The Soviet Union, an outsider nation after 1945, was led by the ruthless Joseph Stalin. Which statement about Stalin and the USSR is false?
a) The Soviet Union was an oppressive totalitarian society controlled by the Communist party.
b) Stalin was a paranoid dictator who tolerated no opposition from his domestic enemies.
c) Thousands of Soviet citizens were sent to prison camps or executed for little or no reason.
d) After Stalin died in 1953, his successors were far less repressive in ruling the USSR.
D
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In what way do historians consider the abolitionist movement of the 1830s and 1840s a success?
a. It led to a marked decrease in racism among northern urban whites. b. It convinced most northerners that slavery should be abolished immediately. c. It brought the issue of slavery into the public consciousness. d. It led directly to the immediate emancipation of thousands of slaves.
After a series of losses suffered by Washington in 1776, Thomas Paine, the author of Common Sense, wrote an essay entitled "The American Crisis" in which he called for
a) the removal of Washington as commander in chief. b) colonials to seek pardons from General Howe. c) George Washington to launch an immediate offense against the British. d) renewed dedication to the cause of the revolution. e) colonials to seek a peaceful solution to the Revolution.
Once independent from Portugal, in 1822 Brazil became a
a. democracy. b. monarchy. c. republic. d. federal state.
Describe the reasons, both openly stated and theorized, for the Truman administration's decision to drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What will be an ideal response?