Why did Americans consider West Berlin so important? What key decisions and risks did Truman and Kennedy take in resolving Berlin-related crises?
What will be an ideal response?
West Berlin was a symbol of freedom surrounded and oppressed by a hostile communist state. Truman decided not to go to war to prevent the partition of Berlin and of Germany, and Kennedy decided not to go to war over construction of the Berlin Wall; both risked losing Berlin to the Soviets.
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a. Aztec b. Toltec c. Inca d. Tlascala
In the case of Muller v. Oregon, the Supreme Court determined that laws limiting the number of hours women could work were constitutional because
A) such laws already applied to men. B) women should have more time with their children. C) the Constitution clearly permitted such laws. D) women were weaker than men.
The dramatically reduced number of American farms and farmers in the postwar era was accompanied by
a. growing poverty in rural America. b. increasing shortages of American-grown food and fiber. c. radical protests by farmers and farm laborers. d. a romantic "back to the land" movement among city dwellers. e. spectacular gains in American agricultural productivity and food growing.
Who killed Akbar the Great?
a. his favorite wife b. his brother c. his son Jahangir d. a Hindu assassin e. his grandson Aurangzeb