Under Leonid Brezhnev,
a. the Soviet Union established its technological prowess, launching a space program that sent the first satellite, and the first human, into space in 1961
b. the United States and the Soviet Union clashed in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
c. the Soviet Union launched the invasion of Afghanistan, a costly and unpopular war.
d. the Soviet Union established two reforms known as glasnost, and demokratizatsiia.
c
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Evaluate the political lean of President Eisenhower's U.S. Supreme Court nominees
A) He exclusively nominated members of his own party, tipping the balance in his favor. B) He nominated candidates from both parties, seeking a balanced court. C) He nominated two Republicans and one independent, the first to be nominated to the Supreme Court. D) He nominated ethnic minorities, including one African American and the first Jewish justice.
Generally speaking, Cuban Americans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Ricans share exactly the same issues and concerns.
a. true b. false
Hyper-competition is closely associated with which of the following?
a. globalization b. protectionism c. the development and manufacture of the Boeing 747 d. the post–Civil War economy
The most recent nation to become independent in Africa, in July of 2011, is:
A. South Sudan B. Chad C. Zaire D. Mauritania