Conservatives such as Lynne Cheney and David Horowitz viewed "political correctness" as
A) ?the cornerstone of a multicultural democratic society.
B) ?an overemphasis on the importance of Western culture.
C) ?a violation of the principle of separation of church and state.
D) ?an insistence on conforming to liberal views on race and gender.
B
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Columbus established the first European colony in the Americas in __________.
A. Hispaniola B. Cuba C. Mexico D. Florida
Who painted the mural titled Guernica?
A) Cesare Mori B) Francesco Cuccia C) Pablo Picasso D) George Steer
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, consumer capitalism represented an ethical revolution because:
A. it celebrated consumption and extravagance. B. it encouraged restraint and drift. C. it encouraged the virtues of peasant societies. D. it increased the appeal of revolutionary socialist ideologies.
According to research provided in this chapter, how likely was it for someone in the late 19th century to live up to the Horatio Alger image of rising to great wealth simply based on self-discipline and hard work?
A) Just as likely as it was for those from middle and upper class families. B) Highly likely, given the affordable new technologies that made it easier to start a business with little money. C) Completely unlikely ? very few workers went from poverty to enormous wealth. D) The best way for someone from the working class to get ahead was by mastering a skill and rising through the ranks of a small company. E) Likely, if they were willing to lie and cheat like the big companies.