In 1963, many Americans were sickened by __________
A) the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
B) the behavior of whites as black students attempted to enter a school in Little Rock, Arkansas
C) accounts of massacres of civilians in the remote regions of South Vietnam
D) violence committed by authorities against civil rights activists in Birmingham, Alabama
Answer: D
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A. Russia B. France C. Prussia D. England
What did Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, advocate?
A) blacks should return to Africa. B) blacks should return to the rural South because northern migration had led only to the ghetto. C) blacks should integrate into white society. D) blacks should focus on the acquisition of practical skills while temporarily accepting second-class status. E) blacks should exercise political power by voting.
A major obstacle to African nationalism was
a. The artificial political boundaries that Europeans had drawn b. Inter-ethnic strife c. Few Africans had political experience d. The colonial education systems were generally poor e. All of these choices
With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, __________ became an American way of life.
a) Consumerism b) Social conformity c) Planned obsolescence d) A 40 hour work week