The New York City draft riots of 1863
A) exposed the racial and class antagonisms of northern society.
B) led to the passage of more fair conscription laws.
C) resulted from extreme northern antiwar sentiment.
D) caused little damage and produced only minor disturbances.
Answer: A
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The new Indian government in 1947
A. was based on that of the Soviet Union. B. had a powerful president, as Nehru was an admirer of the United States constitution. C. was based on the British system, with a figurehead president and a parliamentary form. D. barred only two groups, Sikhs and harijans, from voting. E. allowed for only one political party, the Congress Party.
Dorothea Lange's photographs for the Resettlement Administration were intended to __________
A) stir public empathy for migrant farmers B) arouse popular anger about the unfair treatment of laborers C) encourage Congress to pass more effective legislation to support migrant laborers D) condemn Californians for discriminating against "Okies"
The Western nations that justified imperial expansion as a "civilizing mission" did so at the same time as industrialization's social costs drew millions of slaves and children into the workforce
As industrialization took root in other parts of the globe, did the same contradiction exist? Why or why not? Compare examples from at least one Western and one non-Western region. What forces gradually ameliorated this situation?
In the 1950s, the Levittown development near New York City symbolized the rapid postwar growth of suburban, single-family-house neighborhoods.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.