Describe some of the ways in which 1930s film and literature leveled critiques against American culture and depicted the Great Depression.
What will be an ideal response?
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A. Denis Diderot B. René de Chateaubriand C. René Descartes D. Blaise Pascal
The presidency of Harry S Truman demonstrates that
A) ideology drove American policy just as much as it did Soviet policy. B) most of the blame for deteriorating American-Soviet relations rested with Stalin. C) the United States underestimated and was slow to respond to Soviet aggression. D) Soviet leaders were driven by ideology while American leaders were pragmatic. E) personal dislike played a bigger role than ideological differences in the origins of the Cold War.
By 1715, all of the following were true of France EXCEPT
a. the treasury was bankrupt. b. taxes were legally evaded by the aristocracy. c. Protestants had been driving into exile or forced to convert. d. the absence of censorship laws buoyed the book trade. e. critics of state policy within the church had been marginalized.
With the discovery of gold near Sutter's Mill, California, in 1848, all of the following took place except
a. miners and adventurers from around the world came to California. b. most of the first wave of miners struck it rich in California with lucrative, easy, and plentiful discoveries of gold. c. many travelers to California faced illness and deadly fevers. d. the most reliable profits in the California gold rush were made by those who provided personal services, such as laundry services and clothing, for the miners. e. crime soared in California due to the large number of lawless men and virtueless women who arrived there.