The ritual of singing songs such as Deutschland Über Alles ("Germany Over All") and Rule Britannia in schools suggests that the purpose of public education was to
A) encourage critical thinking
B) provide vocational training
C) foster an independent spirit
D) cultivate loyalty to the nation
Ans: D) cultivate loyalty to the nation
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Because of the inefficient factory and economic system in East Germany, unemployment reached ____ percent
a. 5 b. 10 c. 25 d. 50 e. 30
What best describes the nationwide mission effort in the United States?
A. Student groups and young men and women protested against being sent on dangerous foreign missions. B. Most early mission efforts in the United States were supported by single churches that adhered to strictly religious and spiritual goals. C. While most missionaries were white, African Americans joined in mission efforts, primarily to Africa. D. Most of the early missionary efforts focused on taking the Protestant religion to Catholic areas of Europe.
In the Vietnam War, the "Ho Chi Minh Trail" was
A. both continually moved by the North Vietnamese and eventually destroyed by American bombing raids. B. continually moved by the North Vietnamese. C. eventually destroyed by American bombing raids. D. used by American troops to stage attacks on North Vietnam. E. None of these answers is correct.
The British invasion of the southern states was complicated by the
A) absence of Loyalist supporters. B) jagged coastline and numerous inland rivers. C) colonial use of local knowledge and unconventional tactics. D) presence of a large slave population.