Unlike cultural critics of the 1950s, analysts of the 1990s viewed mass culture as
a. inferior to the classical culture of Western civilization.
b. trivial and unworthy of serious study.
c. symbolic of the ignorance and laziness of modern Americans.
d. worthy of academic analysis and study.
e. too heavily influenced by Europe.
d
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Newly imported slaves were referred to as:
A) saltwater Africans. B) country-born. C) neophytes. D) originals.
Which of the following seems most accurate about sati?
A) Sati appears to have been very common up to World War II. B) It was required of all widows. C) Sati involved the segregation of women from outside society. D) Sati often took the place of divorce in India. E) It refers to ritual suicide of wives after the deaths of their husbands.
The area in dispute between the United States and Britain in 1845 lay between
a. the forty-second parallel and the Columbia River. b. the Cascade Mountains, the Columbia River, and Puget Sound. c. the 36? 30' line and the Columbia River. d. the forty-ninth parallel and the 54? 40' line. e. the Columbia River, the forty-ninth parallel, and the Pacific Ocean.
Six weeks into American involvement in World War I, Congress
a. raised taxes to cover the cost of the war. b. implemented a draft to ensure there were enough soldiers to fight the war. c. passed woman suffrage. d. attacked German U-boats. e. Passed the Sedition and Espionage Acts.