of the following best describes the "Era of Good Feelings"?
A) The period where the Democratic-Republican Party enjoyed uncontested rule B) The period where the Federalist Party enjoyed uncontested rule C) The period of nonpartisan politics following the implosion of the Federalist Party D) The period after the Treaty of Ghent was signed in 1814 E) The period following the victory of Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans
Native Americans sided with the British in the American Revolution, because
a. the British threatened to burn Native American villages if they did not fight b. they wanted retaliation for American massacres of Native Americans in the French and Indian War c. they were promised a reinstatement of the Proclamation of 1763 d. they were promised large amounts of guns and trade goods in return for their service e. they feared that if the Americans won, they would push farther into Native American land
Led by Dorothea Dix, beginning in the Civil War women nearly entirely took over what profession?
A) teaching B) nursing C) secretarial work D) textile manufacturing E) munitions assembly