For the most part, native-born Americans viewed the "new immigrants" as
a. culturally sophisticated and racially fit.
b. politically mature.
c. groups who would enrich America's multicultural society.
d. capable of assimilating to American traditions.
e. racially inferior and culturally impoverished.
e
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The lives of black Americans improved during and immediately after World War II because
A) the armed forces were fully integrated. B) Hitler's brutal treatment of Jews led Americans to reexamine their own racial views. C) black leaders patiently waited for justice while patriotically and unquestioningly supporting the war. D) Roosevelt made the realization of democracy and equality at home a top wartime priority.
Which of the following was the goal of the Polar Bear Expedition of 1918?
A) To facilitate extensive colonial development in the Middle East B) To enable the development and use of the atomic bomb C) To aid anti-communist forces during the Russian Revolution D) To test the atomic bomb in Antarctica E) To forcefully repatriate Mexican Americans
White Caribbean settlers, who were in the minority, were not enthusiastic about independence from European imperial governments because they
a. worried that disaster relief would not be provided. b. feared slave revolts. c. feared that trade would diminish. d. felt vulnerable to economic takeover by the United States. e. feared the rise of Caribbean tourism.