President Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles proposed massive retaliation as a way to
A) increase government spending on military programs.
B) contain the spread of communism in China.
C) make American responses to Soviet expansion more cost effective.
D) increase American troop levels in Europe.
Answer: C
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What were the names of the two groups that planned Franz Ferdinand’s assassination?
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Much of what we know about early Illyrian and Thracian culture comes from
a. archaeology. b. their own writings. c. Roman historians. d. the Phoenicians.
Which of the following was a consequence of the new Christian awareness that arose during the later Middle Ages?
a. a new set of theological dogmas concerning the trinity b. a new set of techniques of prayer and devotion c. movement away from religious orders in southern Europe d. a new openness to different manners of spirituality
What impact did fair housing and employment legislation, passed from the 1940s through the 1960s, have on African and Mexican Americans?
a. African American and Mexican American residents remained in the urban core to take advantage of employment opportunities in the industries that remained there. b. Discriminatory real estate and housing practices kept African American and Mexican American residents in the decaying urban core while job opportunities also declined as many industries relocated to the suburbs. c. Housing and job opportunities both improved for a significant minority of African Americans and Mexican Americans. d. The laws were passed too late to have a positive effect on Mexican Americans and African Americans.