What role did Dwight Eisenhower play in de-segregation efforts in the South?
A. He practiced inaction during Southern retaliation against de-segregation efforts.
B. He deployed federal troops to enforce Supreme Court de-segregation decisions.
C. He urged de-segregation only through written executive orders.
D. He provided support for congressional efforts against de-segregation.
Answer: B
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a. The market was overrun with gold and it had lost its value. b. It helped cash-poor Europe penetrate Asian markets. c. Its elemental properties made it an important product in scientific development. d. Its value increased due to its rarity.
Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive platform of 1912 advocated reforms designed to benefit all of the following social groups except
a. women. b. conservationists. c. the working class. d. business leaders.
Which statement is true of the centuriate assembly?
a. It prevented the Roman army from functioning in a political role. b. It had an organizational pattern that assured a majority for its poorest members. c. It had the responsibilities of electing the chief magistrates and passing legislation. d. It had the power of declaring war and peace. e. It was abolished during the Punic Wars.
The earliest Aryan religious text, the Rig-Veda, refers to a short, dark-skinned people whom the Aryans contemptuously called “dasas,” or _______________.
a. Untouchables. b. Soul-less ones. c. Demons. d. The others.