Which sector of the postwar California economy most benefited minority populations, especially African and Mexican Americans, allowing them to move into the ranks of the middle class?
a. The public sector, which was more likely to adopt non-discriminatory hiring practices
b. Construction, because of the great need for unskilled labor in the building boom that followed the war
c. The defense industry, which grew significantly as a result of government contracts
d. The agricultural sector, which needed low-cost labor
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What was Adolf Hitler’s reaction to Kristallnacht?
a) At first supportive, he backed away from it publicly when world opinion turned to horror and outrage. b) He wholeheartedly supported the perpetrators, even holding a special series of parties in their honor. Consider This: In the aftermath of Kristallnacht, Nazi Germany began to be seen more and more as a rogue nation. See 12.8: Narrative: Night of Fire and Glass. c) He hoped that the damage would encourage German glass workers to outdo themselves in producing wartime glass for the Reich. Consider This: In the aftermath of Kristallnacht, Nazi Germany began to be seen more and more as a rogue nation. See 12.8: Narrative: Night of Fire and Glass. d) He was furious with Heinrich Himmler, since Himmler had not informed Hitler of the undertaking. Consider This: In the aftermath of Kristallnacht, Nazi Germany began to be seen more and more as a rogue nation. See 12.8: Narrative: Night of Fire and Glass.
Social Darwinism states that:
A) companies, unlike organisms, do not evolve. B) each company goes through four organizational life cycles. C) "survival of the fittest" extends to the business realm. D) a company is not successful until its customers are completely satisfied. E) "a thirst for innovation" alone ensures the longevity of an organization.
The compromise that resolved the dispute between the large and the small states included __________
A) the states would be equally represented in the lower house B) all bills pertaining to taxation or spending would begin in the upper house C) the states would be proportionally represented according to population in the upper house D) slave-holding states could count 60 percent of their slaves for purposes of representation E) in both houses, at the beginning, there would be one representative for every 30,000 inhabitants
Of the evidence Tamar Jacoby presents in her argument, all of the following support her pro-immigration position EXCEPT that
A) "states with large immigrant populations often face chronic fiscal problems." B) "cities and states with the largest immigrant populations ... boast far faster economic growth." C) "the presence of immigrants seems to reduce unemployment even among native-born blacks." D) "immigrants pay in more than they take out" in taxes. E) immigrants "generally fill economic niches that would otherwise go wanting."