Why was there so much violence in the South after Reconstruction?
A) Blacks became increasingly frustrated with their lack of political rights and frequently resorted to violence.
B) The federal government was angry at white southerners.
C) White southerners were frustrated by their loss during the Civil War and resented blacks acquiring freedom and status.
D) Confederates never officially disbanded their army, therefore southerners continued to fight against the North.
Answer: C
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Which of the following statements about Georgia is not correct?
A) It was supposed to flourish by exporting expensive commodities such as wine and silk. B) For a time it was the only English colony where slavery was forbidden. C) It was created in part from land bought from the Creek Indians. D) In its first decade, half of Georgia's immigrants came from Germany, Switzerland, and Scotland, and most had their overseas passage paid by the government. E) It was populated by large numbers of shiftless debtors who otherwise would have had to rot in jail.
The spending of enormous sums on the original atomic bomb project was spurred by the belief that
a. a nuclear weapon was the only way to win the war. b. the Germans might acquire and use such a weapon first against the Allies. c. the Japanese were at work on an atomic bomb project of their own. d. scientists like Albert Einstein might be lost to the war effort. e. the American public would not tolerate the casualties that would result from a land invasion of Japan.
The political tactic known as "waving the bloody shirt" was actually the practice of
a. lauding the pioneer heritage. b. appealing for labor solidarity. c. exploiting Civil War animosities for political gain. d. advocating a militant foreign policy.