The policies of Otto von Bismarck before 1871
a. were based on the practice of Idealpolitik.
b. ignored domestic opposition and concentrated on foreign affairs.
c. used warfare as an instrument of policy, regardless of its consequences.
d. used parliament to endorse the policy of increased taxes, and used the new revenues collected to reorganize the Prussian military.
e. led to Prussia dominating the Second Austrian Reich.
b
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All of the following statements about Bryan and Darrow are true EXCEPT:
a) Both men saw themselves as defenders of the oppressed. b) Both men received support of the audience at various times throughout the trial. c) Both men represented a major cultural force in the 1920s. d) Both men presented a program for American development at Dayton. e) Both men died within a year of the trial.
Which of these questions is addressed in "Human Rights in the 20th Century"?
A) Why has the UN decided to be the arbiter on the question of human rights? B) Should the UN protect human rights? C) Are human rights universal? D) What is the role of the United States in developing standards of human rights?
In an effort to forestall an economic downturn, the Truman administration took all of the following steps EXCEPT
a. create the President's Council of Economic Advisers. b. sell war factories and other government installations to private businesses at very low prices. c. pass the Employment Act, which made it government policy to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power. d. pass the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, known as the GI Bill of Rights. e. continue wartime wage and price controls.
Was World War II able to create a world "safe for democracy" in the post-war era? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?