How did President Harry S Truman assess Soviet leader Josef Stalin during his first months in office?
a. cunning and deceitful
b. honest and smart as hell
c. brutal and immoral
d. whining and weak-minded
Answer: b. honest and smart as hell
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a. a political and cultural conformity that discouraged dissent b. an expansion of the defense of freedom of speech rights c. an intellectual revolution that encouraged new ideas d. a drop in literacy rates among American youth e. a wider appreciation of diversity in the United States
General William T. Sherman's comments to his army stating that "We are not only fighting hostile armies but a hostile people, and we must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hand of war, as well as their organized armies," reflects
which Union war strategy? A) the Anaconda Plan B) the "scorched earth" campaign C) Special Field Order No 15 D) unconditional surrender
The clash and political fallout between Congressman Preston S. Brooks of South Carolina and Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts in 1856 revealed that
a. despite stark differences over the issue of slavery, a political compromise and consensus over slavery was likely to emerge in Congress. b. the importance of honor to northerners. c. despite divisions over slavery, the House of Representatives would unite to expel a member for bad conduct. d. passions over slavery were becoming dangerously inflamed in both North and South. e. there were stark divisions between the House and the Senate over slavery in the Democratic party.
The Monroe Doctrine was essentially intended to prevent
a. new European colonies from being established in the Western Hemisphere. b. European nations from intervening in the affairs of Latin American countries. c. the United States from intervening in the affairs of Latin American countries. d. dictatorships in Latin American governments. e. Russian control of Alaska.