According to the text, why did fundamentalism attract so many Americans in the 1970s?
A) It offered a culturally unified community.
B) It appeared to promise wealth to its followers.
C) It embraced many of the tenets of Roman Catholicism.
D) Its open hostility to African Americans was appealing to many whites.
E) Its followers were inspired by the born-again Baptist President Carter.
A
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The Manchus who ruled China constituted about __% of the population:
a. 5 b. 2 c. 10 d. 15
During the Hellenistic Age
a. economic activity, including trade, was restricted to Macedonian elites only. b. competition for wealth and power decreased greatly, and social distinctions blurred. c. cities throughout the Hellenistic world served as centers and agents of Hellenism. d. the Macedonian language became the common language in the Hellenistic world. e. Hellenism effectively penetrated the countryside throughout the Hellenistic world, but the movement of peoples was limited.
Which of the following was NOT a requirement of former Confederate states under the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
a. They would be divided into military districts between President Lincoln and Congress b. Voters, including African Americans, would elect delegates to draft new constitutions c. They had to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment to be readmitted to the Union d. All African-American families would receive 40 acres and a mule