The Carter administration responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan with which of the following measures?
A) halting most trade with the West Germans
B) withdrawing the SALT II treaty from Senate consideration
C) expelling the Russian ambassador from the United States
D) organizing a boycott of the 1984 Olympics
B
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The 1968 Democratic party convention witnessed
a. a long deadlock over the nomination of its presidential candidate. b. a violent conflict between police and antiwar demonstrators outside the convention hall. c. a walkout by hundreds of southern delegates, who then founded the Independent party. d. the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy soon after he delivered a speech at the convention. e. the enthusiastic nomination of Vice President Humphrey.
The Babylonian Captivity refers to the
a. Time in Hebrew history when the Jews were made captive in Israel by Cyrus. b. Defeat of Babylonia and when its Jewish inhabitants were brought to Susa as slaves. c. Time when the Jews were allowed to return to their homeland in Babylonia. d. Era when the Hebrew evolved the idea monotheism. e. Time the Jews were held captive in Babylon by the Achaemenids.
The goal of footbinding was to
a. separate the classes. b. transform a woman's foot into a sexual object. c. limit the freedom of females. d. create dancers for the imperial court. e. increase the value of women sold in the marketplace.
The Turkish naval advance in the Mediterranean
A) resulted in the Turkish conquest of southern Italy. B) was decisively halted at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571. C) was unopposed by the West. D) caused Spain to pay money to the sultan to avoid a Turkish invasion. E) was halted in the west, however, the Turks were still the leading power in the Eastern Mediterranean.