Why were the civil rights riots in Detroit in 1967 particularly alarming?
A. Detroit was predominantly white.
B. Detroit was not physically an inner city.
C. Detroit was attacked by juvenile delinquents.
D. Detroit was governed by African Americans.
Answer: D
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A) They both led successful revolts aboard ships to gain their freedom. B) They both led unsuccessful revolts and were killed by the American government. C) They were both successful black lawyers who defended slavery. D) They were both white men who fought for greater restrictions on slaves.
The Shang dynasty
a. came to power immediately after the Han dynasty. b. was the only one in ancient China to master the widespread use of steel and the printing press. c. established its capitals at Lhasa and Samarkand. d. was the first to employ over half of its people in various types of heavy manufacturing. e. equipped its army with two-horse chariots.
Which of the following was not a reason for U.S. intervention in 1898?
A) U.S. leaders feared that the escalating violence would destroy private property in Cuba. B) U.S. policymakers feared the possibility of a "race war" in Cuba. C) The United States feared the spread of communism. D) The U.S. public favored war to stop Spanish brutality and promote Cuban freedom.
What disease was known to slave crews as “bloody flux”?
A) smallpox B) dysentery C) yellow fever D) measles