How did public pressure lead to the decision to issue the Declaration of Independence?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Thomas Paine's Common Sense helped shift public opinion in favor of independence.
2. In the spring of 1776, one colony after another instructed its representatives to the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence.
3. At first, Congress vacillated, responding to the fears of wealthy American elites.
4. In the end, the members of Congress decided that it would be better to yield to public opinion and then try to control it, than it would be to continue to resist.
5. With this in mind, Congress formed a committee to prepare a formal statement declaring independence.
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Among the various issues confronting Germans after World War I, what made them most angry?
a) They were forced to admit “war guilt” for plotting and starting the conflict, making them liable for reparations. b) The German government was slow to help them rebuild their devastated cities. Consider This: The debt Germany faced was 50 billion gold marks. See 12.3: Nazism and Germany. c) The League of Nations did little to help them out financially. Consider This: The debt Germany faced was 50 billion gold marks. See 12.3: Nazism and Germany. d) The Americans used the aftermath to take over many German businesses, impoverishing many more German citizens. Consider This: The debt Germany faced was 50 billion gold marks. See 12.3: Nazism and Germany.
The demand for workers in California during World War II was greatest in
a. the shipyards and aircraft plants. b. the motion-picture industry. c. the service industry. d. electronics and communications.
In the longer term, the population losses associated with the Black Plague in Western Europe resulted in
a. better relations between rich landowners and poor workers, who all had to work together to survive. b. an increase in the practice of serfdom as a way of dealing with the scarcity of labor. c. greater employment opportunities for women, at least for a time. d. a lessening of interest in technological innovation because so many skilled members of society had perished.
What was the Russo-Japanese War?
A) After the Open Door trade policy was passed, Japan decided to join forces with Russia to seize and then divide Manchuria. B) After the Open Door trade policy, Japan decided to seize territory for herself in 1904 and went after Manchuria by attacking the Russian naval fleet and base in China. Japan was able to seize the territory for herself. C) The Japanese were attacked by Russia in their Chinese port of Port Arthur. Russia seized all of Manchuria and damaged the economy of Japan. D) The Russians decided to fight against the Japanese for control of Manchuria. Their navy was not strong enough to combat the Japanese and Russia was defeated. E) The Russians were blindsided by the Japanese when they seized control of Korea and subsequently lost the territory to Japan.