The United States Steel Corporation defeated a steelworkers' strike in 1919 by
a. forcing several thousand workers to leave their company town in the middle of winter.
b. portraying the strikers as radicals and Bolshevists.
c. convincing the federal government to arrest the strike leaders.
d. threatening to move production overseas.
B
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The 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers
A. forced the Miami Indians into negotiations with the United States. B. represented the last major military victory for Indians against the U.S. C. resulted in the death of General Anthony Wayne. D. led the United States to temporarily evacuate from the Ohio Valley. E. saw the U.S. forces suffer a significant defeat.
What convinced John Oglethorpe to oppose the slave trade?
A) his experiences in South Carolina B) his conversion to Quakerism C) his experiences as a slave trader D) his encounter with Christian Priber
In the two years following Hernán Cortés's arrival, how many of the original 20 to 25 million inhabitants of Mexico survived?
A) 1 million B) 2 million C) 5 million D) 10 million
Which of the following assumptions underlay the policy proposals made by Alfred Thayer Mahan?
a. that the United States was embroiled in a worldwide race for power b. that the United States was, and would always be, a nation of immigrants c. that the United States was a God-fearing nation d. that the United States had the right and the duty to dominate North America