The United States joined its allies in the Persian Gulf War in order to
a. regain control of the Middle East oil supply.
b. roll back Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
c. demonstrate that the U.S. military could conduct a major ground war thousands of miles from its home bases.
d. support Israel against the growing threat from the Arab states.
e. guarantee a permanent U.S. naval presence in the Middle East.
b
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a. a major religious revival occurred b. the first national gathering of feminists took place c. eleven people were killed in an anti-Mormon riot d. the radical antislavery movement began e. representatives of the Five Civilized Tribes finally ceded the Ohio Valley to the United States
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A) It limited government to male members of the city's patrician families. B) It was a façade behind which powerful kings exercised full control. C) It was a true democracy governed by officials elected by all citizens. D) It divided government equally between patricians and plebeians. E) It gave all citizens the same political rights, regardless of family status.
Which of the following is an accurate description of the typical slave diet?
A) ?Slaves usually suffered from malnutrition. B) ?They ate better than whites during the summer, but worse during the winter. C) ?It was generally unbalanced, but there was plenty of food. D) ?It was vegetarian. E) ?It was heavy in seafood but low in grains and vegetables.
Martin and Halverson (1983) conducted an experiment in which 5- and 6-year-old children saw pictures of boys and girls doing stereotype-consistent activities and stereotype-inconsistent ones. Which of the following results was found when they tested the children's memory for the pictures a week later?
A. The boys in the group were more likely than the girls to remember the pictures in which the girls performed stereotype-inconsistent activities. B. The children tended to misremember the stereotype-inconsistent pictures. C. The children tended to forget the stereotype-consistent pictures. D. The girls in the group were more likely than the boys to remember the pictures in which the boys performed stereotype-inconsistent activities.