William Randolph Hearst

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also owned many newspapers, most notably the New York Journal. The more sensational the story and headline, the more newspapers they sold. With this as the backdrop to 1898, it is no surprise that historians often credit - or blame- these two with fanning the flames of war with Spain over events in
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The strenuous work of slaves to turn cane into sugar involved

a. milling the sugarcane into powder. b. planting cane in spring; harvesting in fall. c. using large copper kettles to boil down the liquid into sugar. d. providing opportunities for slaves to earn some extra money for themselves e. rotating slaves out of the back-breaking work to preserve their strength and health.

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How did Bismarck engineer war with France?

A) He supported the Hohenzollern candidate for the Italian throne. B) He invaded without cause. C) He edited and “released” the Ems Dispatch to orchestrate the conflict. D) He attacked French allies. E) He executed the French Ambassador to Prussia.

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The activist and educator who was the head of Highlander Folk School’s innovative civil rights education project was __________

A) Rosa Parks B) Septima Clark C) Claudette Colvin D) Jo Ann Robinson

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Booker T. Washington led ____, an industrial school in Alabama that focuses on training black students in agriculture and the trades

a. Vassar College b. Washington University c. Howard University d. Tuskegee Institute e. Spellman College

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