During Reconstruction, the Freedmen’s Bureau provided a number of services but was rejected by most African Americans. and was supported by most white Southerners. but lacked the authority to enforce civil rights laws. and was spearheaded by Democrats in Congress.

Given what you know about the experience of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower and the settlement of Plymouth, what topics or themes would you expect to be covered in William Bradford’s account? Include three topics or themes and a brief explanation of why you think they would be of importance to Bradford. Your answer should be at least 150 words.

Which of the following describes a similarity between the Islamic Empire and China’s Tang dynasty during the postclassical era? A. Both engaged in widespread persecution of ethnic and religious minorities. B. Both experienced periods of economic depression following the fall of powerful leaders. C. Both isolated themselves from the rest of the world to protect their own cultures. D. Both spread their cultures internationally by establishing valuable trade routes.

Mrs. Geist is working with her class to find out why some people live longer than others. Which assignment would best exemplify popular thinking after the Scientific Revolution?

1. McCarthyism attacked government, science, education, theater, and Hollywood. What does this pattern reveal about the nature of American anxiety in the 1950s? 2. Two-thirds of the world’s peoples gained their independence between 1945 and 1961. How did the cold war affect this movement toward nationhood? 3. In the 1950s and 1960s, historians debated the question of who started the cold war. In the 1990s, it became more interesting to ask when it started. Why the change, and what questions might today’s historians ask? TIme period: 1945-52