For what reason did President Wilson decide to implement conscription immediately following the declaration of war?
A) The draft gave the government more power to decide who should work and who should fight.
B) The draft enabled the government to recognize the rights of religious conscientious objectors.
C) Wilson believed that a military comprised solely of volunteers was a threat to American liberty.
D) Wilson wanted to prevent possibly seditious German Americans from enlisting.
E) It was clear that few men would voluntarily enlist.
A
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Between 1947 and 1951, what did the loyalty boards that were established to root out subversives in government service do?
a. They uncovered evidence of massive subversion and espionage within the Departments of State and Defense. b. They restricted their investigations to potential subversives in high-risk areas of government service. c. They forced several thousand government employees to resign and led to the dismissal of almost six hundred on charges of disloyalty. d. They restored to federal government employees a sense of calm and confidence that had been missing since the end of World War II. e. They were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
Which of the following is NOT true of Theravada Buddhism?
a. it perceives Buddha as a human teacher b. each believer is wholly responsible for acquiring merit c. the only sure way to be saved was to become a monk d. saints could intercede to help save individual believers e. it is close to the Buddha's original vision
The first European nation to abolish the slave trade was
A. Denmark. B. France. C. Portugal. D. Spain. E. England.
Japan's first capital city, Nara, was modeled on what other city?
a. Constantinople b. Rome c. Baghdad d. Beijing e. Chang'an