________ refers to politics through the manipulation of votes by extravagant promises

Which of the statements is NOT true of the Cold War?

a. The number of civil wars peaked at the end of the Cold War. b. No war was directly fought between the United States and the Soviet Union. c. The Soviet Union collapsed at the end of the Cold War. d. Both the Soviet Union and United States provided opposition groups with weapons. e. The Soviet Union became stronger at the end of the Cold War.

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was aimed at

A) granting the right to vote to the newly freed slaves. B) providing equal public accommodations for blacks. C) prohibiting slavery in the United States. D) ensuring that states would not deny equal protection of the laws to all citizens. E) allowing more Chinese immigrants to enter the United States.