Discuss the different meanings of the word 'jihad' as defined by the Qur'an and modern-day usage.
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Leopold II conquered the region called the Congo
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What organization rushed to help the young black men accused in the Scottsboro case?
A) the NAACP B) the Democratic Party C) the Communist Party D) Clarence Darrow's law firm
Which of the following nineteenth-century federal Indian policies is correctly is paired with what it did?
A) Bill for the Removal of Indians, 1830: Abolished the Indian Territory in Oklahoma. B) Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868: Turned the Great Sioux Reserve into a city named Sioux City that would be open to settlement by all Americans. C) Establishment of the Board of Indian Commissioners in 1869: Created a self-governing "board of directors" that would oversee Indian lands as though they were a private corporation. D) Dawes Severalty Act, 1887: Divided tribally held reservation lands into small allotments for families and individuals. E) Curtis Act, 1898: The Cherokees were moved from Georgia to Oklahoma, and their lands were opened to settlers.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was an early evolutionary theorist whose ideas included the theory that __________.
A. acquired traits could be inherited B. humans were closely related to large apes C. physical attraction is a survival instinct D. the shape of an animal's skull could be examined to determine intelligence