5. Summarize what took place in Nanking AND why it happened.
Read the excerpt from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change. When Cambridge University in England decided to offer female students ful admission in 1897, the male students protested by hanging a figure of a woman on a bicycle in effigy. This detail provides historical context by showing a development in technology. development in politics. significant world event. significant viewpoint.
Both the Holodomor and Great Leap Forward have been characterized most by ethnic cleansing state policy leading to mass starvation extraordinarily rapid industrialization the final examples of imperialism
In 1802, the French people voted to keep Napoleon in power, giving him the right to serve for fifty years. choose his successor. share supreme power with the Pope. choose his replacement as First Consul.
What government actions seemed to spur a conservative movement in the 1970s? Enforcement of civil rights laws and policies Reinitiating the draft Cuban Missal Crises War with Germany
Who assisted Ronald Reagan in the Iran Contra Affair? Saddam Hussein Oliver North Daniel Ortega George Bush
Bush's war on drugs took steps to do all these EXCEPT sue drug users legalize drugs recall users' college loans perform random drug tests
What was one criticism of Reagan's economic policies regarding social programs? They increased urban funding They reduced benefits for middle-class families They cut deeply into aid for the poor while sparing upper-class benefits They expanded welfare
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative commonly called? Operation Shield Defense Dome Star Wars Sky Net
Which President officially called for a "war on drugs"? George Bush Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford
What group was taxed by the king of England before the Magna Carta? A) Farmers B) Members of Parliament C) Barons D) Peasants
How did England try to raise money from the colonists?
The New York Manumission Society (NYMS) established the New York African Free School in 1787. The organization's goals included keeping "a watchful eye over the conduct of such Negroes as have been or may be liberated; and __ to prevent them from running into immorality or sinking into idleness."What does this quote suggest about white reformers in the late eighteenth century? White reformers fervently believed in racial equality and wanted to integrate African Americans into northern society as quickly as possible. White reformers believed in racist stereotypes regarding African Americans and considered these obstacles to the integration of freed African Americans into northern society. White reformers saw no obstacles to the integration of freed African Americans into northern society. White reformers thought that African Americans could be fully integrated into northern society without the oversight of white Americans.
How did the Northwest Ordinance inadvertently enable the spread of slavery in the rest of the nation? States that resulted from the Northwest Territories had the option to accept slavery at a later date. It allowed the expansion of slavery south of the Ohio River. Southeastern territories responded with an extension of the international slave trade. It expanded the international slave trade in the Northeast.
As emancipation became a reality in northern states, what did Ohio's black laws reveal about white attitudes toward African Americans during this time? Ohio's black laws demonstrated that white northerners were enthusiastic about providing equality to newly freed slaves. Ohio's black laws demonstrated that white northerners wanted to provide safe haven for runaway slaves from the South. Ohio's black laws demonstrated that white northerners wanted to restrict the freedom of newly emancipated African Americans. Ohio's black laws demonstrated that white northerners wanted to offer resources for recently freed black people and help them to live on their own.
What did the Naturalization Act of 1790 illuminate about race relations in early America? It revealed the growing social hierarchy based on the social construction of race. It demonstrated that racism did not exist in the eighteenth century. It illuminated the racial equality that existed between white immigrants and African Americans. It granted free blacks citizenship, thus proving the growing racial equality between white and black people.
What was the Alhambra originally? A palace A fortress All of the above A citadel
In what year was the first Black American elected to statewide office in Texas? 1980 1990 2012 1969
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter appointed __ to Federal Reserve Chair This Fed Chair is widely credited with __ Paul Volcker; bringing down inflation Alan Greenspan; bringing down inflation Paul Volcker; adopting the world's first 2-percent inflation target Alan Greenspan; adopting the world's first 2-percent inflation target
What amendment did Amendment 21 repeal? Amendment 18 Amendment 20 Amendment 12
