Why did nativism grow in the 1920s?
A) There was a great deal of postwar resentment toward Europeans.
B) Americans tended to favor immigration from “native” Latin America.
C) Most European immigrants were socialists or communists.
D) Influential Americans feared the purity of the race was threatened.
E) Many Americans had a racist bias against Europeans.
Answer: D
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a) participated in the military arts. b) sat on war councils. c) raised their children as warriors. d) forced their children to endure pain and hunger as preparation for warfare. e) all of the above
The War of 1812 did NOT result in a quick American victory, costing little in the way of American lives or treasure for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) the British army was strong and had been cultivating American allies. B) the U.S. Army was weak because Congress had not appropriated sufficient monies to staff and arm the army. C) the American attack on Canada did not produce the pro-American revolt among French Canadians that was anticipated and it proved to be a tactical disaster. D) the state militias and U.S. Army refused to match the brutality of Indian atrocities and the British army.
The most important and long-lasting economic legacy of World War I was __________
A) the breakup of corporations B) direct government ownership of defense industries C) implementation of a government-corporate partnership D) the reduction of government's influence over the economy
The priests were called brahmins.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)