During the Late 20th Century

question 49

Multiple Choice

During the late 20th century:

• A)the United States has become an increasingly dominant force culturally and socially in the world.
• B)members of minority groups in the United States have moved to stronger economic and political positions.
• C)the world has become more and more a domain of nationalist strongholds.
• D)white,Protestant,Northern European males have begun to have more power and exert a more dominant force in national decision-making.
• E)immigrants are less connected with their homelands of origin,leaving them eager assimilate into United States culture.

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