Slavery was the central part of Europe's relations with Africa since the age of exploration. During the new imperialism
a. slavery was still being practiced during the early part of the period by the African themselves and Arab merchants.
b. the Atlantic slave trade had long been halted, and the Berlin Conference declared an end to slavery in Africa.
c. Liberia has been established in western Africa as a homeland for freed slaves from the United States.
d. capitalist enterprises like those of King Leopold of Belgium practiced de facto slavery.
e. all of the above
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What conclusion did most Americans reach when watching this 1991 video clip of Los Angeles police beating African American Rodney King after pursuing him on an 8-mile car chase?
A) Most Americans were divided on whether there was a racist police force using brutality against blacks or whether police were just doing their job to keep law and order. B) The majority of the American public believed that the Los Angeles policemen were poorly trained and harbored racist attitudes toward blacks and Latinos. C) Most Americans supported the jury's decision that the officers were overworked and were doing their job to uphold law and order in a dangerous neighborhood. D) Blacks and Latinos in Los Angeles marched in peaceful demonstrations to protest the jury's "not guilty" decision against the police charged with King's beating.
Which of the following best describes the position on slavery of most northerners during the sectional crises of the 1850s?
a. They were willing to accept slavery where it existed but opposed further expansion to the territories. b. They were active supporters of complete abolition. c. They favored continued importation of slaves from Africa. d. They advocated expansion of the slave system to provide cheap labor for northern factories. e. They advocated complete social and political equality for all races in the United States.
In 1921, an uprising in Tulsa, Oklahoma, resulted in the __________
A) deaths of fifty black people and the destruction of the black community there B) federal government offering survivors reparations C) impeachment of the governor of Oklahoma D) passage of the first federal antilynching legislation
What did Harriet Tubman and Mary Elizabeth Bowser have in common?
A) They both served as nurses for the Union. B) They both received the Medal of Honor. C) They both spied for the Union. D) They both died in battle.