The head of one vassal family, ________ of the Achaemenids, assumed the crown of the Persians in 550 BCE and embarked on an ambitious imperial program.
a. Cyrus II.
b. Cambyses.
c. Darius I.
d. Xerxes I.
a. Cyrus II.
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A) growing in power B) lacking in influence C) a local authority D) defunct
In the 1960s, the Soviet Union removed missiles that had been installed in ________
A) Iran B) Cuba C) Yugoslavia D) Egypt
Modern advertising techniques
a. exploited insecurities and secret desires of consumers. b. were not effective due to poor-quality graphics. c. were so vulgar that newspapers banned the ads. d. demeaned and ridiculed working-class Americans. e. were not essential to the growth of the consumer economy.
Which of the following is true of the War on Poverty?
a. It provided public-works jobs to millions of poor people. b. It especially benefited female-headed families. c. It directly attacked the housing, health, and nutritional problems of the poor. d. It alone was responsible for alleviating hunger in the United States.