The political scientist Samuel P. Huntington predicted in a recent book that
a. a peaceful and prosperous globalization is inevitable.
b. Western values and institutions would soon dominate the world.
c. civilizations would clash because of ethnic, cultural, and religious differences.
d. Western institutions and values would be replaced by the Confucian values of Asia.
e. capitalism as an economic system would triumph but liberal democracy would succumb to religious fundamentalism.
c
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The events of "Polish October" demonstrated that
a. the Polish people were close to a revolt against Moscow. b. the Polish people had not lost their traditional values and sense of independence. c. Poles would fight for the freedom of their bishops. d. reform of a Communist system was impossible. e. the Soviet Union would not tolerate any deviation from the Soviet line.
Which of the following is true concerning the involvement of free blacks in the abolitionist movement during the nation's earliest years?
a. Free blacks established their own abolitionist societies through which they extended aid to fugitive slaves. b. Free blacks did not speak in favor of abolition until a minority of whites had advocated the immediate end to slavery c. Free blacks, like antislavery whites, recognized William Lloyd Garrison as the nation's most represent ativeabolitionist. d. Free blacks were too busy trying to cope with a racist society to become concerned with those still enslaved.
How was the egalitarianism of early Islam transformed by the Abbasid caliphs?
a. They lived in the splendor of a Sasanian court. b. Greek became the language of the court. c. They were increasingly accessible to the public. d. Caliphs strove to appear as common Muslims in dress and surroundings. e. Living in Sasanian courts, they were addressed as "the shadow of God on earth."
During the late nineteenth century, the growth of large corporations was helped by
A. the realization that great ventures could not be financed by any single person. B. sales of company stock to the public. C. both sales of company stock to the public and "limited liability" laws. D. "limited liability" laws. E. All these answers are correct.