The federal government responded to the severe housing shortage in California during the war years by
a. financing temporary war housing developments until more housing was built.
b. creating integrated housing projects to promote racial and ethnic harmony among California's diverse populations.
c. issuing loans for people to build their own homes.
d. building some large public-housing projects in cities with large numbers of defense-industry workers.
a
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A) cheap immigrant labor B) African American convict labor C) efficient new machinery D) highly skilled Northerners
Explain the emergence and expansion of the consumer society during the 1920s, and discuss the social and economic impact of consumerism and modern advertising on Americans, their institutions, and their values.
What will be an ideal response?
Nativists in the 1850s were known for their
a. support of Native Americans (Indians). b. support of slavery. c. strong patriotism. d. anti-Catholic and anti-foreign attitudes. e. opposition to alcohol and Sabbath-breaking.
Africans wanted European manufactured goods, so when the slave trade ended, they
a. satisfied their demand for goods by developing indigenous manufacturing. b. expanded their "legitimate" trade by developing new exports. c. learned to manage without European goods. d. were never able to afford European goods. e. hired European consultants to develop factories.