The target of Rosa Parks's protest in Montgomery, Alabama, was the denial of the right of African Americans to
a. use Montgomery city buses to transport African American children to after-school activities.
b. sit wherever they liked on city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, without having to give up their seats to whitepassengers
c. secure jobs driving Montgomery city buses.
d. ride on Montgomery city buses during the evening hours.
b
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How did the underground railroad help to end slavery?
A) It assisted southern whites in recapturing escaped slaves, hastening the end of slavery. B) It funded many African Americans' return to Africa and reduced the number of slaves in the U.S. C) It helped slaves escape and undermined slavery in the South. D) It lobbied Congress to end slavery through slave rebellions.
In what way did Theodore Roosevelt embody pragmatism?
a. In breaking the trusts, he demonstrated that he believed in natural laws instead of actions. b. In deciding to run for office a second time (for his third term as president), he demonstrated a belief in the absolute truth of his right to the presidency. c. In his brokering an agreement between coal miners and owners, he showed that he could pick manageable problems and work to solve them. d. In his conservation of wilderness in America, he demonstrated his belief in divine laws, meaning that God had given America the land to take care of. e. In his unequal treatment of African Americans, he demonstrated the pragmatic ability to be "tough-minded" in a world with no easy answers.
The mastermind of the 1995 Riyadh bombing and the bombing of the destroyer U.S.S Cole was
a. Yasir Arafat. b. Saddam Hussein. c. Osama bin Laden. d. Ali-Hassan al-Majid.
The United States intervened in Haiti and Bosnia during the 1990s to
(a) gain access to new markets (b) acquire colonies for an economic empire (c) stop conflicts within those nations (d) disrupt international drug trafficking