Which of these was the original meaning of jihad?
A) military conflict against unbelievers
B) personal struggles with sin
C) the obligation to always read the Qur'an aloud
D) submission to the will of God
Answer: A
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The actions of which of the following inspired John Brown to launch a slave insurrection?
A) Nat Turner B) Robert E. Lee C) J. E. B. Stuart D) Mary Todd
Cite evidence indicating that boys are "the preferred sex." How does this preference affect children?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In late-19thcentury Latin American countries,
A. large landowners increasingly left the political scene. B. constitutions similar to those in the U.S. and Western Europe were written. C. voting-rights restrictions were gradually lifted. D. dictatorships became obsolete. E. armies ceased to intervene in national politics.
What was one important effect of the collective importance of wartime agencies?
A) It reduced the profits of America's largest corporations. B) It set a valuable precedent for government activism in the economy. C) It started a downturn in the number of workers in unions. D) It caused a recession in the agricultural economy.