Arthur Miller wrote the play The Crucible to criticize the hysteria of the Second Red Scare and compare the HUAC investigations to __________
A) the Sacco and Vanzetti trial
B) the treason committed by Benedict Arnold
C) Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War
D) the Salem witch trials
D
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According to Francis Bacon, the Bible and nature __________.
A. should be explained by scientists B. must be compatible since they shared the same author C. are directly opposed on countless points and must be reconciled D. are inadequately explained by the Roman Catholic Church
The Little Rock Nine were
A) ?a group of nine attorneys committed to fighting for civil rights through the courts. B) ?a group of African American high school students chosen to be the first to integrate Central High School. C) ?a group of white anti-segregationists who staged protests outside of Central High School. D) a group of national guardsmen dispatched by governor Orval Faubus to block the desegregation of Central High School. E) ?a group made up of ministers and other religious leaders who lead the Civil Rights movement in Arkansas.
The state of Israel was created in Palestine under all of the following circumstances except
A) a general conviction that the Jews deserved a homeland after the Holocaust. B) the blowing up of British headquarters in Jerusalem by Jewish terrorists. C) consent of the Arab population. D) withdrawal of the British from Palestine. E) many European Jews had no place to live and refused to live as a minority in Europe.
In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists
A. believed England was not willing to engage in military operations against them. B. saw their larger population as a key advantage over England. C. made extensive efforts to prepare themselves for war. D. considered arming slaves to help build up the colonial army. E. were deeply divided about what they were fighting for.