What values were associated with the "cult of true womanhood"?
A) egalitarianism with their male counterparts
B) piety, motherhood, and sexual passivity
C) the importance of being consumers in the competitive marketplace
D) women's weaknesses and tendencies toward moral depravity
B
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The peoples of the forest regions of West Africa are important in the study of African-American history because they __________
A) were the first region to trade with Egypt and other Mediterranean areas B) converted to Christianity in significant numbers C) played an important role in the slave trade as traders and victims D) were the first areas to receive colonists from the United States in the early 1800s
The marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella led to all of the following except
A) a determination to create Catholic religious uniformity. B) marriage alliances with the Habsburg and Tudor families. C) Jews were forced to immigrate to the New World. D) the conquest of Granada, the last Muslim stronghold in Spain. E) increased religious intolerance after the defeat of the Muslims.
According to Thomas Hobbes, absolutism is favorable because
A) people create government to enrich society. B) absolute rulers have no limiting power. C) God is the source of power for rulers. D) people are not capable of governing themselves. E) government exists to protect property.
What historic change took place during the 1936 presidential election?
A) Roosevelt was elected president for a third term. B) African American voters switched party loyalty from Republican to Democrat. C) Women voters became a key constituency, turning out in record numbers to assure Roosevelt's reelection. D) Norman Thomas was the first Communist Party member on the ballot. E) None of these choices