The text authors quote Randolph Bourne's remark that "War is the health of the State. It automatically sets in motion . . . irreversible forces for conformity . . . [and] coercing . . . groups and individuals"
Was Bourne right? Supply some evidence that Bourne accurately predicted one consequence of American participation in World War I.
Bourne was right. During World War I there were both official and unofficial efforts to compel Americans to support the war and to punish those who dissented. Consider: the Committee on Public Information, attacks on socialists and Wobblies, officially encouraged censorship of the press, enlistment of popular culture to sell bonds and support the war, attacks on the loyalty of German-Americans and attempts to obliterate German culture in America, Espionage and Sedition Acts.
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Examine the issues and personalities and explain the outcomes of the 1980 presidential and congressional elections.
What will be an ideal response?
The Swiss religious reformer who established the Protestant Reformation in Zürich was
A) Philip Melanchthon. B) Jacob Hutter. C) Ulrich Zwingli. D) Michael Servetus. E) John Calvin.
Kongolese weavers produced large quantities of textiles for regional markets. What were these textiles made from?
A. animal wool B. flax fiber C. palm fronds D. long staple cotton
Andrew Johnson was all of the following EXCEPT:
a. U.S. Senator. b. U.S. Representative. c. Union Military general. d. Governor of Tennessee. e. President.