The United States presidential election of 1972<span>, the 47th quadrennial </span>presidential election<span> was held on Tuesday, November 7, 1972. The </span>Democratic Party<span>’s nomination was eventually won by </span>Senator George McGovern<span> of South Dakota, who ran an anti-war campaign against </span>Republican<span> incumbent </span>President Richard Nixon<span>, but was handicapped by his outsider status, limited support from his own party, the perception of many voters that he was a left-wing extremist and the scandal that resulted from the withdrawal of vice-presidential nominee </span>Thomas Eagleton<span>.
Senator George McGovern is the correct answer </span>
A. Urban II
These incursions prompted the emperor of Byzantium, Alexius I Comnenus to send a delegation to Piacenza, Italy, asking Pope Urban II in March 1095 for help against the Turks. On November 27, 1095, in Clermont, France, Pope Urban II called for a crusade to help the Byzantines and to free the city of Jerusalem.
<span>Railroad, steel mill, oil and other industrial businessmen were called robber barons. The connotation was often used during the American Great Depression in the 1930's. It was alleged the owners such as Cornelius Vanderbilt, Carnegie Mellon and John D. Rockefeller amassed their fortunes using unethical and exploitative practices to build their financial empires. This included not just unfair and harsh treatment of workers but also accusations of swindling and bribery of officials to accomplish monopolies, licensing, zoning, and other favorable treatment to build and expand the businesses.</span>
