In 1939, the first steps toward the creation of an atomic bomb were taken by
A. Nazi Germany.
B. the United States.
C. Great Britain.
D. the Soviet Union.
E. Japan.
A
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a. Eugene Debs b. Henry Clay Frick c. Samuel Gompers d. Terence V. Powderly
In the case Shelley v. Kraemer, the Supreme Court ruled that:
A) racially restrictive housing covenants were unenforceable. B) the "white primary" was unconstitutional under the Fifteenth Amendment. C) segregation of the military was unconstitutional. D) the grandfather clause violated the protections afforded under the Fourteenth Amendment.
The political climate of the 1920s was hostile to __________
A) consumerism B) organized religion C) unions D) big business
How was war avoided in the Cuban missile crisis?
A) the United States agreed to remove its missiles from Europe in exchange for the Soviets' taking their missiles out of Cuba. B) Kennedy agreed to remove Western troops from East Berlin in exchange for Khrushchev's order to dismantle Soviet missiles in Cuba. C) the United States agreed to stop its bombing of North Vietnam in exchange for the Soviets' removal of missiles with nuclear warheads from Cuba. D) Khrushchev agreed to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba in exchange for Kennedy's pledge not to invade that country. E) Kennedy ended the embargo of Cuba, and Khrushchev transferred its missiles to China.