Discuss how magazines shaped (or reflected) the American public's image of the West
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Pictures that accompanied stories of the West illustrated Indians as savages, while actions of the U.S. Army were justified. The reader would be unlikely to have any sympathy for the Indians' plight.
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a. that disparities in white and black test performance resulted from innate intelligence rather than educational background b. that the central problem of the black community was the proliferation of female-headed households c. that federal programs designed to lift African Americans out of poverty instead transformed them into a class of dependents d. that terrorism by militant black groups represented the single greatest threat to America’s domestic security
The _________ coast was dry and hot, with today's Djibouti posting the highest average temperatures in the world.
a. Mediterranean Sea. b. Persian Gulf. c. Sixth Nile Cataract. d. Red Sea.
One of the reasons Homo habilis replaced the australopithecines hominids is that Homo habilis had which advantage?
a. more females and thus a larger reproductive capability b. longer legs and could chase down food faster c. more males and could thus hunt more d. larger brain capacities and the ability to use tools, which allowed for a more varied diet e. a bipedal motion
Under the Republic, the heads of state were known as consuls and __________.
A. were elected to one-year terms B. lacked real governing authority C. held active military commands D. hailed from the plebeian class