To what does "Bleeding Sumner" refer?
A. the agonized pleas on behalf of free labor made by a New York editor
B. violence on the floor of the U.S. Senate
C. the threats of secession and armed defense of southern rights made by a southern Congressman
D. violence in a small town in Kansas
Answer: B
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What was the main reason Alexius Comnenus asked Pope Urban II to use the church's communication network to recruit warriors for him?
A) The Byzantines were short on manpower, while Western Europe had a surplus. B) Alexius had heard that Frankish warriors were especially strong and brave. C) The Muslims holding the territory they had taken from the Byzantines were in disarray and vulnerable. D) Improved communication from East to West made such a recruitment effort feasible for the first time. E) He wanted to bring the West into the Orthodox Church.
Discontent with Soviet rule in which country led to an uprising and brutal Soviet repression in October of 1956?
A) Hungary B) China C) Bulgaria D) East Germany
The hajj commemorates the moment when
a. the Jews fled Egypt. b. Mecca fell to Muslim forces. c. Muhammad had his first vision. d. Joshua fought the battle of Jericho. e. Abraham freed Ishmael.
The Florida Land Bust was a paper scheme in which many people made money
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.