Why did Stalin insist on a strong Soviet influence on postwar Eastern Europe?

What will be an ideal response?


Key Points: Soviet territorial gains during the war; buffer zones; Soviet views of Western Europe; Soviet views of the United States

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Which of the following was true of women in colonial New England?

a. New England relied heavily on the work of women. b. They had the same property rights as men. c. They made no decisions and simply followed the orders of men. d. New England women were generally married by the time they were sixteen.

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Johannes Kepler contributed to our understanding of ________

A) planetary motion B) gravity C) the moon D) stem power

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In India, regional leaders ________ in the 1700s and 1800s

A) traded Mughal for British control B) combined to end the Mughal Empire C) formed a successful nationalist, anticolonial movement D) carved out their own independent kingdoms

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After the French and Indian War, the British were faced with

a. a slave revolt in the original British colonies. b. problems with American attacks into Canadian territory. c. American attacks on British forts on the Great Lakes. d. Native American uprisings in the Ohio Valley. e. a possible alliance between the French and Americans over Canada.

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