What was a key conclusion of the 1968 Kerner Commission Report?
What will be an ideal response?
Shut out of white-dominated society, poor African Americans felt they had no stake in society and believed violence was their only way to push back.
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A. able to wield more authority than their Greek counterparts B. encouraged to serve in the military C. less independent than their Greek counterparts D. the sole leaders of religious rituals
What was the system based on the belief in having positive trade balances protected by a nation or government?
A) ?capitalism B) ?mercantilism C) ?communism D) ?syndicalism E) ?socialism
"The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery." Explain this assessment by W. E. B. Du Bois of the Reconstruction era by offering the historical evidence that supports each of the three parts of the quote.
What will be an ideal response?
The results of the 1854 congressional elections were significant because they
A. demonstrated strong support in Northern states for the Kansas-Nebraska Act. B. were the last time the South was assured of a sympathetic majority in Congress. C. marked the first time a sectional party based on a sectional issue had gained substantial power in the political system. D. resulted in such an even division of power between the parties that meaningful action by Congress was virtually impossible.