What was ironic about Ronald Reagan's becoming the first American president to agree with the Soviets to reduce nuclear arms?
A) his simultaneous deployment of weapons against Latin America
B) his campaign promises to increase defense spending
C) his lack of interest in foreign affairs
D) his fervent and decades-long stance against Communism
E) his previously firm isolationist beliefs
D
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A. Germany and France B. the Soviet Union and Germany C. France and Italy D. Hungary and the Soviet Union
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a. Abandonment of North Africa b. Division of Roman provinces into those ruled directly by the princeps and the senatorial provinces administered by the Senate c. Use of military governors alone d. Complete revision of provincial tax policies e. Creation of a federal system wherein provincial governors had almost complete power
Who profited most from the union of slavery and cotton production?
A) inventors and entrepreneurs B) small business owners C) non-slaveholders D) small slaveholders E) large plantation owners
How did the country's experience of World War I shape the national response to the Great Depression under FDR?
a. The large-scale devastation and loss of human life during the War hardened the American people, which prepared them for the period of deprivation and suffering of the Great Depression. b. During the war years, the country had experienced general mobilization of the nation's resources in the service of a common goal, facilitating implementation of the New Deal, another form of general mobilization. c. Patriotism and selflessness surged during the American involvement in World War One, and this same spirit of selflessness permeated the Great Depression era, insulating Americans from fear and despair. d. The experience of fighting a common enemy during the war resulted in a general improvement of racial and ethnic relations; these relationships were then solidified during the Great Depression. e. American involvement in the First World War took a heavy toll on the economy, and during the decade preceding the great crash, the weakness of the economy set the stage for the Depression.