During what years did the Berlin Wall, the most prominent symbol of the Cold War, divide East and West Berlin?
a. 1947–2000
b. 1961–1989
c. 1945–1975
d. 1948–1992
Ans: b. 1961–1989
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A) Louis XIII. B) Henry IV. C) Ferdinand II. D) Philip II. E) Frances I.
Which of the following statements about British involvement in slavery and the slave trade is true?
A. Britain banned the slave trade in 1807 and abolished it in its own colonies in 1833–1834. B. Britain banned the slave trade and abolished it in its own colonies in 1833–1834. C. Britain banned the slave trade in 1807 but never abolished it in its own colonies. D. Britain did not participate in the slave trade but it allowed slavery in its own colonies until 1834.
The use of busing as a means for desegregation of American schools
A) eliminated de facto but not de jure segregation. B) was strongly endorsed by President Nixon. C) was generally accepted by southern whites without protest. D) often brought resistance in northern cities.
To the continents of the Western Hemisphere, Europeans gave the name America, from a
A. Florentine geographer's Latinized first name. B. Latinized form of one of Columbus's given names. C. Spanish honorary title given Columbus. D. version of the name of a Mesoamerican tribe.