The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplished all of the following except
a. creation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
b. prohibiting discrimination based on gender.
c. banning sexual as well as racial discrimination.
d. banning racial discrimination in most private facilities open to the public.
e. requiring affirmative action against discrimination.
e
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The Soviet Union's announcement in 1960 that it had shot down an American U-2 spy plane
A. occurred at the close of an important summit conference in Paris. B. proved to be false. C. resulted in a UN proclamation that criticized the United States. D. led Soviet Premier Khrushchev to withdraw his invitation to Eisenhower to visit Moscow. E. compelled President Dwight Eisenhower to apologize for invading Soviet airspace.
The National Assembly responded to the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen by Olympe de Gouges by
A) inviting her to become their first female member. B) arresting and imprisoned her. C) ignoring her demands. D) immediately passing a series of laws guaranteeing female legal and political equality. E) exiling her from France.
Fourteenth-century monarchs found it increasingly easy to raise tax revenues
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
How did the rise of short-staple cotton strengthen the hold of slavery and the plantation on the southern economy?
a. It could grow anywhere in the South, which gave rise to more plantations and therefore slaves. b. Short-staple cotton was immune to diseases and hence was preferred by most cotton growers. c. Clothes made from short-staple cotton were of better quality and were in high demand. d. Short-staple cotton was labor-intensive, and therefore more slaves were required.