The proletariat was the class made up of the
a. farmers.
b. workers.
c. middle class.
d. wealthy class.
e. middle and wealthy classes.
Question 2The 1914 passage of the ________ Act made it illegal for a person to serve on the corporate board of two companies that were in competition with each other.
a. Wagner
b. Interstate Commerce
c. Mann
d. Clayton
Question 3U.S. corporations are shifting their assets outside the United States because________.
a. rate of profit tends to be higher abroad
b. resources necessary for production tend to be cheaper in other nations
c. overseas countries tend to be non-union and low-wage
d. all of the above
Question 4The shift in production from the United States to outside the country has resulted in________.
a. an increase in semi-skilled jobs in the United States
b. decreased unemployment
c. reduction in welfare costs
d. increased discontent among the working class
Question 5Many of the women interviewed by Eden and Kefalas (What Marriage Means), felt that marriage
a. is simply not practical.
b. is more about adult fulfillment than about childbearing.
c. is a dream that they wish they could indulge in.
d. a, b, and c are all correct.
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