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- Question
What was the goal of the temperance movement?
Options- A. No alcohol
- B. No tobacco
- C. Both A & B
- D. None of the above
- Correct Answer
- No alcohol
ExplanationThe temperance movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was an exception in many ways: "Temperance" refers to the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages.
However, in the context of the temperance movement, the term usually indicated complete abstinence, which means drinking no alcohol at all. The goal of the temperance movement in the United States was to make the production and sale of alcohol illegal. Supporters believed that prohibiting alcohol would solve a number of society's problems, making people safer, healthier, and more productive.
- 1. Who claimed Brazil for Portugal?
Options- A. Vasco da Gama
- B. Ferdinand Magellan
- C. Pedro Cabral
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 2. Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of what industrial issue?
Options- A. the formation of trusts
- B. the formation of labor unions
- C. the crushing of labor unions
- D. vertical integration Discuss
- 3. The wealthiest citizens of ancient rome were
Options- A. patricians
- B. laborers
- C. farmers
- D. plebeians Discuss
- 4. The first Progressives felt called to action by
Options- A. Unsafe food processing
- B. Dangerous working conditions
- C. Crowded tenements
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 5. How did the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 help farmers?
Options- A. It took government payments to railroads and gave them to farmers.
- B. It gave farmers shares in the largest railroad companies.
- C. It prevented railroads from charging farmers more than other customers.
- D. It forced railroads to build lines to the largest farming areas. Discuss
- 6. The agricultural revolution led to the need for organized
Options- A. greenhouse gas reform
- B. government
- C. pest control
- D. technological reform Discuss
- 7. What came after the Edwardian era? Discuss
- 8. What was true about the progressive movement?
Options- A. Women left traditional roles to become active in reform during the Progressive Movement.
- B. Members were essentially rural
- C. progressives held no issues in common with populist movement
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 9. Which of the following statements about Woodrow Wilson is true?
Options- A. He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.
- B. He overturned discriminatory laws against African Americans.
- C. He advocated eliminating the income tax.
- D. He opposed reforms to the banking system. Discuss
- 10. The New Deal ended in 1938 partly because
Options- A. national concern shifted to overseas aggression
- B. FDR was defeated in his bid for reelection
- C. the Supreme Court ruled most New Deal programs unconstitutional
- D. FDR was stricken with polio Discuss
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Correct Answer: Pedro Cabral
Explanation:
In April 1500, Brazil was claimed by Portugal on the arrival of the Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Alvares Cabral.
Correct Answer: the formation of labor unions
Explanation:
Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of workers' rights. He was the first president of the American Federation of Labor, an organization that represented skilled workers from many different industries. Gompers advocated using collective bargaining or negotiations and strikes to gain greater rights for workers.
Correct Answer: patricians
Correct Answer: All of the above
Explanation:
The Progressive Movement:
Today, you hear the term ''progressive'' discussed a lot in politics, but progressivism is not a new concept. It was first used to describe policies and interventions of the late 19th to early 20th century, by reformers who felt the need for societal changes.
The first Progressives felt called to action in response to the conditions of poverty, inequality, and corruption that were pervasive during the 19th century.
Correct Answer: It prevented railroads from charging farmers more than other customers.
Explanation:
In 1887 Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to Federal regulation. Congress passed the law largely in response to public demand that railroad operations be regulated.
Railroads discriminated in the prices they charged to passengers and shippers in different localities by providing rebates to large shippers or buyers. These practices were especially harmful to American farmers, who lacked the shipment volume necessary to obtain more favorable rates.
Correct Answer: government
Correct Answer: The Edwardian era (1901-1914) is the last period in British history to be named after the monarch who reigned over it Although Edward VII reigned from 1901 to 1910 to be succeeded by George V, the Edwardian period is generally considered to have ended at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914
Correct Answer: Women left traditional roles to become active in reform during the Progressive Movement.
Explanation:
The Progressive Era took place in the US from the 1890s to the1920s. The movement was an effort to reform the government andeliminate the corruption within it. Social activists also wanted toreform the educational system, the insurance industry, thechurches, and many other things they felt were out of control, andnot working in the best interests of the citizens.
Correct Answer: He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.
Explanation:
Woodrow Wilson was one of the major "Progressives" in American government and so 'He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.'
Correct Answer: national concern shifted to overseas aggression
Explanation:
The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms and regulations enacted in the United States 1933-36, in response to the Great Depression organized by Franklin Roosevelt in US.
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