In District of Columbia V

question 21

True/False

In District of Columbia v.Wayne Singleton,the case in the text involving the single-vehicle bus accident,the court applied the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur because a single-vehicle accident is a type that does not normally occur in the absence of negligence.

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Committee on Public Information

An agency established by the U.S. government during World War I aimed at swaying public sentiment and bolstering backing for the war through the use of propaganda.

George Creel

A journalist and political figure who was appointed to head the U.S. Committee on Public Information during World War I, playing a significant role in the propaganda efforts to support the war among the American people.

Madison Grant

An American author and eugenicist best known for his work "The Passing of the Great Race," which played a significant role in the development of early 20th-century eugenics in the United States.

Anglo-Saxons

A group of Germanic peoples who migrated to Great Britain from continental Europe, whose culture and language significantly influenced the early medieval history of England.