According to the article, the Great Depression “proved to be a time of both crisis and creativity,” a statement that seems to be contradictory. What did the author mean by this?

It is true that prior to 1914 the united states often had been disturbed by events in other continents. we had even engaged in two wars with european nations and in a number of undeclared wars in the west indies, in the mediterranean and in the pacific for the maintenance of american rights and for the principles of peaceful commerce. but in no case had a serious threat been raised against our national safety or our continued independence. what is the theme of this excerpt? a. the responsibility for americans to avoid involvement in war. b. america’s history of international involvement. c. a new kind of threat to american security. d. america’s history as a peaceful nation.

What does twain find ironic and hypocritical about human patriotism?

Meaning to its abbreviation. 1. contraction gr. 2. obsolete as 3. greek pl. 4. anglo-saxon obs. 5. plural g. 6. german ff. 7. that is pron. 8. colloquialism colloq. 9. following i. e. 10. pronoun contr.