The major events that increased polarization on the world stage from the close of world war II through 1961 had to do with the Cold War between Russia and the US--primarily proxy wars such as the Korean War.
Yes , I believe it is
According to Horace Kallen , Cultural pluralism refers to a society that contains a lot of different ethnics, but each ethnics still try to maintain their identity.
The U.S society in 1920s indeed consist of several group with different ethnicity due to the large number of immigrants that came in. But each groups tend to form their own communities in separate area rather than assimilate. This maintain the difference in their ethnic diversity.
"<span>It was practiced in Ancient Greece and Rome, yet became less common with the rise of Christianity" would be the best option from the list, since Christians tended to think that it was a sin. </span>