What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?
A. Hernando Cortés
B. Vasco de Balboa
C. Amerigo Vespucci
D. Juan Ponce de León
E. Ferdinand Magellan
E
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The Soviet economy
a. grew rapidly in the heavy industry sector during the late 1940s and the early 1950s. b. was, unlike the capitalist economies, devoted to raising the living standards of the poorest workers, the "toiling masses." c. obtained capital for expansion from overseas governments and investors. d. was overseen from Gosplan headquarters in the Lyubyanka building in Kharkov. e. became consumer driven, thus eliminating black-market activity.
Which of the following statements about the role of churches in black communities is LEAST accurate?
a. A number of black newspapers and schools opened in churches before finding their own buildings. b. Some black churches linked racial uplift with institutional segregation from white churches. c. Many black churches grafted the Progressive ideology of the Social Gospel unto the struggle for racial uplift, uniting the goals of Christianity, social reform, and black advancement. d. Fundraising and community mobilization at black churches remained dominated by men, forcing black women to pursue social reform through secular institutions.
Which of the following is true of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer?
A. He strongly encouraged Wilson to resign the presidency after his stroke. B. He sought to achieve equal rights and opportunities for African Americans during the war. C. In the "Palmer raids" of 1920, he disregarded basic civil liberties. D. He instituted suits against corporations that had made excessive profits on war contracts.
What was the early relationship between the Islamic world and the Turks of Central Asia? How did they interrelate with one another?
What will be an ideal response?