Created by Soviet specialist George F. Kennan, the ____ of American foreign policy focused on preventing Soviet expansion and the spread of communism.

a. détente program
b. Marshall Plan
c. containment doctrine
d. National Security Act
e. mutual and assured destruction (MAD) plan


Answer: c. containment doctrine

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a) He would gladly eat "fried secessionists for breakfast." b) He was struck at times by the "common humanity" of Confederates and Yankees. c) It would do "a secessionist's ears a great deal of good" to hear "The Star Spangled Banner." d) Southerners "deserved to be pillaged" for enslaving the blacks and starting the war. e) He thought of being wounded and having the "prettiest girl I have seen in Virginia" take care of him.

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Originally what was chivalry?

A) a code of conduct between the sexes B) a battle plan C) a code of conduct for mounted warriors D) a rule for Church knights E) None of the above.

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In the 1960s, the philosophy of "black power"

A. encouraged greater racial assimilation. B. disavowed the use of violence in the civil rights movement. C. helped to unite the many different black civil rights groups. D. called for an increased awareness of racial differences. E. was rejected by groups such as SNCC and CORE.

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The Paleo-Indians were _____________

A) rivals of the Archaic Era Indians.
B) inhabitants of Mesoamerica.
C) the first human settlers of the Americas.
D) those who began to develop agriculture after the Ice Age passed.
E) those who migrated from Asia by land rather than by sea.

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