The Rodney King beating and 1992 Los Angeles Riots are mentioned here to show that __________
a) racial issues persisted despite a sense of easing tensions represented by Bill Clinton’s election
b) racial violence was at its height in the early 1990s
c) racial tensions eased significantly shortly after Clinton took office
d) media coverage of race related incidents became more pervasive in the early 1990s
Answer: a
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Greek colonization
a. resulted from overpopulation, in the development of trade, and a widening gap between rich and poor. b. brought to an end the hopes of those who were prospering from expanded commercial activities. c. ended rule of tyrants who had the support of those opposed to the oligarchic aristocracy. d. failed. e. extended into northern Gaul.
How did Roger Williams's religious ideas clash with those of the Puritans?
a. Williams believed that settlers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony who had unconventional religious views should be punished by the colonial leaders. b. Williams felt that it was not enough to purify the Church of England from within, but that separation from it was required. c. Williams believed that rather than separating from the Church of England, the Puritans should try to improve it. d. Williams did not support religious toleration and insisted that the members of the Church of England try to preserve their own freedom of worship. e. Williams believed that colonial leaders could not also be religious leaders.
Mohandas Gandhi adopted the model of passive resistance after exposure to the writings of which American writer?
A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Margaret Fuller C. Henry David Thoreau D. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Jefferson ushered in a new spirit of politics which included
a. riding a carriage in the muddy streets of Washington. b. dressing formally, even at parties. c. sitting guests at round tables to diminish individual importance. d. working cautiously and slowly with new ideas.