How were blacks treated in the North during the late nineteenth century?
A) Public opinion sanctioned widespread de facto discrimination.
B) The influence of northern labor unions kept northern society racially integrated and equal.
C) Most Democratic politicians in northern cities used their political machines to make white supremacy the official policy.
D) The abolitionist legacy was still strong in the North and so most northerners continued to strive for an egalitarian society.
E) As a result of race riots and hard economic times, blacks were pressured to move to southern cities.
A
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What brought about the so-called “sitting war”?
a) The Germans spent this time consolidating their conquests in Poland before moving to Western Europe. b) The French and British spent this time planning to mount an attack on Italy. Consider This: During the sitting war the Germans did undertake the demolition of the Polish state. See 13.1.2: A Pause to Consolidate. c) The League of Nations urged it as a “time out” to consider negotiations. Consider This: During the sitting war the Germans did undertake the demolition of the Polish state. See 13.1.2: A Pause to Consolidate. d) The French wanted to finish building the Maginot Line. Consider This: During the sitting war the Germans did undertake the demolition of the Polish state. See 13.1.2: A Pause to Consolidate.
The northern naval blockade of southern ports was
a. nonexistent until the final year of the war. b. weak at first but increasingly effective as the war continued. c. never strong enough to have a significant effect. d. effective from its start in choking off goods going into the South.
Which of the following was not a country created out of the territories of the war's so-called losers?
a. Czechoslovakia b. Hungary c. Latvia d. Poland e. Turkey
In the North, what was the increase for the prices of goods during the Civil War?
A. 80 percent B. 60 percent C. 40 percent D. 20 percent