During the jim crow era, southern states imposed poll taxes and literacy tests in order to a. prevent african americans from exercising their right to vote. b. support the passage of the fifteenth amendment. c. encourage citizens to vote in local elections. d. discourage african americans from attending school.

A.prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote.

Poll taxes means you have to pay a tax before allowed to vote.  That's a way of preventing poor persons (like blacks in the South) from voting.

In addition to poll taxes, other measures were also used to block blacks from participating in the voting process, such as literacy tests. Literacy tests would require persons to pass certain standards of reading and writing in order to qualify for voting.  These tests were aimed at blacks, who had not had access to the same education as whites.

creation of israel, 1948. on may 14, 1948, david ben-gurion, the head of the jewish agency, proclaimed the establishment of the state of israel. u.s. president harry s. truman recognized the new nation on the same day.

this is what i find out on the internet but since u r in college you should be able to do a 500 word essay. its real easy all you got to do is look up history on israel and then what ever you find make sure to add the footnote - like who wrote it and where. or you can kind of make it like a story.

p.s. nobody is going to write a 500 word essay just for 50 points and a "brainliest answer"

good luck