Historian Eric Williams has argued that __________
A) the crews on slavers were intentionally cruel.
B) ship captains encouraged cruelty toward slaves.
C) the terrors of the Middle Passage have been exaggerated.
D) death rates during the Middle Passage were higher than is generally thought.
Answer: C
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Eugene Debs was arrested and imprisoned for __________
A) selling military secrets to the Central Powers B) refusing to join the army after he was drafted C) criticizing the government for limiting free speech D) publicly expressing support for the Central Powers
In what way may gender roles sometimes produce bias against men in the workplace?
What will be an ideal response?
The French government sought to reassert its authority in Indochina following World War II for which of the following reasons?
A. Control of Indochina would restore France's faltering prestige. B. The French government feared that Vietnam would fall into anarchy in the absence of French rule. C. Continued French control of Indochina would prevent the USSR from dominating Southeast Asia. D. Indochina possessed valuable oil reserves. E. All of these.
The Indian priestly caste was known as the
a. kshatriya. b. pariah. c. brahmin. d. vaisya. e. volcana.