To what degree was the escalating U.S.-Soviet tension in Europe the result of excessively defensive fears in the minds of Truman and Stalin? Why? What other factors were also involved in the moves of the "superpowers" and their allies and clients?
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A. family life B. education C. marriage and divorce D. courts of law
In March 1770, a massacre occurred in Boston. The so-called massacre was:
a. the most violent protest to the famous Boston Tea Party b. the unprovoked killing of five patriots by British soldiers c. the fiery result of an angry crowd's response to British troops living and working in town d. to lead to lengthy prison sentences for the redcoats involved
Although relatively small by later standards, how did the slave trade from Africa first become profitable for the Portuguese?
A) By shipping the slaves to Brazil, which Portugal controlled. B) By breeding new slave generations in the Americas. C) By the sale of slaves to European noble families. D) By large scale sales to the Muslims in the Arab countries. E) By continuous shipment of slaves to the Caribbean islands.
The West's leading industrial center, a producer of oil, automobiles, aircraft, and Hollywood movies, was
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