The widespread belief in equality of opportunity in early nineteenth-century America was real to the extent that there was a
A) generally even distribution of wealth.
B) generally high rate of physical and economic mobility.
C) general absence of class distinctions.
D) general absence of genuine poverty.
B
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A. Major improvements in relations with the Soviet Union B. The brokering of the first treaty between Israel and an Arab state C. The release of American hostages from Iran D. The delay of the emergence of Islamic fundamentalism
In the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Russia ceded territory to __________.
A) Germany B) Britain C) Japan D) the Ottoman Empire
How did Andrew Jackson respond to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?
A) He tried to impeach John Marshall. B) He refused to enforce it. C) He declared it a victory for the people. D) He reluctantly accepted it.
The popular postwar philosophy, existentialism
A) was led by Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. B) held that engagement, commitment, responsibility, and friendship are all possible and desirable in a world that is absurd. C) split over the relevance of Marxism. D) explored what it meant for humans to be adrift from their cultural guideposts without standards and values. E) All of the above.