The employment of more than six million women in American industry during World War II led to
a. equal pay for men and women.
b. a greater percentage of American women in war industries than anywhere else in the world.
c. the establishment of day-care centers by the government.
d. a reduction in employment for black males.
e. a strong desire of most women to work for wages.
c
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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
The Greeks and the Romans, Indo-European speakers, derived their alphabet from the Semitic-speaking Phoenicians
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In Nelson’s research, although there were a greater number of feminine costumes, there was a broader range of role selection in the masculine costumes. 2. The names of Halloween villain costumes for girls appeared to emphasize the erotic side of their villainy. 3. Changing gender roles can be seen in the occupations represented in Halloween costumes for girls that included firefighter, police officer, and detective. 4. The Nelson reading claims that children’s Halloween costumes reinforce ideals of male activity and female passivity.
At the start of the Revolution, American advantages over the British included a
A. better relationship with Native American tribes. B. larger number of troops. C. more coherent military command structure. D. better equipped navy. E. greater commitment to the war.