In 1979, rebels in _________ took U.S. diplomats hostage
A) Afghanistan
B) Iran
C) Iraq
D) Israel
E) Pakistan
Answer: B
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What factor enabled Soviet satellites to declare their independence from Moscow in the 1980s?
a) Mikhail Gorbachev’s program to combat Soviet corruption and inefficiency also promised non-intervention in the internal affairs of the satellite nations, and they took advantage of that. b) Russians had rejected Marxist ideology in a national election. Consider This: By the mid-1980s, Russia and its satellite states had fallen years behind the West in technological innovation, resource development, and overall standard of living. See 15.1: The “End of History.” c) The Russian military had made it clear beforehand that it would not defend the satellites against Western incursions. Consider This: By the mid-1980s, Russia and its satellite states had fallen years behind the West in technological innovation, resource development, and overall standard of living. See 15.1: The “End of History.” d) The Russian government decided that World War II-era regulations could finally be abandoned. Consider This: By the mid-1980s, Russia and its satellite states had fallen years behind the West in technological innovation, resource development, and overall standard of living. See 15.1: The “End of History.”
Temperance reformers opposed consumption of alcohol because of the belief that __________
a. water was a safer beverage b. alcohol was a threat to the family unit c. drinking was mainly a female vice d. consumption decreased business profits e. alcohol production reduced the availability of grain for food consumption
A ________ is a person of European descent born in the Spanish colonies
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is true about the Lusitania?
A) ?It was an American ship. B) ?It was carrying about five hundred passengers. C) ?It launched a preemptive attack on a German U-boat. D) ?It was carrying contraband. E) ?All of these are correct.