The nativists' strongest resentment against the "new" immigrants was grounded in the fear that the newcomer was
A) a political radical. B) an economic competitor.
C) racially inferior. D) religiously unorthodox.
B
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
All of the following are true of the Weimar Republic except that it
A) was born of a humiliating defeat. B) had to take responsibility for the Treaty of Versailles. C) was entirely made up of revolutionary leftists. D) encountered severe economic problems. E) often had to use repressive methods of the old imperial system to control opposition.
Which of the following was true of slaveholders in the Old South?
A) The typical slaveholder owned between 30 and 50 slaves. B) Very few slaveholders owned more than 50 slaves. C) The number of slaveholders increased between 1830 and 1860. D) Most white southerners had a direct financial tie to slavery.
What was the birthplace of Gothic-style architecture?
A) northern France B) northern Spain C) southern Italy D) southern Greece E) western Germany