History Answers

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.

how do spartan political principles compare with Confucian ideas and goals? why was Confucianism more successful? how did spartan value compare with legalism

From what region did the immigration laws of 1968 allow more immigrants?

A. Africa
B. Caribbean islands
C. Asia and India
D. All answers are correct.

Until 1948, homeowners who wanted to prevent their property from being purchased by African Americans or other non-white people would employ which practice?

A. blockbusting
B. housing covenants
C. redlining
D. equity of redemption

Topic is Orientalism: then and now...

What do you think about Said's theory? Considering examples such as the movies: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Wind and the Lion (1975), Indiana Jones (1981), and many others, do you think Said's argument still holds? Do you think that there also is an "Occidentalism" (here meaning a specific way that the Middle Easterners have viewed the West) that no one has really addressed yet?

Bring in specific examples from the video(s), or add your own examples of movies you have seen that are similar to engage your classmates in the discussion and avoid generalized statements.

Anthropology

Controversy arose when the 3.2 million year-old fossil specimen, “Lucy” (Australopithecus afarensis) was transported to the United States for an exhibit. Do you think fossils should be moved for exhibition? What are the pros and cons for this?

In the era of religion, romanticism, and reform, what impact did religion have on American society in this era?

Which statement would Booker T. Washington most likely agree with?

A. Political rights and power must come before economic success.
B. Earning money through hard work will eventually bring political rights.
C. Ending segregation and discrimination is the way to economic power.
D. All answers are correct.

The development of Renaissance to which so many of western civilization’s modern achievements is credited, some argue, itself owes its existence to the works of Medieval Muslims. Considering many of the socio-political problems in the region today, what do you think has caused the Muslim regions to fall behind in modern times?

Julie is tired of feeling like the U.S. is divided between liberals and conservatives. Whose political rhetoric would most likely appeal to her?

A. Barack Obama
B. Alan Keyes
C. Richard Nixon
D. George W. Bush