“Lawrence of Arabia” helped the members of a prominent family, the ______ from Mecca, to assume leadership of the Arabs for a promised national kingdom in Syria and Palestine.
a. Baathists.
b. Sharifs.
c. Sauds.
d. Hashemites.
d. Hashemites.
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In 1950, Alger Hiss was convicted of __________
A) being a Communist in the 1930s B) spying for Germany during World War II C) passing secrets to the Soviet Union D) perjury in denying his Communist connections
When the Korematsu case came before the Supreme Court, ____________________.
A. the court refused to hear the case until after the war was over B. the court ruled that the policy of internment was unconstitutional C. the court upheld the government's policy of internment D. the court sent the case to a lower court for review, where it was allowed to languish until the end of the war
The king revoked the company's charter and made Virginia a royal colony in 1624 for what reason?
A. Indian attacks on the settlers required revenue for security. B. An investigation revealed the horrible death rate for the Spanish. C. He wanted to keep all the colony's profits for the royal treasury. D. More than 3,000 immigrants had succumbed to the brutal conditions of Chesapeake life.
In the 1950s and 1960s what did the Warren Court do?
A) It issued a string of decisions declaring unconstitutional most of the liberal Great Society programs of the Johnson administration. B) It refused to decide on any of the major social or political issues of the day. C) It was responsible for a series of liberal decisions enraged more conservative Americans. D) It began to lobby openly for a more vigorous American military policy in Vietnam. E) It acted beyond the powers of the Constitution and saw several of its members impeached.