The Watts riot in 1965 symbolized
a. the still-troubled racial situation in the deep South.
b. the rise of the Black Muslim movement in Los Angeles.
c. the more militant and confrontational new phase of the civil rights movement.
d. the power of Martin Luther King in the black community.
e. the ineffectiveness of the Voting Rights Act.
c
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In an attempt to free the American hostages in Iran, President Carter
a. ordered a daring rescue mission that failed. b. apologized for past CIA involvement in Iran. c. returned the shah to Iran. d. publicly condemned the state of Israel.
Incidents such as occurred at the University of Alabama, Little Rock High School, and
the University of Mississippi, were successful because of support from all of the following EXCEPT a) blacks who demanded their legal rights. b) governors who used the National Guard to protect students. c) federal courts that overturned segregation laws. d) presidents who enforced integration edicts. e) favorable national public response.
What was the social philosophy of Herbert Hoover, as expounded in his book American Individualism?
A) Big business was the answer to America's problems. B) He saw unfettered competition as the life force of capitalism. C) He advocated a cooperative, socially responsible economic order shaped by the voluntary action of capitalist leaders. D) He supported direct government intervention in the economy. E) He argued in favor of higher wages and higher personal income taxes.
Who was imported to provide the labor for shoveling guano along the Pacific coasts of Chile, Peru and Bolivia?
a. African slaves. b. Indigenous people. c. Poor white farmers. d. Hindus from India. e. Chinese laborers.