Activists, scholars and politicians mused about why socialism did not take hold in America, giving all of the following as reasons except
a. American workers' refusal to see themselves as a separate class.
b. the western frontier provided a safety valve that allowed workers to leave oppressive employers.
c. law and government policy prevented workers from organizing and advocating for higher wages and better working conditions.
d. workers' remarkably high standard of living.
e. workers had full political economy long before the forces of industrialization developed.
c
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One of the most important legacies of the Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration was that:
A) it fostered "a great deal of exchange between black and white writers, artists, actors, dancers, and other theater people." B) it excluded black artists and writers completely. C) it created opportunities for black writers to travel abroad. D) it fostered much animosity between its black and white workers.
The Berbers of the Sudan acquired great wealth from
A) the slave trade. B) the silk trade with Arabia. C) the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade. D) shipping. E) metalworking.
Which belief system influenced the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
A) Zoroastrianism B) Confucianism C) Hinduism D) Buddhism
The larger streets of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are ___________.
a. Paved with brick and remarkably straight. b. Curvy and prone to flooding. c. Lacking gutters and drains to allow for drainage. d. Made of packed earth and apparently for short-term settlement.