Eugene Debs, the socialist leader, was sentenced to a ten-year prison term for violating:
A) the Sedition Act.
B) the Alien Enemies Act.
C) the Espionage Act.
D) the War Taxation Act.
Answer: A
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Who ruled over the Persians in 612 B.C.E., in an alliance with the Babylonians?
a. Medes b. Hebrews c. Assyrians d. Hittites e. Phoenicians
Attorney General Palmer's credibility was permanently harmed when
a. he switched his loyalties to the Republican Party. b. he pardoned Eugene Debs. c. Congress passed laws that encouraged larger immigration from central Europe. d. his prediction of an attempted communist takeover did not come true.
As urban free black populations grew in the early nineteenth century, __________
A) urban whites welcomed free blacks as neighbors B) blacks were often victims of urban violence C) blacks were the most peaceable citizens of their cities D) blacks had access to most jobs and professions
Why might modern Iranians see their country as having long played a pivotal role in the affairs of the wider world?
A) It had a strategic location that was a crossroads for those traveling between the Mediterranean and China and/or India. B) The Persians successfully mediated between the Muslims and the Hindus of India. C) Their peoples had emerged from the central Asian steppes with a highly organized government already in place. D) With their entrance into Persia, the Persians brought much-needed agricultural skills. E) Though mostly nomadic in the beginning, the Persians quickly settled down and established important trading centers.