The African words zinzin and gris-gris referred to
a. strains of rice grown in Louisiana.
b. charms or amulets carried for protection.
c. a special headdress which distinguished Bambara people from other African groups.
d. the land allotted to slaves to work for their own profit.
b. charms or amulets carried for protection.
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"Alabama Fever" refers to:
A) widespread malaria outbreaks among slaves. B) Southern whites moving southwest into new lands. C) cholera epidemics in southern cities. D) rice planters' fear of competition from cotton.
Which of these was not a form of popular resistance to the military dictatorship?
A) The creation of human rights organizations. B) The development of "national rock," with outdoor concerts that protested the dictatorship. C) The organization of women into groups like the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. D) The establishment of a well-organized and effective guerrilla insurrection.
The ________ and ________ parties were founded to fight slavery
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which statement best describes Mussolini's Fascist rule in Italy?
a. It gave him total control over all aspects of Italian life. b. It achieved greater power, in repression and media control, than the dictatorships in Germany and the Soviet Union did. c. It tried to involve all Italian socialists in a program of indoctrination, but achieved only limited success in that area. d. It promoted an egalitarian view of women´s roles in society. e. It was strongly supported by business and large landlord groups.