In 1968, during the Democratic convention in Chicago, antiwar protesters
A. forced significant changes to the party platform.
B. went on a destructive rampage through city streets.
C. invaded the convention hall.
D. were attacked by police in a bloody riot in the streets of Chicago.
E. organized a massive hunger strike that drew worldwide notice.
D
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During the final two years of the Civil War, it became obvious that Southern planters ____________.
A. were willing to accept momentous changes in their lives in order to bolster the Confederate war effort B. recognized that the idea of states' rights had been a casualty of the war C. were the only element left in the South that still supported the Confederate government D. were more committed to their own selfish interests than to the creation of an independent Southern nation
The Onin War is best described as a period of intense warfare in
a. an otherwise peaceful period. b. sharp contrast to the period that followed it. c. sharp contrast to the period that preceded it. d. a long period of endemic conflict.
Northern delegates to the Constitutional Convention objected to counting slaves as part of the population for electoral representation to the House of Representatives because they:
a. were opposed to slavery and did not want to sanction it b. feared it would give the South too much power in the House c. objected to Southern congressmen bringing their slaves to the capital d. thought owners would tell slaves how to vote
As a consequence of its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, France had to
a. abandon Algeria. b. give up the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. c. demilitarize. d. agree to an defensive alliance with Prussia. e. give up its Asian colonies.