<em>World War II spurred a new militancy among African Americans. The NAACP—emboldened by the record of black servicemen in the war, a new corps of brilliant young lawyers, and steady financial support from white philanthropists—initiated major attacks against discrimination and segregation, even in the Jim Crow South.</em>
The lure of profit pushed explorers to seek new trade routes to the Spice Islands and eliminate Muslim middlemen. ... Trade for luxuries such as spices and silk inspired European explorers to seek new routes to Asia
John Smith is credited with saving the Jamestown settlement. He was the one who told the story that he was saved by the daughter of the Powhatan chief, Pocahantas.