The gathering at Amritsar (1919), the rallies in Soweto (1976) and the demonstrations in Tianamen Square (1989) directly resulted in (4) violence against the protesters. The Amritsar Massacre was when groups of nonviolent protesters gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh Garden and were fired upon by troops from the British Indian Army. The Soweto Uprising was a series of protests led by high school students who did not want to have the Afrikaans medium of instruction instilled in their schools, but this was met with huge violence and an extremely high number of casualties. The Tiananmen Square protests was when Chinese students protested because of China's corrupt political system and many protesters and civilians were killed.
The correct answer is A) launching of Sputnik.
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik into space. This satellite made by the Soviet Union was the first satellite that orbitted the Earth. The success of this satellite showed the technological superiority of the Soviet Union during this time, as America had not accomplished this feat yet. This is why the Soviet government used this as a means of propaganda, to show that the Soviet Union was more advanced than the United States.
The Voting Rights act of 1965 declared that no new election laws could be enacted in any state without approval from the Department of Justice. In place of approval it can also be said that without prior clearance from the Department of Justice, it is not possible for any person in the United States of America to hold elections.
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The first steps toward economic imperialism in China date from the mid-1500s, when Portuguese traders paid for access to ports in Macau on China's far south-east coast. In 1711, the British East India Company also established a trading post there.
