When black soldiers first returned from France to cities like New York and Chicago, they were
a. greeted by cheering throngs who flocked to see them parade through the streets.
b. ignored by a civilian population which was indifferent to their contributions to the war.
c. prohibited from participating in the sort of parades with which white soldiers announced their arrival.
d. met by generally hostile crowds of whites who worried that military service would make the soldiers “uppity” and “unruly.”
a. greeted by cheering throngs who flocked to see them parade through the streets.
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A) competed with the Irish for the lower-ranking jobs. B) were generally displaced from skilled jobs by immigrants. C) filled most of the middle ranks of the occupational structure. D) held a larger share of the skilled jobs.
In the mid-1850s, the struggle over Kansas saw
A. the Missouri legislature ban its own citizens from entering Kansas. B. John Brown murder several pro-slavery settlers. C. federal troops take military control of the region. D. a large antislavery posse sack the pro-slavery town of Lawrence, Kansas. E. President Franklin Pierce oppose pro-slavery settlers in the territory.
What was an accurate description of the Weimar Republic's government?
A) It assembled a coalition of several political parties in order to repel attempts by communists to take over. B) It officially denounced the Versailles Treaty to gain the support of the people. C) It could not earn the acceptance of the people, due to resentment over the signing of the treaty. D) It put down numerous coups with the help of the strong German military. E) It faced pressure from liberals when the German economy became intolerable.
After winning an unfair election in Kansas in 1854, proslavery proponents took control of the territorial legislature at what city?
A) ?Lecompton B) ?Pottawatomie C) ?Topeka D) ?Lawrence E) ?Kansas City