The first African American to serve as head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was:
A) L. Douglas Wilder.
B) Colin Powell.
C) Thomas Sowell.
D) Clarence Thomas.
Answer: B
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A) France. B) Portugal. C) Spain. D) Holland.
The Albigensian movement began in Lyon in 1173, by a French merchant who preached on the duality of nature and was declared heretical in 1184
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In his book The Myth of the State, Ernst Cassirer a. defended the racial policy of Nazi Germany
b. explained the rise of Stalin. c. described Nazism as a culmination of mythical thinking. d. castigated Mussolini for his failure to restore Italian glory. e. questioned the future of nation-states as viable political structure.
African Americans in the South who moved from the country to the city
A. were at first resented by their white neighbors, but as their communities grew and prospered they were accepted as equal members of society. B. found urban white southerners much more tolerant than their rural counterparts. C. saw their lives greatly improved as they found true freedom and equality in the cities. D. found that southern cities offered the same segregation, discrimination, and intimidation they experienced in rural settings.