What major accomplishments came to pass in 2002 in the European Union (EU) countries?
a. A standardized currency was introduced and travel restriction among member nations were lifted.
b. The countries opened up diplomatic relations with each other and the Vatican.
c. The countries tried to incorporate the old Soviet Russian heartland and China.
d. A common internal political and diplomat approach was adopted by all (EU) countries.
Ans: b. A standardized currency was introduced and travel restriction among member nations were lifted.
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A) European livestock is shown in the image. B) European cities are shown in the image. C) European clothing styles are depicted in the image. D) European languages are shown in the image.
The founding of the European Economic Community (EEC)
A. initially received strong encouragement from the Soviet Union, which played a leading role until the Cold War erupted. B. established a customs union for its six member states. C. initially embraced the Benelux countries, along with Sweden and Czechoslovakia. D. was initially designed with the hope it would stabilize employment for the working classes, but this hope was soon shown to be impossible. E. was publicly opposed by the United States and the Soviet Union, both of whom threatened military action.
Which territory was declared independent when a group of Americans led by John C. Fremont seized the town of Sonoma and raised a flag that featured a grizzly bear?
a. New Mexico b. Republic of California c. Mexico's northern provinces d. land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande
The chapter introduction tells the story of federal investigator Lorena Hickok to make the point that
A. the decade of the Depression and the New Deal was also the decade of gangsters, environmental abuse, and underground radical movements. B. while New Deal programs helped many Americans, a closer look revealed inefficiency, corruption, and waste. C. Depression-bound Americans found hope in liberal social welfare programs of an activist federal government. D. Franklin Roosevelt not only had to lead the nation out of the Depression, he also had to cope with entrenched opposition to his reforms within the federal government itself.