Which statement provides the best evidence to support the conclusion that the federal government supported the interests of "big business" and industry over the interests of labor unions at the turn of the century?
a) through passage of the sixteenth amendment, the federal government instituted an income tax, which had been struck down by the wilson-gorman tariff act.
b) in 1887, labor day was established as an official holiday to commemorate the contributions made by workers to the economic strength and prosperity of the nation.
c) with the passage of the mckinley tariff bill in 1890, the federal government increased tariffs on agricultural products and the increased cost of manufactured goods hurt farmers financially.
d) during the pullman strike of 1894, rail service across america was suspended because of striking workers and boycotts; president cleveland had to intervene with federal troops to end the strike.

"a problem throughout latin america is widespread poverty. what can those countries improve? the higher the literacy rate" or "education, the lower the rate of poverty".

although the majority of the total population and the population   poor in latin america and the caribbean is in the centers   urban areas, in relative terms poverty remains a   rural phenomenon in the region. the incidence of poverty and   extreme poverty is much greater in rural areas than   in urban areas without going further, in 1997 more than half of the   rural households lived in poverty and about a third in   situation of extreme poverty. in addition, the difficult economic situation   of most of the countries in the region in the past   two years has surely deteriorated those figures. to the poor   of the rural areas of the region are raised at least   three basic problems: i); insufficient nutrition, poor health and   poor educational services; ii); scarce opportunities   productive employment in agriculture and non-agricultural activities;   and iii); low degree of organization to effectively promote   the rural interests. the number and variety of circumstances   that cause rural poverty, as well as heterogeneity   of conditions in which it occurs in different countries   and regions hinder the search for effective solutions and   efficient to raise the welfare of the rural population.  

the mechanisms to reduce poverty are   focuses on three types of important action possibilities and   complementary to generate or raise the income of the poor   of rural areas: one that is based on the growth of   agricultural sector; another that aims at sustainable use and conservation   of natural resources, and the last based on the importance   growing rural economic activities that   they develop outside the agricultural land. there are at least other   two possibilities for reducing rural poverty: the traditional migration to urban areas and assistance to   people who need income transfers to overcome   the poverty threshold or to have a minimum access to   social safety nets.

i think its c.by creating phony. i'll tell you if its wrong later

it was unsuccessful with the war only a few months old, the entire michigan territory had fallen into british hands.