In the 1920's, the belief in never-ending prosperity helped to promote
(a) a renewal of interest in handmade goods
(b) strict enforcement of governmental financial regulations
(c) massive government efforts to increase the incomes of farmers
(d) heavy increases in stock speculation
Answer: (d) heavy increases in stock speculation
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Booker T. Washington believed that race relations would improve
A) if African Americans focused on economic advancement and remained patient. B) if African Americans defended themselves with rifles. C) if African Americans left the United States. D) if white Americans understood the poverty in which many African Americans lived. E) if African Americans were admitted into all-white private schools.
The extended Open Door policy advocated in Secretary John Hay's second note to all the great powers called on them to
a. recognize Philippine independence at an early date. b. guarantee the independence of Cuba. c. maintain a balance of power in East Asia. d. uphold the territorial integrity of China. e. pursue further investment in China.
The four young men who initiated the Greensboro sit-in __________
A) had never met before February 1, 1960 B) did so on the spur of the moment C) had been members of NAACP-affiliated groups D) hoped to provoke violence
Tribes speaking Bantu languages predominated in
A) eastern Africa along the coasts of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. B) the northern coast of Africa. C) western Africa. D) the cape region of southern Africa. E) sub-Saharan Africa.