Joaquim Nabuco supported the abolition of slavery in Brazil primarily because it
a. was no longer practiced elsewhere in the world.
b. produced grave social inequality.
c. was an immoral and unchristian institution.
d. was not an efficient use of labor.
d
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How did President Truman justify modifying his demand for an unconditional surrender of Japan?
A) He thought that waiting for an unconditional surrender would give Japan time to regroup. B) He saw Japanese Emperor Hirohito as reasonable and a potentially useful ally. C) He declared that accepting a conditional surrender would save American lives. D) He believed that the American people wanted peace more than anything else. E) He concluded that keeping the Imperial Institution intact would ease the occupation of Japan.
As early as July 28, 1914, European diplomats were becoming incapable of slowing a rush toward war mainly because
A) European kings, tsars, and emperors were too bent on war to heed their advice. B) the complex, rigid, and demanding mobilization plans devised by European army generals made immediate military action essential. C) ordinary people everywhere went to the polls and voted for immediate opening of the war on all fronts. D) European industrialists, seeking to profit from mass destruction, induced the politicians they owned through bribery to push declarations of war through all European legislatures. E) the slowness of communications in a pre-computer era.
The fundamental criticism directed against the new popular mass media culture in the 1950s, by such social critics as David Riesman and William H. Whyte,Jr., was that
a. affluence tended to erode Americans' moral character. b. Americans had become affluent conformists unable to think for themselves. c. the wealth produced by the new mass economy was unevenly distributed. d. the open sexual displays of figures like Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe were morally dangerous. e. it did not reflect the cultural tastes and preferences of racial and ethnic minorities in America.
Which of the following was a major faction of the Democratic party?
A. African Americans from all regions of the nation B. Staunch opponents of the spoils system C. High-tariff proponents from the business community D. Working-class men of immigrant stock who supported urban political machines