They called it the most exciting five minutes in Olympic Games history. The event was the decathlon—the scene was the 1960 Games in Rome. The participants were Rafer Johnson, representing the
United States, and C. K. Yang, who represented Taiwan.
Rivals on the field, these two were close friends who had gone to school and worked out together at UCLA for two years in
preparation for the '60 Olympics.
The decathlon's 10 events require an athlete to master the diverse techniques of sprinting, jumping, hurling, vaulting, and
hurdling. And at the end of Day Two, when their strength is almost gone, the competitors are required to run at their top speed
for a metric mile (1,500 meters).
Yang and Johnson were so close in total points after nine events that Yang had to run the 1,500 meters only 10 seconds faster
than Johnson to win the gold medal for the decathalon. Since the Taiwanese had previously posted a best time of 4:36.9 in the
event, compared to the American's 4:54.2, it looked as though Yang would take the gold.
It was almost 9:30 p. m. before the final event began. Yang took the lead and tried to widen it. But Johnson shadowed him,
gliding easily. Spectators forgot the other runners in the race, concentrating on the fierce duel between these two competitors.
At the beginning of the final lap, Yang made his move. Slowly, he widened the gap. Johnson fought to close it. With 110 meters
to go, Yang gave it his final effort.
Coming down to the wire, Yang's head wobbled as he fought for air. The struggling Taiwanese had stretched his lead to six
meters at the finish line.
But it wasn't enough. The difference in time was only 1.2 seconds. Rafer Johnson had run the fastest 1,500 meters of his life
and had defeated C. K. Yang by 58 points to win the 1960 Olympic decathlon.
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the growing interconnectedness of the world through communication, trade, and the exchange of ideas is an important theme in the history of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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the correct statement is letter a.   according to the mandate of heaven, kings were considered godlike beings, so they could do as they .

the mandate of heaven is a chinese political and religious ideology used since ancient times to justify the rule of the king or emperor of china, that has been in place since the zhou until the dynasty system ended. it has been created to justify the zhou as the main power of the region. in order to keep harmony, the ruler has to make what he wants and what people want. he had to make good choices to satisfy the people and then they will be happy and keep you in power.

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the correct answer is: the sioux followed the order and remained on the reservation.

after many confrontations between native americans and white american, in 1868, a reservation for the lakota sioux tribe was established in dakota territory, in this reservation they were able to hunt ad to move freely. in 1874, many sioux followed the order, given by the federal government, of remaining on the reservation in which they were already living. the problem arose when, in 1874, gold was found in that area by lieutenant george armstrong custer's military troops, and lieutenant custer insisted that the sioux must give up their reservation land in the black hill of the dakotas.

the united states government opted for moving the sioux to a new reservation. siting bull, leader of the lakota sioux, protested the united states government's demands for the lands where the lieutenant custer's soldiers found the gold. but finally they left the reservation lands and went to a camp along the little bighorn river in 1876.