How was the Spanish-American War ironic for African Americans?
a. Most of the people African American soldiers fought against in Cuba had the same African heritage.
b. African Americans were not permitted to fight in the Cuban conflict but were allowed to fight in the Philippines.
c. African Americans were not permitted to fight in Cuba and could only work as cooks, medics, and servants to white soldiers.
d. The United States was fighting to give Cubans freedom, yet they were annexing Hawaii and the
Philippines, essentially denying them freedom.
e. The United States were fighting to give Cubans freedom, yet they denied freedom to African
Americans.
E
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A) They had to surrender their liberty to the government. B) They generally did not support the rebellion in the first place. C) The wealthy could pay for a substitute or were exempted from service. D) It violated the basic principle of states’ rights.
Which of the following regions had a government where the king made policy decisions after hearing the views of the various tribal chiefs?
a. the kingdom of Oyo b. the kingdom of the Asante c. the Ottoman empire d. Egypt
Which of the following statements could NOT be attributed to the political philosophy of Karl Marx?
A) Earlier socialist theories based on utopian schemes were silly and unrealistic. B) In the aftermath of the victory of the proletariat, the state would emerge permanently as a powerful dictatorship. C) History was shaped by the available means of production and who controlled them . D) Revolution of the proletariat against the bourgeoisie was inevitable.
Nineteenth-century bourgeois liberals
a. advocated property requirements for voting. b. called for officeholding to be restricted to men of property. c. believed that government should be in the hands of an educated middle class. d. hoped that their desired form of goverment would prevent revolution. e. all of the above