In the years after the Civil War, the romanticized novels of __________ about poor boys who succeeded through hard work, thrift, and luck attracted many readers.
a. Jack London
b. Horatio Alger
c. Louisa May Alcott
d. Theodore Dreiser
b. Horatio Alger
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Two concepts shared by far left and far right political ideologies concern
a. collectivization of property and communitarian values. b. service to the state and the persecution of "enemies." c. nationalism and private property. d. militarism and anti-Semitism.
What does a patent give an inventor the right to do?
a. use other people's inventions without permission b. have the exclusive right to make, use, or sell their invention c. engage in vertical consolidation d. sell stock in their company
Whom did President Lincoln name as commander of all Union forces in early 1864?
A) Ambrose E. Burnside B) William T. Sherman C) George B. McClellan D) Ulysses S. Grant E) Joseph Hooker
The central principle in Jeremy Bentham's political philosophy was
a. God's teaching as set in Holy Scripture. b. the pragmatic use of tradition. c. the application of universal standards established by reason. d. the greatest good for the greatest number of people. e. majority rule.