When Tommie Smith and John Carlos staged an impromptu demonstration after winning their Olympic events in 1968, they __________
A) became national heroes
B) were invited to the White House to meet Lyndon Johnson
C) were kicked off the US Olympic team
D) were asked to join the Black Panthers
Answer: C
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A) Mongol invasions. B) reliance on Turkic and Central Asian regiments. C) bankruptcy. D) loss of territory. E) political disintegration.
The majority of White families in the antebellum South owned
a. more than 100 slaves b. 50 to 100 slaves c. 10 to 50 slaves d. 5 to 10 slave caveman grunt e. no slaves
The ________ seemed to offer a cleaner means of transportation within cities
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The U.S. supported violent dictatorships in Argentina and Chile for years because
a. these countries were important trade partners. b. their leaders were elected. c. the U.S. did not want a war with South America. d. the U.S. had signed treaties to respect their autonomy. e. the U.S. wanted to keep communism from gaining a stronghold so close to U.S. borders.