To those of my race who depend on bettering their condition in a foreign land, or who underestimate the importance of cultivating friendly relations with the southern white man who is their next door neighbor, I would say: 'Cast down your bucket where you are.' Cast it down, making friends in every manly way of the people of all races, by whom you are surrounded." The statement above expresses the sentiments of which of the following African American leaders?

(A) Malcolm X
(B) Booker T.Washington
(C) W. E. B. Du Bois
(D) Ida B.Wells
(E) Stokely Carmichael


Answer: (B) Booker T.Washington

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The sinking of the British passenger ship Lusitania in 1915 led to this first American war-era propaganda poster by artist Fred Spear and was mainly designed to __________

A) arouse outrage against Germany B) honor those who died aboard the Lusitania C) condemn Britain for faulty ship construction D) encourage Americans to remain neutral in the current European war

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