Gorbachev's policies of perestroika and glasnost were partially inspired by his trip to Canada in 1983, when, after observing the agricultural accomplishments of Canadian farmers, he commented "We'll never have this for fifty years."
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A. occurred in New Delhi in 1961. B. was between Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev and in the Soviet Union during a cultural exchange event. C. was between Leonid Brezhnev and Dwight Eisenhower at Disneyland in 1957. D. was the first "capitalist" show on Soviet television. E. was the first "Communist" show on Western television.
The federal government was blamed for ineptitude following Hurricane Katrina, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and massive devastation after the failure of levees around what city?
A) ?Biloxi B) ?Galveston C) ?Mobile D) ?New Orleans E) Pensacola
What was the Umayyad attitude to other religions?
A) The Umayyads suppressed all religions within their territories other than Islam. B) The Umayyads converted to Christianity, but continued to permit the open worship of Islam. C) The Umayyads displayed tolerance towards religions of the dhimmi peoples. D) Zoroastrians and Hindus were never accepted.
What was the accord which settled the disputes of the Thirty Years' War called?
A. The Treaty of the Pyrenees B. The Edict of Nantes C. The Peace of Augsburg D. The Peace of Westphalia E. The Union of Brest Litovsk