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The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955–1956 was sparked by the arrest of:
Answer: Rosa Parks for not giving up her bus seat
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began in December 1955 after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger. Led by Martin Luther King Jr., it lasted over a year and ended with bus segregation ruled unconstitutional.
The Enabling Act, passed in March 1933, allowed Hitler to:
Answer: Pass laws without the Reichstag's approval
The Enabling Act (Ermächtigungsgesetz) of 23 March 1933 gave Hitler's cabinet the power to pass laws without Reichstag approval for four years, effectively establishing the legal basis for dictatorship.
HL Europe: The Reichstag Fire of February 1933 was used by the Nazis to:
Answer: Suspend civil liberties
After the Reichstag Fire on 27 February 1933, the Nazis blamed communists and persuaded Hindenburg to issue the Reichstag Fire Decree, suspending civil liberties and enabling mass arrests of political opponents.
When assessing the 'value' of a private diary written at the time of events, which factor most increases its value to a historian?
Answer: Written at the time, revealing genuine private views
A contemporaneous private diary is valuable because it captures the author's honest, unfiltered thoughts at the moment of events, without the distortion of hindsight or an intention to persuade a public audience.
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