The usual european opinion of american civilization between 1830 and 1860 was that

I think the usual European opinion of American civilization between 1830 and 1860 was that America was considered as a cultural wasteland.  During the 19th century, nobody believed that America will be the hope of the western civilization is any way since it was dominated by Britain and France during this time.

marian anderson sings" uses in medias res, while the informational text is organized strictly chronologically

the answer is prolly b