The court case Plessy v. Ferguson ruled that
A) the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was invalid.
B) segregation was permissible.
C) African Americans could not vote.
D) lynching was legal.
B
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The "Diplomatic Revolution" of 1756 was __________.
A. a new idea of how alliances could be used B. a shift in alliances C. the alliance of most of Europe against Austria D. a division of Europe into east and west
Opposition to Booker T. Washington intensified in the late 1800s when William Monroe__________, the Harvard-educated editor of the Boston Guardian, described Washington as "the Great Traitor."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What may well have provided John F. Kennedy's margin of victory over Richard Nixon in the 1960 Presidential Election was Kennedy's
A) strong anticommunist position. B) greater experience in the conduct of foreign policy. C) performance in the campaign's televised debates. D) view of the situation in Vietnam.
All of the following were accomplished by the Constitution of 1791 except ______________.
A. slavery was outlawed B. all titles of the nobility were abolished C. sovereignty rested in the nation rather than the king D. women had the right to vote E. ability, not birth, determined status