In the 1870s, nearly one out of every eighty miners was killed on the job.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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What proved that the appeasement of Hitler during the Munich Settlement was a failure?
A. Hitler occupied Prague, putting an end to the Czech state. B. Riots broke out between the Germans of Sudetenland and the Czechoslovakians. C. The Germans of Sudetenland rebelled against annexation by Czechoslovakia and demanded independence. D. The economic sanctions imposed by the League of Nations weakened Hitler's military strength.
Jeremy Bentham and his followers were mainly concerned with
A) government support of economic and social reforms to benefit the majority. B) gaining political power in order to force their views on society. C) upholding the Enlightenment concept of natural and unalienable rights. D) distributing property equally regardless of individual talent or effort. E) advancing the interests of the aristocracy at the expense of the common people.
Francis Townsend advocated that the federal government pay $200 each month to __________
A) all Americans over the age of 60 B) dispossessed farmers C) veterans of World War I D) widows with two or more children E) unemployed urban workers
How did the controversy surrounding Florida's 25 electoral votes, beginning on election night 2000 and continuing for 36 days, help to set the stage for George W. Bush's first term in office?
A. The controversy caused the American political classes to go to war with each other, a trend that continued throughout President Bush's years in the white House. B. The controversy caused the American political classes to unify with each other, a trend that continued throughout President Bush's years in the white House. C. The controversy caused the various racial and ethnic groups in America to go to war with each other, a trend that continued throughout President Bush's years in the white House. D. The controversy caused the world to pay less attention to American politics, a trend that continued throughout President Bush's years in the white House.