Starting in 1917, many Puerto Ricans came to the mainland United States seeking
a. independence.
b. freedom from political persecution.
c. to learn English.
d. citizenship.
e. employment.
e
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The horrors of two world wars, the Cold War, and attendant socio-cultural upheavals have also stimulated a late twentieth-century religious revival exemplified in the works of Karl Barth, who has argued
A) that the Bible is the literal word of God and that salvation and consolation comes from accepting that "truth." B) that the Bible, although not inherently true, still gives the best instruction for moral behavior. C) that the sinful and imperfect nature of humans means that they can know religious truth not through reason but only through the grace of God. D) that the mystery religions of Asia and the Middle East give humans a more transcendent sense of the divine and should come to replace Christian bigotry. E) that a diversity of religious beliefs, including such "New Age" practices as witchcraft, the worship of healing rock crystals, and devotion to Gaia the Earth Mother, is a healthy sign of a new spiritualism in Western civilization.
Hochschild (1989, 2012) concluding that, if “work” is defined as including work for pay outside the home plus work done in the home, then women worked, on average, ______ hours more per week than men did.
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20
The key event signaling the weakness of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century was ______________.
A. the Crimean War B. Britain's building of the Suez Canal C. Bismarck's Congress of Berlin D. the Sepoy Rebellion E. British partitioning of Persia
Which of the following was NOT a part of Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America"?
A. welfare restrictions aimed at reducing teen pregnancy B. elimination of congressional term limits C. balanced budget amendment D. tax cuts