All of the following statements about American propaganda during the war are true EXCEPT which one?
a. The government was successful at soliciting participation in scrap drives.
b. The Germans were uniformly portrayed as being more inherently evil than the Japanese.
c. Fictional radio characters such as Hop Harrigan fought the Axis powers in their shows.
d. The most successful war movies dramatized the courage of the Allies.
ANS: b
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The diplomatic successes of the Monroe administration were largely due to the efforts of:
A) John Quincy Adams. B) Henry Clay. C) James Madison. D) Andrew Jackson.
The Bush administration decided upon unilateral action after the September 11 attacks and invasion of Afghanistan. The decision was the United States would
A) use force, preemptively if necessary, to strike against those outlaw and rebel states and movements that threatened the world since the fall of communism. B) enter Iraq without the consent of the government to eradicate and terrorist threats. C) go alone if necessary to stop terrorism worldwide. D) eradicate terrorism from every corner of the globe and any governments that sponsor or support terrorist activities in any manner. E) act with disregard for the other Western and world powers if it was in the best interests of protecting her citizens.
Unlike the two comrades that escaped with him, John Punch was sentenced to a lifetime of servitude by Virginia’s high court because __________
A) he refused to apologize for his actions B) he admitted to his intent to inflict bodily harm upon his master C) he was a “negro” D) he stole money from his master before running away
Which best describes the implications of the Meyer-Bahlburg (2005) study (examining genetic males raised as females) for the nature versus nurture debate as it relates to the development of gender identity?
A. Biological variables are a stronger influence than socialization. B. Chromosomes and hormones rarely override the influence of socialization and rearing. C. It is not possible to distinguish between biological (nature) and social (nurture) variables when studying gender identity development. D. Nurture variables (e.g., rearing) have strong effects upon gender identity, but they can be overridden by nature variables (e.g., chromosomes and hormones).