The Know-Nothing Party was the main political organization in the mid 1800's that tried to curb immigration.
True and false.
True: So many people suffered from the atomic bomb. The effects were devastating.
False: Now that we have this technology, we can end wars faster. During WW2, the Central Powers were winning. With the bomb, the Allies were able to get the upper hand.
It is U.S. District Court
... discourage African Americans from voting.
Poll taxes means you have to pay a tax before allowed to vote. That's a way of preventing poor persons (like blacks in the South) from voting.
In addition to poll taxes, other measures were also used to block blacks from participating in the voting process. For instance, literacy tests would require persons to pass certain standards of reading and writing in order to qualify for voting. These tests were aimed at blacks, who had not had access to the same education as whites.
