Question 1
Which of the following was a consequence of the United States tariff and tax system during the Gilded Age?
a. It caused a reduction in the wages of industrial workers.
b. It lowered prices on manufactured goods by increasing worldwide competition among producers.
c. It led to a surplus in the federal treasury.
d. It began to threaten the survival of a large number of American industries.
Question 2
The Vichy government of France led by Marshall Ptain, a war hero from World War I
a. had no real domestic support base.
b. was dominated by Communists.
c. had the support of many French who were anti-democratic, anti-Marxist, and anti-Semitic.
d. relied largely on support in the city of Paris.
e. did not actively cooperate with the Nazis.