What Social Movement Resulted in a Series of Massive Demonstrations

question 174

Multiple Choice

What social movement resulted in a series of massive demonstrations in cities across the United States in the spring of 2006?

• A) a movement protesting the North Korean government
• B) a privacy rights movement
• C) an immigrants' rights movement
• D) an anti-torture movement
• E) an anti war movement

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Definitions:

Paramount Decision

A 1948 United States Supreme Court decision that effectively broke up the studio trusts by forcing divestiture, the sale of the studios’ movie theaters.

Vertical Integration

A business practice where a company controls multiple stages of production, distribution, or both within the same industry, often to increase that company’s power in the marketplace.

Blind Bidding

A system in which theater owners were forced by the studios to bid on films without the benefit of exhibitor screenings.

Film Noir

A cinematic term used to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations, characterized by dark, moody lighting and complex stories.