You are a Republican United States Senator in the year 1919….

You are a Republican United States Senator in the year 1919. You and the other Senators just read the proposed peace treaty to end World War 1. You do not like the terms one bit. When it comes your time to address the rest of the Senate, you stand up and say, “Gentlemen, this treaty will not do! Particularly the part about _____________ will be a disaster and get us involved in more European wars in the future. I cannot vote to support this! No sir! Isolationism forever!” While more than one answer may be correct, choose the MOST LIKELY answer. 

You are an African American working at a factory in 1924. Yo…

You are an African American working at a factory in 1924. You spend your days working on the assembly line. It’s not bad work. You do the same thing over and over, but you get good pay ($5 a day) and work only 8 hours a day. You also get paid the same as your white coworkers.  Who do you most likely work for given the info above?

The year is 1906. You are a resident of Chicago and you are…

The year is 1906. You are a resident of Chicago and you are reading a harrowing account of the unsanitary meat packing industry in your city. “I am never eating sausage again!” you exclaim as you throw the book across the room narrowly missing your dog.  Who wrote the book you just read?