The sinking of the Lusitania was the immediate cause for U.S. entry into WWI.
a. true
b. false
Ans: b. false
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a. coordinated with the established university curriculum. b. explained planetary movement with more mathematical consistency and elegance. c. fit closely with Aristotelian physics. d. provided a physical space for heaven and God.
Following Germany's failure to pay its war reparations, France occupied Germany's Ruhr valley, resulting in
A) a policy of passive resistance by the German government and German resort to printing money to pay war debts. B) an alliance concluded between Germany and Russia. C) the election of Raymond Poincaré's French government in 1924. D) an increase in the size of the German military. E) Germany's decision to leave the League of Nations.
In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court ruled that school segregation __________
A) was acceptable as long as the schools were actually equal B) could not be banned as long as local voters supported it C) violated the Fourteenth Amendment by creating feelings of inferiority and inequality D) was necessary in order to foster a strong sense of racial identity among students E) was protected by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution
During World War II, Japanese Americans were sent to internment centers primarily because they
(a) were considered illegal aliens (b) had been convicted of spying for Japan (c) refused to enlist in the United States military (d) were thought to be threats to national security