How did the United States reconcile its domestic values with its new internationalist ventures in the world from 1989–2009?
What will be an ideal response?
The United States' internationalist ventures since 1989 were justified in the name of national defense. American interests were portrayed as the altruistic pursuit of freedom and democracy, ideals to be shared by all. Enemies of the United States were portrayed as evil violators of a peaceful world order.
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a. Great Britain. b. Germany. c. Russia. d. France.
The Vargas revolution of 1930 represented a victory for
A) urban groups favoring industrialization and modernization of Brazil's socioeconomic structures. B) the cattle raisers of Rio Grande do Sul over the coffee interests of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. C) small landowners over the fazendeiro class. D) the Brazilian working class.
Women in Communist China
a. were given equal rights with men. b. were forbidden to divorce their husbands except for desertion as the result of the Marriage Law of 1950. c. were allowed to vote but were forbidden to become active in politics. d. quickly achieved numerical parity to men in the top echelon of the Communist Party, including even becoming prime minister. e. were no different in their status and in their rights than before the Communist take-over in 1949.
In his inaugural address, Jefferson
A. sought unity after the bitter presidential election of 1800 by declaring "we are all republicans, we are all federalists." B. called for a strong military establishment to protect the nation from foreign enemies. C. said that a strong national government was the primary bulwark "against anti-republican tendencies." D. put the Federalists on notice that he intended to purge them from appointive offices in the federal government.