Gordon is romantically interested in his neighbor Sally but feels anxiety about his attraction to her because his friends would not approve. Every time Gordon sees Sally, he acts rudely and says mean things despite his attraction to her. This is an example of the defense mechanism called:

the 4th option is the answer

world war i had a devastating effect on german-americans and their cultural heritage. up until that point   german-americans, as a group, had been spared much of the discrimination, abuse, rejection, collective mistrust experienced by so many different racial and ethnic groups in the history of the united states. indeed, over the years, they had been viewed as a well integrated and esteemed part of american society. all of this change with the outbreak of war.