By aiding the Afghanistan resistance to the Soviet Union, the United States helped maintain a Vietnam-like war that kept the Soviets bogged down in its own quagmire
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The underlying cause of Opechancanough's attacks on Jamestown was __________
A) expansion of English tobacco cultivation B) severe native food shortages C) Spanish arms supplied to the Indians D) John Smith's marriage to Pocahontas
Which of the following was one of President Carter's responses to the 1979 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan?
A. He approved the sale of AWACS planes to the People's Republic of China. B. He diverted shipments of grain from Russia to the rebels in Afghanistan. C. He broke off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. D. He withdrew a major arms control treaty from Senate consideration.
Women in Ottoman society
A. had considerable political influence if they were queen mothers. B. were given much more freedom in the economic sphere than those of Vietnam. C. had no political influence, as was shown by the fate Suleyman the Magnificent's mother. D. who lived in the harem were abused sexually by the sultan and his male friends and, at times, even by enlisted army personnel. E. served as royal bodyguards and, if slaves, were used to produce royal heirs.
Which of the following measures were backed by President Johnson?
a. Civil Rights Act of 1964. b. Voting Rights Act of 1965. c. Fair Housing Act of 1968 d. all of these e. none of these