The Anita Hill suit shares a common feature with black cultural works from the 1980s such as The Color Purple because both __________
A) thrust the radical feminist agenda onto the national stage
B) highlighted gender relations between African Americans and challenges facing black women
C) challenged existing assumptions about biological concepts of race
D) suggested a new approach to resisting racial discrimination
Answer: B
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A) wished to rid the Church of England of all Catholic beliefs and practices. B) shunned the notions of social reform and missionary activity. C) welcomed changes sparked by England's accelerating commercial activity. D) loyally supported the rule of King Charles I.
All of the following statements are true about Dred Scott and his legal case EXCEPT:
A) Scott and his wife had filed suit for their freedom in Missouri in 1846. B) They argued that their master had taken them into free territory, making them free people. C) Their case reached the Supreme Court at a time when slavery had become a hot issue. D) The court ruled that Scott was a citizen.
The United States declared war on Germany a. in response to demands by American munitions makers b. because it appeared that France was about to surrender
c. after German U-boats sank four unarmed American merchant vessels. d. after Mexico signed an alliance with Germany. e. after final negotiations between Germany and the United States over unrestricted submarine warfare failed to come to an agreement.
In 1979, revolutionaries in __________ took U.S. diplomats hostage
A) Afghanistan B) Iran C) Iraq D) Israel E) Pakistan