Regarding European Jewish refugees, between 1939 and 1945, the United States
A. refused to accept large numbers of refugees.
B. rescinded the provisions of the 1924 National Origins Act dealing with Jewish immigrants.
C. made many efforts to help refugees escape the Nazis but not have them enter the United States.
D. won an agreement by England to accept several thousand refugees.
E. denied the Nazis were targeting Jews for murder.
A
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A. The development of the Phoenician alphabet B. The use of iron tools and weapons by 3500 B.C.E. C. The development of cities D. The discovery of fire E. The invention of pottery
American soldiers in the Spanish-American War thought of themselves as __________.
a. cogs in a vast machine b. victims of international intrigue c. members of a town unit in a national army d. representatives of the nation as a whole
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a. consuls. b. praetors. c. senators. d. centuriates. e. tribunes.
American diplomats to the peace negotiations in Paris in 1782-1783 were instructed by the Second Continental Congress to
a. accept any British offer that would essentially return British-American relations to their pre-1763 status. b. demand British cession of the trans-Allegheny West to the colonies. c. get the colonies out of their obligations under the Franco-American alliances. d. consult with the colonies' French allies and make no separate peace arrangements with the British. e. follow the lead of Spain, not France.