When it comes to race it usually delayed the admissions of the states into the Union. For example the states with majority population consisting of Mexicans and Native Americans were not allowed into the Union until the Congress opened those lands for white settlers. The issue of gender impacted the admissions less, the difference was in the level of commitment to the women's rights.
If i remember correctly, there was a certain canal that the british wanted control of.
<span>C. House Un-American Activities Committee--this committee was created for the full purpose of investigating possible spies or threats to American security.
This group targeted Hollywood actors/actresses for their liberal slant in the media. Intellectuals were also targeted as a source of communist ideology. Eventually small accusations turned into "witch-hunt" practices by the federal government. </span>
They were stone structures topped by huge towers, the exteriors were covered with carvings of the god worshipped inside.
