Kipling's "white man's burden" referred to
a. the need to redress the slave trade.
b. the cost of establishing European imperial colonies.
c. a sense of obligation to spread European culture and civilization.
d. the stress of being a superior European.
e. the social paradigm constructed by industrialization.
c
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In 1941, African American leader A. Philip Randolph planned to protest __________
A) American involvement in the war B) segregation in the military C) discrimination by employers D) the rise in racial riots across the nation
Although Wilson won only 42% of the popular vote in 1912, he won the electoral vote because of:
A) the strong Socialist vote won by Debs. B) divisions in the Republican Party. C) a Democratic majority in the House. D) Taft and Roosevelt dividing the Southern vote.
Under which leader did the Persian Empire reach its largest territorial boundaries?
a. Cyrus b. Darius c. Xerxes d. Cambyses e. Darius III
The United States' victory in the Mexican War resulted in all of the following except
a. renewed controversy over the issue of extending slavery into the territories. b. a possible split in the Whig and Democrat parties over slavery. c. the cession by Mexico of an enormous amount of land to the United States. d. a rush of settlers to new American territory in California. e. acquisition of the Oregon territory.