Under the Espionage and Sedition Acts, many civil liberties were suspended, and
a. civil liberties were unaffected.
b. a number of people were tried and convicted of criticizing the government.
c. union membership was encouraged.
d. several German spy rings were broken up.
e. all of these choices.
ANS: B
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A) He had been a critic of the Cultural Revolution. B) His most important achievement was to allow free market incentives. C) He sought to improve relations with foreign capitalists and to bring investment capital into the country. D) He vowed to take China forward, past "normal" socialism, into a bright future. E) He began to allow more freedom of expression, but he ordered the army to use force on the Tiananmen movement.
Although still faced with some prejudice, many different peoples have thrived in Europe which raises the question; why have Muslim immigrants in Western society been faced with problems of integration? Which of the following statement is NOT true in answering this question?
a. Islam is seen as a religion that supports violence. b. Muslims wish to be governed by their own religious laws. c. Equal rights for women are not acceptable to many Muslims. d. Polygamy is not legal in the West. e. Separation of church and state conflicts with many Islamic beliefs.
Those who participated in the creation and implementation of Radical Reconstruction intended to
a. achieve a new southern society in the North's image . b. bring the South back into the Union with minimal bitterness. c. rebuild the South's shattered infrastructure. d. create a new South with full equality and without racism.
Who was the dominant figure of the Second Great Awakening?
a. Charles Grandison Finney b. Martin Delany c. James G. Birney d. Theodore Dwight Weld