When James Meredith tried to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962,
A) the state's governor supported his right to attend the university.
B) blacks decided to boycott the bus system in Oxford.
C) riots resulted.
D) the Supreme Court refused to support Meredith's admission.
Answer: C
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A) accurate reporting of newspapers owned by William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer B) Spanish Ambassador's, Depuy de Lome, characterization of President McKinley as spineless C) sinking of the ship Brooklyn D) loss of profit by American sugar producers in Cuba.
What does the architecture shown in this painting of the central plaza of Mexico City reveal about Spain's approach to colonization?
A) Commerce was banned within the confines of the plaza. B) The design of the plaza demonstrates the lack of urban planning used in Spanish colonial towns and cities. C) The Spanish constructed buildings along the plaza to emphasize the strong power of the church and state. D) Women were forbidden from attending events in public areas like the plaza.
After the __________, the United States increased its military involvement in the war in Vietnam.
a. Mai Lai massacre b. Gulf of Tonkin affair c. Battle of Haiphong d. Tet offensive
Who produced a world map that was essential to European explorers in the late fifteenth century?
a. Aristotle b. Prince Henry the Navigator c. Ptolemy d. Christopher Columbus e. Hernán Cortés