The example of __________ is similar to the Salem witchcraft hysteria because the hunt for guilty parties led to the ruin of innocent lives.
a. recent persecutions of people of Middle Eastern descent suspected of being terrorists
b. nineteenth-century accusations by Catholics against Protestant leaders for plotting against American values
c. the 1940s hunt for neo-Nazis involved in un-American activities
d. the arrest of French citizens during World War I for imagined crimes against the state
. recent persecutions of people of Middle Eastern descent suspected of being terrorists
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According to the report from the U. S. War Department, how did officers manage to get their soldiers to advance on Omaha Beach?
a. Officers bullied their men into action. b. Officers improvised assault methods to meet circumstances rather than sticking to rehearsed tactics. c. Officers provided much-needed leadership when they found disorganized units. d. Officers served as inspiration, undertaking brave and dangerous actions to rally the troops. e. all of the above
The Black Codes restricted all of the following EXCEPT:
A. weapons ownership. B. travel. C. contract negotiation. D. voting. E. property ownership.
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a. the federal government b. health care professionals c. poverty and race d. the public assistances