Author Question: Mary Harris Jones A) was a leader of the United Mine Workers of America who expanded its ... (Read 125 times)

futuristic · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Mary Harris Jones

A) was a leader of the United Mine Workers of America who expanded its membership by stressing the need to fight for families.
B) founded to the Women's Christian Temperance Union to try and reduce drinking in the laboring class.
C) lobbied for reform in how the mentally handicapped were treated.
D) assassinated James Garfield in 1881.
E) persuaded Andrew Carnegie that well paid workers would be the best workers.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes economic mobility in late nineteenth century America?

A) There were dramatic leaps forward for those in the bottom rungs.
B) Millions experienced an improved standard of living, while the gap between rich and poor widened.
C) It was an era when 73 of Americans controlled most of the nation's wealth.
D) Economically, it was difficult for those in the middle class, who saw their status remain stagnant or decline.
E) Upward mobility was nonexistent for all levels of society rich, poor and middle class.