Which of the following didnotcontribute to the growth of a consumer culture in the United States at the close of the nineteenth century?
A. personal credit
B. advertising
C. greater disposable income
D. mail-order catalogs
Ans: C. greater disposable income
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During World War II, riots in Detroit and Los Angeles revealed that
A) labor unions had no interest in following FDR's no-strike appeals. B) antiwar sentiment was on the rise as the war continued. C) racial divisiveness remained a major problem in America. D) the Communist Party had a strong foundation in urban areas. E) unemployment was still high in many urban centers.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act:
A) convinced many northern Whigs that compromise with the South was impossible. B) spurred white settlement in the new territory. C) set the stage for conflict between pro- and antislavery activists. D) all of the above