Which of these events spurred Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act in April 1866?
a. The emergence of the Ku Klux Klan
b. Johnson's threat to impose Reconstruction through military force
c. The eruption of antiblack violence in various parts of the South
d. A precipitous decline in Johnson's political support
c. The eruption of antiblack violence in various parts of the South
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What helped avoid a nuclear exchange in the early years of the Cold War?
a) Until rocket and jet technology caught up, neither side had the capability to deliver a heavy nuclear weapon long-distance. b) Neither side had more than a primitive understanding of nuclear weapons. Consider This: Early nuclear weapons had to be delivered by slow, low-flying propeller planes. See 14.5: Narrative: Big Ivan. c) Until 1954, the Soviet Union and the United States were technically allies. Consider This: Early nuclear weapons had to be delivered by slow, low-flying propeller planes. See 14.5: Narrative: Big Ivan. d) There was enough leftover World War II weaponry to make nuclear bombs superfluous. Consider This: Early nuclear weapons had to be delivered by slow, low-flying propeller planes. See 14.5: Narrative: Big Ivan.
In the presidential election of 1960, with Vice President Nixon opposing Democrat John F. Kennedy, the decisive event was probably:
a) Kennedy's claim that his Catholic religion would have no impact on his presidency b) Nixon's endorsement from President Eisenhower, the most popular president since FDR c) the televised debates in which Kennedy appeared more poised and articulate than Nixon d) the selection of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. as Republican vice-presidential candidate
The term feudal was introduced by
a. modern-day scholars to describe the years 1000 to 1340. b. people who lived during the years 1000 to 1400. c. landlords of the time when referring to the obligations of their serfs. d. legalists after 1600. e. the church, when addressing its members.
Some free blacks in the South also owned slaves
Indicate whether the statement is true or false