Why did Islamic extremists from al-Qaeda choose the World Trade Center towers in New York City as the site to plow two hijacked airplanes into on September 11, 2001?
A) They housed anti-terrorist offices that were investigating al-Qaeda.
B) President George W. Bush was scheduled to appear at the World Trade Center that day.
C) They symbolized American dominance of the world economy.
D) They were the tallest targets in the planes' flight paths.
C
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a. poor organization. b. colonial disunity and weak central authority. c. a weak economy and lack of military supplies. d. the necessity of employing European officers. e. a poorly trained militia and few professional soldiers.
The McCarran-Walter Act:
a) removed immigration quotas based on nationality. b) made immigration law much more flexible for Asians and Latinos. c) recognized the need for political asylum for refugees from South Africa. d) authorized the deportation of communists, including naturalized citizens. e) was supported by President Truman.
Buddhism became popular in China for all the following reasons EXCEPT
A) its transcendence of class and gender. B) the absence of monasteries. C) the bodhisattvas who postponed their release from the cycle of birth and rebirth in order to save others. D) its promise of salvation for all. E) the idea of salvation through faith.
The upper paleolithic era is known for being the era in which
A. the world's human population experienced a sharp decline and humans almost became extinct. B. humans began to form more complex societies and engage in higher levels of symbolic communication. C. humans left Africa and began to colonize the globe. D. humans obtained the power of language from other hominin species.