Why would a nuclear attack launched from Cuba not be detected until the missiles were in U.S. airspace?
A. because Cuba lies well south of the DEW line
B. because Cuban technology was superior to American technology
C. because Russian missiles cannot be detected
D. because the United States had no missile detection plan in place
Answer: A
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A) Edgar Allan Poe B) Henry David Thoreau C) Herman Melville D) Ralph Waldo Emerson
What best explains why the term total war was applicable to World War I?
a. It relied on the participation of all members of the population to mobilize and win the war. b. It involved all the nations of Europe. c. It was an all-inclusive war that killed both soldiers and civilians. d. It overlapped international and domestic civil wars. e. It involved every kind of military technology available.
After Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon was annulled by the Archbishop of Canterbury,
a. the English clergy forced him to take her back. b. Pope Clement VII reinstated the marriage. c. Charles V attacked England. d. Parliament finalized England's religious break with Rome by passing the Act of Supremacy, making Henry the head of the Anglican Church. e. English monasteries remained intact, in spite of their defiance of Cranmer's actions.
Which of the following is NOT one of the long term causes of the new industrial age of the 1800s?
A. significant government regulations in the workplace B. harnessing of early power sources such as water and coal C. abundant natural resources D. invention of the steam engine