The 1950 National Security Council report known as NSC-68 stated
A. that Chinese aggression against Taiwan would result in war.
B. the United States must gradually increase its level of defense spending.
C. the defense of Western Europe was the key to winning the fight against communism.
D. Western allies must take the initiative in resisting communism in their region.
E. the United States must resist communism anywhere it developed in the world.
E
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a) laws enforcing racial segregation b) creation of a civil rights commission c) reinstatement of the Fair Employment Practices Committee d) Harry Truman’s Fair Deal program
The fundamental weakness of colonialism was that it
A. required a substantial economic investment in the infrastructure by the colonizer. B. relied on theories of Social Darwinism. C. is ultimately based on the self-interests of the colonial powers. D. assumed a welcome system of reciprocity with the subject nation. E. could not establish a uniform system of administration between direct or indirect rule.
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A. Portuguese sailor involved in the slave trade B. Brazilian sugar planter C. Nigerian captured into slavery D. black Virginian who bought his freedom and eventually owned slaves