In deciding whether or not to fight, eventual war hero Alvin C. York faced an agonizing conflict in reconciling
A) his loyalty to the United States with his loyalty to the Confederacy.
B) his dissolute youth with the responsibilities of adulthood.
C) his respect for his German heritage with his duties as an American.
D) his desire to participate in the war with his desire to marry his sweetheart.
E) his patriotism with his pacifist religious beliefs.
E
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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