Ida B. Tarbell was an essential investigative journalist.
Besides being a journalist, Ida B. Tarbell was an American writer and a lecturer. She lived during the late 19th century and also during the oil boom. Furthermore, <u>she was one of the pioneers of investigative journalism and she mainly spent her life investigating about the oil industry</u> and advocating for world peace. One of her most famous works is <em>The History of the Standard Oil Company,</em> where she confrontates and exposes John Rockefeller's practices.
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1. Bloody Sunday
2. Poor working conditions
3. Russia's loss to Japan
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The correct answer is B. He hated to fight against the British, but he had to fight against Tyranny.
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George Washington (1732-1799) was an American politician who became one of the most influential figures in the history of the United States for having led the liberation campaign against the British between 1775 and 1783. Later, he became the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. According to the previous extract, it can be interpreted that George Washington did not feel comfortable fighting against the British because he recognized in them individuals like him, with the right to life, equality, and freedom. However, he also considered that the thirteen colonies had the potential to be independent and come out of British rule and tyranny so he had to fight them despite not feeling comfortable with it. According to the above, the correct answer is B.
During the early 1800s, America was a young nation whose political and economic structure was not as strong as it is today. As a result America had to face crop, insuarance and banking failures together with drops in the price of the cotton and the stock market and a crisis of credit and cash. It brought what was known as the economic panics.
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Belief in the supernatural-and specifically in the devil's practice of giving certain humans (witches) the power to harm others in return for their loyalty-had emerged in Europe as early as the 14th century, and was widespread in colonial New England. In addition, the harsh realities of life in the rural Puritan community of Salem Village (present-day Danvers, Massachusetts) at the time included the after-effects of a British war with France in the American colonies in 1689, a recent smallpox epidemic, fears of attacks from neighboring Native American tribes and a longstanding rivalry with the more affluent community of Salem Town (present-day Salem). Amid these simmering tensions, the Salem witch trials would be
fueled by residents' suspicions of and resentment toward their neighbors, as well as their fear of outsiders.
