Why is ethnocentrism a problem for historians?
A) It keeps us from understanding other societies in their own terms.
B) It is racist.
C) It is the product of the imperial phase, which is now over.
D) It tends to lead historians to ignore non-Western cultures.
A
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How were all liberals in the nineteenth century united?
A. They wanted to strengthen the monarchs in their respective countries. B. They wanted to overturn all conservative orders of their time. C. They wanted more government intervention in the economy. D. They wanted to give upper-class individuals the right to vote.
How did New Deal programs respond to the needs of African Americans?
A) Legislation focused more on civil rights than on relief. B) African Americans were prioritized in hiring for public works projects. C) Their needs were virtually ignored. D) African Americans received more aid than before, though often less than whites. E) Southern Democrats effectively blocked all of FDR's efforts to provide aid.
Whose interests did the National Woman's Party largely represent?
A. working-class women B. professional and business women C. the wealthiest women D. young women
All of the following statements are true of the Dark Ages EXCEPT
A) Literacy rates rose dramatically. B) There was an increase in piracy and vandalism. C) Towns and cities declined and people increasingly went to live on manorial lands. D) The churches suffered numerous scandals. E) The Roman transport network fell to pieces.