Who developed the form of writing called cuneiform?
a. the Assyrians
b. the Egyptians
c. the Babylonians
d. the Sumerians
d
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Which of the following is true of Anglo-Americans who emigrated to Texas during the 1820s?
A. They were usually wealthy speculators who wanted to buy cheap land and sell it for a substantial profit. B. They were not allowed by the Mexican authorities to bring slaves into Texas. C. They generally settled in their own separate communities and had little interaction with Tejanos. D. They were always outnumbered by Tejanos.
What do historians call the aggressive seizure of colonies by Western powers in the late nineteenth century?
A) the new imperialism B) the new colonialism C) paternalistic aggression D) social Darwinism E) global enlightenment
The concept of massive retaliation was:
a. adopted from German war strategies by John Foster Dulles b. a pledge that the United States would use overwhelming force to settle serious conflicts c. integral to the formation of the Central Intelligence Agency d. the main military strength of the Soviet Union
In the case Shaw v. Reno (1993), the Supreme Court __________
A) ruled that states had the right to draw their congressional districts any way they saw fit B) invalidated an effort by North Carolina’s legislature to guarantee that one congressional district would contain a majority of black voters C) rejected federal affirmative action statutes D) ruled that affirmative action was a constitutional remedy for past racial discrimination