How are the conflicts in Cuba and the Philippines in the 1890s related?
a. The United States intervened in both places to give colonists their freedom and to help them become immediate independent states.
b. Both conflicts took place in the Pacific Ocean and allowed the winning countries (the United States and
Great Britain, respectively) more influence in Asia.
c. Both involved Spain, the United States, and a rebellious colonial population.
d. Both were both fought to give the United States more influence in Latin America.
e. The United States entered both conflicts to try to improve a weak economy.
C
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a. was confined to southern plantations. b. was far more frequent in the United States than in other slaveholding societies. c. always involved whites attacking African Americans. d. could be found in northern cities as well as in the rural South.
Mickelson uses the term first-generation segregation to refer to ______.
A. segregation that persisted after Brown v. Board of Education B. parents’ initial experiences with segregation C. segregation among schools in the same district D. segregation in each individual school
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A) the creation of the League of Nations B) its willingness to redraw European borders C) its commitment to ending secret alliances D) the reparations imposed on Germany
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