Writer Mark Twain coined the term "Gilded Age" to refer to the appealing facade of an age that concealed problems lurking beneath the surface
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Which of the following statements about Hurricane Katrina is LEAST accurate?
a. The effects of the hurricane left more than 1500 people dead. b. The National Guard did not arrive to assist stranded survivors of the storm until a week after the storm had struck. c. Approximately 25,000 survivors sought refuge in the Superdome, which quickly became overcrowded and fetid. d. The white mayor of New Orleans refused to issue an evacuation order until after the storm had struck.
Companies rushed to develop brands and logos to distinguish their products from identical rivals after
a. the federal Patent Office registered the first trademark in 1870. b. mail-order catalog companies began to copy and steal their product ideas. c. the cigarette industry demonstrated the value of trademark advertising. d. the Supreme Court declared product names the private property of the manufacturing company.
Mexican Americans and African Americans faced many of the same problems in their communities and workplaces, but there were some differences, including which of the following?
a. The Immigration and Naturalization Service conducted numerous "sweeps" of Latino neighborhoods to find undocumented immigrants, although it especially looked for people who opposed the Red Scare. In one period, almost two million people were deported. b. More Mexican Americans than African Americans benefited from anti-discriminatory local and state government hiring practices. c. Middle-class African Americans were able to buy houses in white suburban areas, but Mexican Americans continued to be excluded. d. Because many Mexican Americans lived in rural areas, and industry was expanding into these regions, more Latinos than blacks were able to get jobs in new and expanding industries.
____, who had appealed to the League Nations after the invasion of Ethiopia in 1935, returned to his throne in 1941
a. Charles de Gaulle b. Chaing Kai shek c. Felix Eboue d. Hailie Selassie e. Bretton Woods