What convinced Congress to pass a Displaced Persons Act in 1948?
a. the exodus of European Jews to Israel
b. the independence of the Philippines
c. the growing number of Eastern Europeans fleeing Soviet control
d. nationalist independence movements in India and Africa
Answer: c. the growing number of Eastern Europeans fleeing Soviet control
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Why did it take until the 1860s to build a transcontinental railroad?
a. The needed land was designated as Indian territory. b. There was a shortage of workers. c. The federal government refused to provide land grants for railroad companies. d. Bankers were not willing to back such a risky investment. e. Sectional quarrels developed over the route to be taken.
Both moderate and radical Republicans agreed that
a. federal power must be used to bring about a social and economic revolution in the South. b. blacks should be the foundation of a new allied political party in the South. c. the federal government must become involved in the individual lives of American citizens. d. Southern states should quickly be readmitted into the Union. e. freed slaves must be granted the right to vote.
The war promoted Prohibition for all of the following reasons except
a. many breweries were run by German Americans. b. moralistic progressives believed that young soldiers needed protection from vice. c. the grain normally used to produce liquor was required for food. d. alcohol normally used in beer, wine, and liquor was needed as fuel for tanks. e. it would be good for American morals.
Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote, marked the beginning of a new era of progressive reform
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.