The decision of the Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States (1944) upheld the power of the president during wartime to
A. ban terrorists from entering the country
B. limit a group's civil liberties
C. stop mistreatment of resident legal aliens
D. deport persons who work for enemy nations
Answer: B. limit a group's civil liberties
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Which of the following was a consequence of Union victories at Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain in Tennessee?
A) Regional Indian tribes joined the Union cause. B) South Carolina was left open to a Union invasion. C) France and Britain pulled back from offering overt support to the Confederacy. D) The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River.
How did the United States' foreign policy during the 1920s contribute to the Great Depression?
A. Low tariffs encouraged Americans to import goods, hurting domestic manufacturing profits and causing layoffs. B. A refusal to trade with European countries closed significant markets to American goods, hurting manufacturers and farmers. C. High tariffs prevented foreign industries from earning money to repay American war loans. D. Harsh treatment of Caribbean colonists caused boycotts, cutting off America's largest foreign market.
Humans began migrating to the Americas during the __________
A) Norman Conquest B) Agricultural Revolution C) Viking invasions D) ice age
Which historian argued in the 1910s that slavery was a generally benign institution where slaveholders cared for happy slaves?
A) Kenneth Stampp B) Stanley Elkins C) Ulrich B. Phillips D) Eugene Genovese