From the British victory in the French and Indian War, Great Britain became not only a European power, but also a world power until:
A. the worldwide depression in the 1930s.
B. World War I.
C. World War II.
D. the beginning of the Cold War.
E. the late 1870s.
C
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Why were Jews an especially useful scapegoat for Nazis in the interwar years?
a) Large numbers of Jews had come to Germany in the previous half century, stimulating latent German anti-Semitism. b) The Weimar government had already begun the Nazis’ work by placing special taxes on Jews. Consider This: Adolf Hitler claimed that rich Jews stole from Germans and poor Jews were parasites on the German economy. See 12.3: Nazism and Germany. c) Talking about Jews was a useful way for Nazis to refer to Russians, whom they feared, especially since many Jews had emigrated to Germany from Russia. Consider This: Adolf Hitler claimed that rich Jews stole from Germans and poor Jews were parasites on the German economy. See 12.3: Nazism and Germany. d) Nazis would have preferred to go after Christians first, but realized that they needed to go slowly and so began with Jews. Consider This: Adolf Hitler claimed that rich Jews stole from Germans and poor Jews were parasites on the German economy. See 12.3: Nazism and Germany.
Upon his release from prison in 1990, what words did Mandela share with South Africa?
a. "Anger at present-day injustices must be communicated through nonviolent means.". b. "South Africa should look to the United States for examples of racial triumphs.". c. "Our lingering political unrest will not bear immediate social democratization.". d. "The majority of South Africans, black and white, recognize that apartheid has no future.". e. "Restructuring our economic systems should not be our first priority.".
What did business leaders who were concerned about labor unrest do?
A) placed armed guards in the factories B) encouraged union activism C) turned to applied psychology for answers D) felt they could do little to solve the problem E) adopted a policy of limited force and coercion
Which black scholar upset many civil rights leaders with his argument in books like The Declining Significance of Race that race had become less important than class in proscribing the opportunities of the black underclass?
a. William Julius Wilson b. Benjamin Chavis c. David Bositis d. Cornel West