The United States and other Western nations responded to the Berlin blockade by
a. ignoring the Soviet Union's awkward attempts at expansionism.
b. airlifting supplies into the isolated city.
c. threatening to use nuclear weapons against the Soviet Union.
d. negotiating with the Soviet Union.
ANS: b
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A. using military time as a standard. B. adopting British standard time. C. a system determined by Boston clockmaker William Bond. D. the adoption of the time zones mapped out by the railroad industry.
Where did Washington's military experience begin?
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A. Zhu Xi. B. Wang Yangming. C. Fa Xua. D. Tang Wo. E. Shao Yung.