Author Question: The Pullman Strike took place after George Pullman A) laid off 33 percent of his workforce. B) ... (Read 75 times)

erika · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The Uprising of Twenty Thousand was a demonstration by

A) railroad workers.
B) garment workers.
C) coal miners.
D) steel workers.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 2

By the end of the seventeenth century,

A) international trade was much greater than intra-European trade.
B) wealth was being transferred back to the New World from Europe in the form of raw materials.
C) local, regional, and intra-European trade was considerably greater than international trade.
D) slavery was in decline in both Africa and the New World.
E) European imperialism had come to an end.

Question 3

The Uprising of the Twenty Thousand was led by

A) Frances Perkins.
B) Ida B. Wells.
C) Anne Morgan.
D) Clara Lemlich.
E) None of these are correct.

Question 4

According to mercantilist theory, the prosperity of a nation depended on a plentiful supply of

A) slaves.
B) colonies.
C) agricultural surplus.
D) bullion.
E) aristocrats.

Question 5

The Pullman Strike took place after George Pullman

A) laid off 33 percent of his workforce.
B) reduced wages by 25 to 40 percent.
C) did not reduce rents in spite of layoffs and reduced wages.
D) did not reduce prices at the company store in spite of layoffs and reduced wages.
E) All of these are correct.