<p>I'm using the online sparknotes and princeton review.</p>
<p>The sparknotes are free if you make an account with them (free too)</p>
<p>Is Sparknotes accurate or easier than the real tests?</p>
<p>Also, why did skilled male workers fear the growing power of corporations during the late 19th century?</p>
<p>corporations could employ unskilled workers to produce goods made by skilled male workers. mass production gave the big corporations a huge advantage and made obsolete the jobs of many of the skilled.</p>
<p>-hope this helps</p>
<p>I'm not sure if this is on the test, but...</p>
<p>Who were the muckrakers during the Progressive Era?</p>
<p>the major ones were:
Upton Sinclair - The Jungle - exposed filthy conditions of meatpacking plants; author's intent was to arouse sympathy for working conditions
Ida Tarbell - The History of Standard Oil - whined about how evil it was
Helen Hunt Jackson - A Century of Dishonor - wrote about cruel US policy toward Native Americans</p>
<p>Also, know McClure's magazine as a major paper for muckrakers and Teddy R. for coining the term muckrakers</p>
<p>Er...I didn't even mean that to imply I was asking, although I do appreciate some of the names. </p>
<p>Herny Clay was known as the...</p>
<p>Great Compromiser! He also espoused the American System. </p>
<p>What event specifically ended the Reconstruction era?</p>
<p>Compromise of 1877. Hayes was elected President and would pull soldiers out of the military districts in the SOuth.</p>
<p>Was there an increase in unions during WWI and WWII? Was there an increase in wages during those wars?</p>
<p>no and no, the gov't used a command economy to allocate resources efficiently</p>
<p>What was John Hay famous for? (think China)</p>
<p>Open-Door Policy.</p>
<p>What early action by Gerald Ford lost him credibility?</p>
<p>pardoning Nixon</p>
<p>Who was the fiercest promoter of the "Contract with America"?</p>
<p>Pardoning of Richard Nixon</p>
<p>How did Presidents after Eisenhower try to combat inflation?</p>
<p>Newt Gingrich (sp?) for the COntract</p>
<p>How many questions are on the u.s history test and how much time do you get?</p>
<p>I think there are 90ish and you get one hour.</p>
<p>There are either 90-95 and you get one hour.</p>
<p>i don't even remember ever reading about contract with america? what is that? is it significant to remember?</p>
<p>it gave the GOP congress in 1994</p>