Whose beating, and the subsequent acquittal of the policemen who carried out the beating, led to deadly rioting in Los Angeles?
A. Spike Lee
B. Rodney King
C. Jessie Jackson
D. Marion Barry
Answer: B
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A) may offer the participant the opportunity for rapid intimacy B) make it easy to trust and gain credibility C) incorporate both verbal and nonverbal messages D) have very limited conflict and miscommunication
The chapter introduction tells the story of federal investigator Lorena Hickok to make the point that
A. the decade of the Depression and the New Deal was also the decade of gangsters, environmental abuse, and underground radical movements. B. while New Deal programs helped many Americans, a closer look revealed inefficiency, corruption, and waste. C. Depression-bound Americans found hope in liberal social welfare programs of an activist federal government. D. Franklin Roosevelt not only had to lead the nation out of the Depression, he also had to cope with entrenched opposition to his reforms within the federal government itself.
The Normandy invasion
A. freed Italy. B. failed because of stiffening Russian resistance and the onset of winter. C. failed, and Hitler was not able to conquer Britain. D. allowed Hitler to surprise the French and enter Paris with relative ease. E. overwhelmed the Germans and led to the collapse of the German western front.
Oberlin College is credited with being
a. the first women's college b. the first coeducational college c. the first historically all-black college d. the first land-grant college e. the oldest college in the United States