Social cohesion has been made difficult in developing states because
a. of the fact that colonial borders ignored the location of local ethnic groups.
b. they received their independence late, when class wars had become rampant.
c. precolonial kings have returned to foment rebellions, some successfully.
d. colonial rulers had enforced equality, leaving no local elite rulers upon independence.
e. no precolonial history existed of economically viable, large-scale, complex societies.
A
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a. Amoral, because he advocates the separation of church and state b. Amoral, because he advocates removing morality from political equations altogether c. Immoral, because he advocates violence for violence's sake d. Immoral, because he notes that, "it is necessary… to be a lion to terrify the wolves" e. All of the above
Which of the following did not contribute to black migration to the North?
a. urban decentralization b. the growth of industrial production that followed World War II c. the decline of southern agriculture d. farm mechanization
Violence, when used by civil rights activists and white segregationists, tended to
A. reduce public support for their respective positions. B. reduce public support for civil rights activists but enhance it for white segregationists. C. reduce public support for white segregationists but enhance it for civil rights activists. D. enhance public support for their respective positions. E. first reduce, then subsequently enhance, public support for their respective positions.
Generalized feelings of distrust, cynicism, and powerlessness stemming from television's emphasis on the negative aspects of American life have been labeled __________
Fill in the blank with the right word.