During the First World War, public dissent against governmental policies was

a. encouraged, to demonstrate to the world the sort of democracy for which Americans were fighting.
b. frowned upon by most citizens, but widely accepted as a necessary check on the powers of the government.
c. treated as an unacceptable form of disloyalty which could lead to government surveillance or even imprisonment.
d. voluntarily laid aside, as black rights leaders, socialists, and others agreed that the war effort must take precedence over all other issues.


c. treated as an unacceptable form of disloyalty which could lead to government surveillance or even imprisonment.

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President Roosevelt's regular informal radio speeches to the American public were known as ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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How did Orville Faubus react to the Brown decision?

A) He completely accepted it. B) He attempted to build a new school for blacks to keep them from integrating. C) He decided to do nothing and was quickly voted out of office by a white supremacist majority of the state. D) He tried to keep blacks from attending the local high school by posting National Guardsmen there.

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The pirate regime founded by Zheng Chenggong controlled __________

A) Canton B) Vietnam C) Taiwan D) Macao

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Camillo Cavour believed

a. a united Italy should be a republic. b. economic development would lead to self-rule. c. that Italy had to be united by "blood and iron." d. Italian unification should follow the borders set at the Congress of Vienna.

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