When the Soviet Union attempted to install nuclear weapons in Cuba, President Kennedy ordered
a. the installation of nuclear weapons in Turkey.
b. surgical air strikes against the missile sites.
c. the invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.
d. resumption of atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons.
e. a naval quarantine of that island nation.
e
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By the middle of the nineteenth century, Henry Cort's system of puddling had resulted in
A. Britain greatly increasing its output of cotton. B. a quadrupling of British coal production. C. Britain becoming by far the world's leading iron producer. D. the enhancement of pig iron impurities. E. an improvement in agricultural production.
Which of the following is true of Bacon's Rebellion? a. The rebellion was an attempt by Nathaniel Bacon and his followers to force the Virginia government tocompensate the Susquehannocks for lost tribal lands
b. The rebellion was a clash of personalities between Nathaniel Bacon and Governor William Berkeley. c. The rebellion involved land-hungry whites who alternately attacked Indians and battled with establishedauthorities in Virginia. d. The rebellion allowed the Piedmont planters to permanently gain control over the colonial government ofVirginia.
At first, Christians were thought to be a sect of Jews and thus ________
A. awarded high office B. eligible for state persecution C. enemies of the state D. protected by law E. treated as guests
The improvements in the growth of rice involved which of the following?
a. the ability to create a double crop annually. b. introducing a Vietnamese strain of rice. c. the successful development of a higher-yield rice. d. movement of people to the south. e. all of these choices.