A turning point on the Eastern Front came when
a. the Americans defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway.
b. Allied forces defeated the Germans at El Alamein.
c. the Soviet Union forced a German surrender after the Battle of Stalingrad.
d. FDR sent 2 million troops to the aid of the battered Soviet Union.
ANS: c
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How did Otto von Bismarck’s conservative and autocratic government view social services for citizens?
a) The government believed in providing citizens with state pensions, unemployment benefits, and paid leave for illness and injury, as well as kindergartens for children. b) The government believed that it should provide work for the citizenry and the citizens should be responsible for their own welfare by saving for their needs. Consider This: How did Bismarck’s policies work in the enclaves of immigrants arriving in Germany? See 8.4.1: The Watchful State. c) Bismarck believed that the government should support local craft guilds as well as newer unions in creating a social safety net. Consider This: How did Bismarck’s policies work in the enclaves of immigrants arriving in Germany? See 8.4.1: The Watchful State. d) Bismarck believed that religious organizations were better equipped to offer social services because the bureaucracy required to manage government-funded programs would be too intrusive on the lives of citizens. Consider This: How did Bismarck’s policies work in the enclaves of immigrants arriving in Germany? See 8.4.1: The Watchful State.
Which of the following statements inaccurately describes the Revolt of the Three Feudatories?
a. It was a civil war that erupted after Wu Sangui revolted against the Manchus. b. It was the result of three wealthy landowners in southern China who sought independence from Qing authority. c. It ended in 1683 with the Manchu occupation of Taiwan. d. It ended in 1683 with the defeat of the Manchus.
Which African civilization traced its lineage back to Solomon and Sheba?
A) Mali B) Nok C) Benin D) Sudan E) Ethiopia
Jimmy Carter was virtually unknown to most Americans before his 1976 campaign for president
A) True B) False