Historically, stratification based on race and ethnicity has pervaded all aspects of political, economics, and social life. consider sports as an example. even after broke the “color line” in 1947 to become the first african american in major league baseball, his experience was marred by racial slurs, hate letters, and death threats.

Sientes o why did plains indians lose their battle to keep their land and their way of life? a the number of buffalo decreased b indians were outnumbered by whites. c whites had more advanced military technology. o all of the above

Which of the islamic empires (ottomans, mughals, safavids) were the most influential and why?

For in this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?