The followers of the Umayyads in the seventh century were the ________

A) Shi'a
B) Abbasids
C) Fatimids
D) Sunnis


D

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a. led to further reforms that helped both countries become more democratic. b. retrained and educated soldiers to become protectors of the state. c. brought the militaries of both countries under civilian control. d. destroyed local and tribal authorities throughout both empires.

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Which of the following statements about the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act is most accurate?

a. A wide coalition of conservatives and liberals supported its passage. b. It made divorces for heterosexual couples more difficult. c. Some states were still required to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. d. It came in response to a state court's ruling that laws barring same-sex marriages were unconstitutional.

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Which writer’s book created the term and concept of “New Negro”?

A. Alain LeRoy Locke B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. Langston Hughes D. George Washington Carver

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In 1846, Congressman David Wilmot, a Pennsylvania Democrat, proposed that __________

A) the United States incorporate all of Mexico into its borders B) each territory acquired from Mexico could make their own decisions about slavery C) the United States acquire Cuba from Spain D) slavery be banned from any territory acquired from Mexico

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