The 1991 Los Angeles riots were sparked by __________
A) the death of Rodney King
B) the acquittal of the police officers in the Rodney King case
C) the release of video footage of the Rodney King beating
D) calls by Rodney King for violent protest
B
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Discuss the various factors that caused tension and sometimes conflict between western American migrants and Native Americans during the first half of the nineteenth century, and the treaties that were signed to alleviate those tensions.
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The Hadith and Shari'a
A. were adopted, respectively, from Jewish and Christian writings. B. were the "Pillars of Islam." C. were, respectively, a collection of Muhammad's sayings and a law code. D. were, respectively, a law code and a marriage manual for Muslims. E. was a military manual to be used in war against the Western Crusaders.
Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation in 1971 from
a. Pakistan. b. Tamir India. c. French Indochina. d. English Burma. e. Sri Lanka.
In January 1919, Prince Faisal ibn-Husayn argued for all of the following except that
A) Arab independence was mandated by Western principles. B) some Arab regions would require substantial Western assistance but not a complete loss of sovereignty. C) Arab civilization was superior and all Muslims should be united in a resurrected caliphate. D) Jews are very close to Arabs in blood. E) Arabs cannot be held responsible for the clashes between religions and races in Palestine.