Which of these religious developments shaped the spread of Islam in Persia?
A) the Sunni–Shi'ite split
B) the advent of Sufism
C) the emergence of madrasas
D) the first expansion of Islam
Answer: A
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Which of the following is not a principle drawn from Chief Justice John Marshall's decisions on federal Indian policy?
A) Native Americans had a right to their land because of prolonged occupancy. B) Native Americans were entitled to federal protection. C) They were to be considered a domestic dependent nation. D) They were, essentially, a republic within Georgia. E) Native Americans were a distinct political community.
During the depression, many argued that women workers deprived male breadwinners of jobs. Was this argument valid? Why or why not?
a. Yes, because women were willing to work for lower wages than men. b. Yes, because in the 1920s women had moved into many previously male-dominated jobs. c. No, because women were heavily concentrated in particular occupations dominated by women. d. No, because most women lost their jobs as the depression intensified.
Lyndon Johnson sent more American troops to South Vietnam because
a. he wanted to stop the South Vietnamese policy of giving free land to the peasants. b. he believed that the combined forces of the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese army would have taken over all of Vietnam if he hadn't. c. he wanted to conquer all of Vietnam. d. he planned to establish Vietnam as a staging point for an American military onslaught into China. e. he viewed all of Vietnam as the perfect target for a final Cold War nuclear confrontation.
Planters who owned large plantation houses with at least fifty slaves made up about ______ percent of the white population in the South in 1860
A) 1 B) 75 C) 25 D) 40 E) 90