Why did photographer Edward Curtis choose to portray many of the Native Americans, such as these Crow warriors, as figures riding off into the distance in his ethnographic project The North American Indian?
A) He wanted to publicize their skills as horsemen.
B) He wanted to show that many Indian cultures were already on the verge of disappearing.
C) He wanted to capture the variety and richness of Native American culture.
D) He wanted to keep the public aware of the problems related to forced assimilation.
B
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a. The central government monopolized certain commodity manufacturing. b. Technological advances increased the scope and wealth of the economy. c. The introduction of the use of paper currency, credit, banking, and the abacus furthered commercial development. d. The Sui dynasty closed the Silk Road. e. Blast furnaces were developed.
Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, because she refused to __________.
A. pay her fare in the front and reenter the bus from the back B. ride on a blacks-only bus C. yield her seat to a white passenger D. sit in the back of the bus
Which of the following influenced President Clinton's response to the 1994 crisis in Rwanda?
A) the commitment of U.S. forces in the former Yugoslavia B) the ongoing Kenneth Starr investigation C) the earlier U.S. intervention in Somalia D) the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 asserted that the United States
a. Had a sphere of interest in the Americas b. Had the right to overthrow Latin American leaders c. Would become an empire d. Was ending slavery e. Was going to take Texas away from Mexico