History Answers

What caused city-states to develop in Sumer and form the world’s first civilization?

If someone wanted to learn about the philosophy behind the Harlem Renaissance, whose books would you recommend?

A. Zora Neale Hurston
B. Alain Locke
C. Langston Hughes
D. All answers are correct.

When did the second era of the KKK begin?

A. during Reconstruction in the 1860s
B. during the Jim Crow era in the 1880s
C. during World War I in the 1920s
D. after World War II in the 1940s

How did newspapers such as The Chicago Defender shape African American history?

A. They encouraged African Americans to migrate to the North.
B. They circulated widely in the U.S., especially in the South.
C. They provided a voice of leadership and spoke out against racial injustice.
D. All answers are correct.

In what way did the 1965 Moynihan Report imply that government needed to reform welfare?

A. by combining payments with military service
B. by giving parents an incentive to raise children together
C. by connecting it with the criminal justice system
D. All answers are correct.

The Republican Party has the support of a few conservative African Americans including _____.

A. Toni Morrison
B. Barbara Jordan
C. Bill Cosby
D. Clarence Thomas

Which statement about Jesse Jackson's presidential bids in 1984 and 1988 is correct?

A. Many more people voted for Jackson in 1984 than in 1988.
B. Jackson was the first African American candidate in a presidential primary.
C. Jackson's position as senator earned him influence and support.
D. No answer is correct

If you are a police chief in 1994, you might expect a civil disturbance on a day when _____.

A. police officers are videotaped using excessive force
B. police officers are convicted in court of using excessive force and sent to jail
C. police officers are acquitted of charges of using excessive force, despite videotape evidence
D. victims of excessive force by the police win a huge cash settlement through civil lawsuits

How did the different social classes of sumer interact with one another

Read Columbus’s letter to Lord Treasurer Sanchez (Attached). Compose a short essay (250-500 words) in which you compare his portrayal of Native Americans with Aztec, Congolese, and Chinese portrayals of Europeans in the primary sources.