How did the public react to the film The Birth of a Nation?
A) Like the NAACP, American audiences praised it for stereotyping blacks.
B) It was enormously unpopular among American audiences.
C) The film occasionally incited white violence against blacks.
D) The film encouraged students to study the American Revolution.
Answer: C
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A) He believed African American participation in World War II earned them the full rights of citizenship. B) He wanted to demonstrate to the world that the Soviet Union was far more racist than the U.S. C) International criticism of racism in the U.S. undercut America's ability to espouse democracy abroad. D) All of these choices E) None of these choices
North American alliances with native peoples began to break down in the late 1740s because as
A) European wars left monarchs with less money for diplomatic gifts. B) disease had all but wiped out the native population. C) native peoples throughout North America waged a concerted campaign of warfare on Europeans. D) Native Americans had decided to boycott European goods. E) None of these are correct.
The distinctively carved stone pillars used to mark the tombs of Axum kings are known as
a. stelae. b. mansa. c. sasa. d. zamani. e. ziggurats.
At first, Christians were thought to be a Jewish sect and thus __________.
A. awarded high office B. eligible for state persecution C. enemies of the state D. protected by Roman law