In response to a supposed Soviet threat to Middle Eastern oil, the American Central Intelligence Agency in 1953
a. began seeking alternative sources of energy.
b. staged a coup to overthrow the Iranian government and install Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi as dictator-like monarch.
c. engaged in sabotage against pro-Soviet governments in the region.
d. developed close cooperation with Israeli intelligence agencies.
e. gathered conclusive evidence of the Soviets' plans to control Egypt.
b
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What position did the Prussian king Frederick William IV take toward the unification of the German states into a single kingdom?
A) He gave the movement his complete support. B) He supported unification but refused to take ?the crown from the gutter? when it was offered by an assembly. C) He adamantly opposed the unification movement. D) He would accept unification only if it were approved by a popular plebiscite. E) He refused and maintained a strict loyalty to the Habsburg emperor.
Jains differ from Buddhists primarily in their emphasis upon
a. stronger forms of self-discipline. b. liberating themselves from the cycle of samsara. c. their belief in one, rather than many, gods. d. the importance of compassion.
The German painter Caspar David Friedrich had a lifelong preoccupation with
a. painting women. b. industrial machinery. c. God and nature. d. logic and rationalism. e. urban scenes.
The collapse of Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe began with the election of an anti-Communist government in Poland
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.