Author Question: Which statement about nineteenth-century industrialists is most accurate? a. They were nothing ... (Read 248 times)

go.lag · **on:** Sep 11, 2019

Question 1

In the Union of South Africa's colonial era, voting was

a. restricted to whites only.
b. given to Black Africans if they had achieved a high school degree, which of course limited their numbers.
c. usually only available to whites, except in Cape Colony where mixed race persons could also vote.
d. given only to those of English descent, whereas those of Dutch descent were excluded after Britain's victory in the Boer War.
e. based upon income and educational qualifications and did not discriminate on a racial basis.

Question 2

Which statement about nineteenth-century industrialists is most accurate?

a. They were nothing more than robber baronsunscrupulous, greedy, and exploitative.
b. They typically started out as struggling members of the working class.
c. They generally treated their workers much better than their predecessors.
d. Their values about wealth and their desire for material gain were widely shared by Americans.