Which of the following statements about the Strategic Defense Initiative is true?
A) It was proposed by the growing peace and antinuclear movement as an alternative to tactical nuclear weapons.
B) It seemed to be the best solution to the nuclear-arms race, because of its modest cost and technological simplicity.
C) It was the first program eliminated in the great wave of Reagan defense cuts.
D) It substituted cheap chemical and biological weapons for expensive nuclear devices.
E) It proposed a system of space-based lasers and other high-tech defenses against nuclear missiles.
E
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Fueros were
A) the immunities enjoyed by members of the Cortés. B) petitions presented to the king by the deputies of the towns. C) special taxes imposed on Jews and Moriscos. D) charters of liberties granted to towns by the king.
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A) Dynasties were longer lasting, combined with continued support of the church. The expansion of civilization was soon to follow the establishment of trading cities and ports. B) More effective forms of government were developed as a result. The expansion of civilization was soon to follow the establishment of trading cities and ports. C) Literature and literacy excelled as a way to share the copious activities happening in the West, and as a result civilization spread. D) More effective forms of communication were developed as a result, and as a consequence, literacy spread. E) More effective forms of government were developed as a result. Dynasties were longer lasting, combined with continued support of the church. The expansion of civilization was soon to follow the establishment of trading cities and ports.