When black film star Lena Horne noticed German POWs were seated in front of black soldiers for her performance at Fort Riley in Kansas, she:
A) sang songs especially for them.
B) left the stage to sing for her black fans in the rear.
C) refused to perform.
D) sued the military for racial discrimination.
Answer: B
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a. John Jay. b. John Marshall. c. James Madison. d. Alexander Hamilton. e. Aaron Burr.
The chapter introduction relates the story of the "World's Columbian Exposition" to make the point that
A. the 1890s marked a return to a more stable political and social order after the upheavals of the previous two decades. B. American society and the world had been transformed by the industrial revolution. C. by the 1890s, politicians from the South and the West were winning national office more regularly than easterners. D. a political revolution in the 1890s undermined the longstanding power of the Republican party.
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What will be an ideal response?
In what document did Great Britain pledge to establish Palestine as a "national home for the Jewish people"?
A. Treaty of Versailles B. Balfour Declaration C. Palestinian Policy D. Colonial Agreement of 1925