Question 1
Images such as this one of the atomic bomb that destroyed much of Nagasaki attest to the __________.
A) sound reasoning behind President Truman's decision to drop the bomb
B) courage of those who developed the atomic bomb
C) psychological impact of the atomic bomb
D) carelessness of the Americans in using the atomic bomb
Question 2
How did the European concept of slavery differ from the African concept of slavery?
A) Slaves owned by Europeans were treated respectfully because they were valuable property.
B) European slavery was permanent and hereditary.
C) Africans worked their slaves harder than Europeans.
D) Slaves belonging to Europeans could attain positions of privilege.
Question 3
What two factors in the late nineteenth century led directly to middle-class women having new, more public roles in American society?
A) bicycling and more liberating styles of clothing
B) greater roles in business and politics
C) lower birth rates and the right to vote
D) a rise in education and increased involvement in charitable and reformist clubs
Question 4
Though West African societies were as diverse as those in the Americas, they were different in that only West Africans __________.
A) had extensive trade networks
B) followed polytheistic religious traditions
C) practiced Islam
D) had both patrilineal and matrilineal societies