During Reconstruction, the main goal of the Ku Klux Klan was to
a. work with former slaves and defend their new political rights
b. rekindle a full-scale war against northern aggression
c. legalize slavery once again and reestablish the antebellum South
d. prevent the changes in southern society envisioned by the Radical Republicans
e. cooperate with the new southern governments to end military occupation of the South
Answer: c. legalize slavery once again and reestablish the antebellum South
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a. did not consult the Chinese. b. demanded equal spheres of influence for the U.S. c. was seeking a safe way home for U.S. missionaries in China. d. wanted European nations to grant some exclusive trade concessions for the United States in Shanghai. e. feared an uprising by Chinese revolutionaries.
How did settlement houses hope to address the problems of urbanization?
A. By organizing neighborhoods into ethnic communities. B. By providing immigrants with job opportunities. C. By providing educational, cultural and social services to reduce urban poverty. D. By telling about conditions of poverty to newspaper reporters.
The purpose of the Pan African Movement in Africa was to:
a. Spread traditional religious beliefs b. Create one African language c. Develop a unified political identity d. Create one unified African government
In the period following World War II, the United States established a long-term military presence in West Germany in an effort to...
A. support the unification of Europe, by force if necessary B. stop communist expansion in Europe C. prevent the renewal of German aggression in Europe D. allow the United Nations to resolve international disputes