The Estates-General was convened in 1789 in order to deal with the
a. invasion of Silesia.
b. near bankruptcy of the French Treasury.
c. grievances of the French peasantry.
d. discontent in the French colonies.
e. Louis XVI's demand for more power.
b
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If current trends continue, by 2050, African Americans will become the nation's largest minority group.
a. true b. false
Why was the federal budget not capable of being balanced under Ronald Reagan?
A) Tax Cuts to business left the government short B) Huge military spending for Star Wars C) Deregulation of the economy to allow for competition D) Payment of FDIC loans to cover bank debt E) All of these
In 1967, who became the first black mayor of a major American city?
A) Vernon Jordan of Jackson B) Tom Bradley of Los Angeles C) Carl Stokes of Cleveland D) Martin Luther King, Jr., of Atlanta