The early twentieth century Middle Eastern leader, and the first head of state to attempt to secularize Islam, was
a. King Farouk.
b. Kemal Ataturk.
c. Abdul Gamal Nasser.
d. Saddam Hussein.
e. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
b
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Why did President Roosevelt not act in favor of civil rights for African Americans?
A. Concerns of African Americans were not widespread knowledge at this time. B. He had no authority to write equality measures into New Deal reforms. C. Roosevelt's personal Progressive beliefs did not extend to racial equality. D. He knew it would cost him political support in the south.
Puritans believed that a person's salvation depended on
a. good works. b. following the teachings of the church. c. God's covenant of grace. d. chance. e. attending church.
Why did the New England colonies develop differently from the Chesapeake colonies? a. The New England settlers rejected the institution of slavery. b. The New England colonies were royal colonies and were never run by corporations. c. Religion was a much more important force in shaping New England society than it was in shapingChesapeake society
d. The migrants who chose to settle in New England were generally younger than those who settled in theChesapeake.
At the outset of the Chinese civil war, what did Josef Stalin do?
A. He trusted and admired the independent-minded communist leader Mao Zedong. B. He did not expect a communist victory. C. He sent troops to aid the communist faction. D. He supported Chiang Kai-shek. E. He agreed to bomb Chinese border towns.