Which of the following best characterizes Bessie Smith’s music?
A) complicated and precise
B) sophisticated and delicate
C) soft and easy
D) raw and emotional
Answer: D
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It is not true about the development of the public sphere during the nineteenth century that
a. education was crucial in widening the public sphere. b. the illiterate were largely kept out of the public sphere. c. it was widest and most developed in North America and parts of Europe. d. it expanded in Japan and China.
In 1999, the breakdown of the 1995 peace agreement concerning the Balkan crisis led to which of the following?
a. President Clinton tried to persuade Congress to send arms to the Bosnian Muslims. b. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright publicly praised the abrogation of the agreement. c. U.S.-led NATO forces began an aerial bombardment of Serbia. d. Congress demanded the withdrawal of all American forces from the region.
In 1899, supporters of the annexation of the Philippines argued the United States had set a precedent for taking land while treating its inhabitants as dependents with the case of the
A. nation's claiming of Florida from Spain in 1819. B. United States' claiming of California and Texas after the Mexican War. C. United States' taking of Hawaii in 1898. D. North's occupation of the South following the Civil War. E. federal government's treatment of American Indians.
While living lives of relative comfort, plantation mistresses also lived
A) very independently from their husbands. B) under a deeply engrained patriarchy. C) with little control over their households. D) short lives.