Which of the following has not been emphasized by historians as a motive for vigilantism in California?
a. a strong commitment to preserving "due process" on the lawless California frontier.
b. crime control.
c. xenophobia and nativism.
d. irrational and subconscious feelings of guilt.
Answer: a. a strong commitment to preserving "due process" on the lawless California frontier.
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A) He had been a critic of the Cultural Revolution. B) His most important achievement was to allow free market incentives. C) He sought to improve relations with foreign capitalists and to bring investment capital into the country. D) He vowed to take China forward, past "normal" socialism, into a bright future. E) He began to allow more freedom of expression, but he ordered the army to use force on the Tiananmen movement.
How did the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917 change the course of the war?
A) Germany's own people began to revolt, leading to a weakening of the axis powers, giving the Allies an advantage. B) The Polish people in Germany revolted, distracting German forces from fighting France and Britain and giving the Allies an advantage. C) Socialists in the United States refused to help with the war effort, inhibiting U.S. involvement and prolonging the war. D) Russia dropped out of the war, so Germany could concentrate on fighting in the west. E) Russia renewed attacks on Germany from the east, so that Germany began to weaken, from fighting on both fronts.
In what ways were the revolutions against colonial rule in the Caribbean and South America failures?
What will be an ideal response?
State federations of women's clubs were useful in
A) pooling resources of individual clubs. B) winning the right to vote at the state level. C) achieving a homogenous network of clubs. D) forcing agenda on individual clubs.