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Question 1

The New Poor Law of 1834
 
  a. aimed to distinguish between the deserving and undeserving poor by forcing paupers into government workhouses.
  b. barred children under age ten from working in factories.
  c. established a minimum wage for British industry.
  d. provided for the forced deportation of the unemployed to Australia.
  e. provided unemployment insurance.

Question 2

What happened to Russian society after Nicholas I came to power following the death of Alexander I in 1825?
 
  a. It became the most liberal of the European powers.
  b. It rapidly industrialized.
  c. It became an industrial power after the abolition of serfdom.
  d. It was increasingly influenced by ultra-conservative societies, such as the Northern Union.
  e. It became a police state, as the czar feared both internal and external revolutionary upheavals.




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