Whether they were propertied or landless, immigrants were often enticed to leave their homelands by
a. letters from family or friends in the U.S., bragging about easy opportunities for wealth
b. advertisements from companies promising big salaries to those who emigrate.
c. greater prospects of finding a suitable wife in the West.
d. word that there was free land available in the West.
e. None of these choices are correct.
a
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Which of the following statements about the early medieval nobility is NOT true?
A. A vassal could only have one lord. B. Noble men were preoccupied with military duties. C. Noble women were trained for marriage and motherhood. D. Manors provided food for the nobles.
During the Great Depression in the rural United States,
A. farmers enjoyed several unusually fertile growing seasons. B. economic conditions were slightly better than in industrial cities. C. the farm economy could not keep up with consumer demand. D. one-third of all farmers lost their land. E. farm income dropped by twenty-five percent.
What was the pivotal role of religion in the 1928 election?
a. Most Americans voted for Hoover as the Protestant candidate. b. Most Americans were Catholic immigrants and identified with Smith. c. The Ku Klux Klan supported Hoover because he was Protestant. d. The Roman Catholic Church ordered its faithful to vote for Al Smith. e. Religiously active Protestants refused to participate in this election.
The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s described its members as __________
A) “America’s last chance” B) “100 percent Americans” C) “freedom fighters” D) “southern gentlemen”