Matthew C. Perry led the American expedition that established commercial concessions with Japan
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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If lynching victims were predominantly male, how did black women experience white-generated violence?
A) Many were subjected to rape by white men. B) Whites actually lynched black men and women in equal numbers. C) Black women were always cheated out of their earnings by whites. D) Black women had to endure threats of violence against their children.
Who was the wife of Odysseus and the ideal Homeric woman?
A. Penelope B. Clytemnestra C. Arete D. Helen
In addition to providing food, what other benefits did the cultivation of crops provide?
a. completely replaced hunting as a source of food b. prevented rivers and lakes from flooding c. provided fiber from clothing and herbs for medicine d. brought social equality to men and women e. allowed for more frequent migration of peoples
Why did reformers turn their attention to prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages in the nineteenth century?
A) They felt that high tariffs on alcohol were leading more people into poverty. B) They felt that large producers of alcoholic beverages were driving smaller companies out of business. C) They did not want Americans to import alcoholic beverages from other countries. D) They believed that drunkenness was the cause of many social evils. E) They were worried that people were buying harmful liquor because alcoholic beverages were not regulated.