Who were the “beats” of the 1950s?
A) jazz musicians who experimented with folk music
B) a light rock group on a popular variety show
C) writers and poets who rebelled against materialistic values
D) a motorcycle gang whose members included Jack Kerouac and James Dean
E) a group of talented screenplay writers in the early days of television
Answer: C
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A) farmers B) merchants C) railroad workers D) cattle herders
The Hellenistic era describes an age that saw
A) the extension and imitation of Greek culture throughout the ancient Near East. B) the absence of autocratic power for nearly three centuries. C) the disappearance of a Greek cultural legacy until Roman times. D) Alexander's successors maintain a united empire until Roman times. E) the disappearance of Greek religious beliefs and practices.
The “queue edict” mandated that:
a. Manchu females were forbidden to bind their feet. b. Chinese men could continue wearing their hair in traditional styles, but could not be a part of the military banners if they did. c. Chinese men had to adopt the Manchu style of shaving their entire heads. d. Chinese men had to adopt the Manchu style of a shaved forehead with a long braid in back.
Most new immigrants intended to do what after working in the US for a period of time?
What will be an ideal response?