Read the section from Yamaoka Michiko's account of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima (see Textbook: Sources from the Past: A Hiroshima Maiden's Tale). What were the reasons behind the decision to drop the bomb? Were there other options? What role would the existence of the atomic bomb play in the cold war?
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A) Nelson A. Rockefeller. B) Gerald R. Ford. C) Howard H. Baker, Jr. D) Henry Kissinger.
The United States undertook all of the following strategies during the 1780s and 1790s in its management of relations with the Indians of the Northwest Territory EXCEPT
A) temporary peace arrangements with some of the Iroquois tribes. B) conducting small battles against Indian tribes in these areas. C) fitful negotiations aimed at a long-term settlement of Indian and American land claims. D) ceding as much as land to Indian tribes as they demanded.
Evelyn's father has difficulty caring for himself since he had a stroke. She spends time with him and helps him around his house. Which of the following is most likely true about Evelyn?
A. She is an only child. B. She experiences emotional strain related to care work. C. She reports doing more for him than she actually does. D. All of these answers are correct.
Industrialism in the New South __________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).