What event in 1911 focused attention on the need to protect factory workers?

A. The Spanish-American War

B. The Galveston hurricane

C. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

D. The Pullman Car strike

Which of the following best explains why the English were founding colonies in North America in the early 1600s? A. OverPopulation in England B. Religious freedom and economic prosperity C. To bring Christianity to the Native Americans D.

What was the Reconquista? A. the most common trade route to the Indies, which was under Ottoman control B. a 750-year effort by Christian kingdoms to expand across the Iberian Peninsula and expel Muslim Moorish states C.

Why was the first amendment written? What were the founders thinking at the time?

Should the United Nations have created Israel? You may conduct a brief Web quest if needed. Write your answer in an essay of at least 125 words.

How did early socialist want their society to be

Given the current makeup of Congress, choose which of the following members would most likely be selected as chair of the House Armed Services Committee, and explain why.

Which event caused a decrease in trans-saharan trade A. the settlement of Timbuktu B. the ban on slavery in Africa C. the collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate D. the increase in coastal trade with Portugal

What factors contributed to the development of population policies during the 20th century?

Was the Stamp Act written by the British Government or the American colonists? How might this have contributed to American colonists' desire to overthrow the British government?

Germany was also in an unofficial war with Britain for naval superiority. They doubled their naval battle fleet as Britain's Royal Navy produced the first Dreadnought battleship which could outgun and outrun any other battleship in existence.