According to the reading, Ulysses S. Grant was
A. the first acting president after the Civil War.
B. a peacemaker with Congress and the nation.
C the top Union General in the Civil War.
D. an unpopular and ineffective president.
According to the author, a MAIOR weakness of Grant's administration was it
A. championed the rights of freed slaves.
B. was filled with his political cronies.
C. sent troops south to protect people.
D. caused economic woes in Europe.
The word "subvert” in the last paragraph MOST NEARLY means to
A. encourage or incite.
B. keep or maintain.
C. damage or destroy.
D. stall or delay.

Why did bernstein feel" a sunburst of deliverance" when the atomomic bomb was dropped on hiroshima?

Igor stravinksy’s ballet, the rite of spring, featured clashing music, harsh sounds and deliberately ugly dancing. upon its premier, theater goers literally rioted in the seats of the venue. historians argue this moment is a “breaking point” where europe proves it is destined to be plunged into world war i. why would historians make such a claim? a people were genuinely angry that someone so bad at composing could make a ballet b the ballet represents colonialism. it showed the consequences of centuries of exploitation of non-european people. c the ballet represents the changing ideologies of modernity. the youth of europe breaking all the old rules and the old guard clinging on to the last bits of power d the ballet represents war itself. it drudged up old rivalries between the french and german peoples, inciting the lust for combat.

Until 1987, in cases of extradition, a. all fugitives were protected from extradition by their political beliefsb. all fugitives were protected from extradition by their racec. the federal government could not force a state governor to return a fugitived. the federal government had the power to force a state governor to return a fugitive