In the years from 1865 to 1900, middle-class men in America enjoyed
A) fewer career opportunities in the professions.
B) greater job opportunities.
C) greater opportunities as doctors and lawyers but not as engineers and architects.
D) few educational opportunities.
Answer: B
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Tensions between Iran and Iraq escalated because of
a. Iraq's Shi'ite government's opposition to Iran's Sunni Moslem leadership. b. disputes about their common border with Saudi Arabia. c. the ambitions of the Ayatollah Khomeini to conquer Iraq by force. d. Iran's sometime support for Kurdish rebels in Iraq's mountainous north. e. Iran's use of poison gas in the attempt to assassinate the family of Saddam Hussein.
In the late 1960s, views of radical feminists differed from those of NOW in which of the following ways? a. Radical feminists practiced personal politics through such venues as "consciousness-raising" groups; NOWwas a traditional lobbying group
b. Radical feminists were concerned with political issues; NOW concentrated on social and economic issues. c. Radical feminists were associated with fundamentalist Christian groups; NOW members were not affiliatedwith any specific religious group. d. Radical feminists opposed the gay rights movement; NOW supported the movement.
During the Progressive era:
a) cities declined in importance. b) cities attracted only the wealthy. c) social reformers concentrated their efforts on rural areas. d) urban development highlighted social inequalities.
Referring to the Chronology Table in this chapter, which of the following was not a result of terrorism?
A) Attacks on the United States, 2001 B) Madrid commuter train bombings, 2004 C) Attack on the London transportation system, 2005 D) Overthrow of Hussein, 2003 E) Riots in Paris, 2005