Because of the success of Russia's new free-market society, introduced after the collapse of the Soviet Union, by the early twenty-first century, less than five percent of the Russian people were still living in poverty
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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This occurred in 134 B.C.E.:
A. a banning of the practice of manumission B. a rebellion of the gladiators led by Spartacus C. the abolishment of Roman slavery D. a slave rebellion in Sicily that kept the island in turmoil for more than two years E. the Peloponnesian war
In 1956, when Hungary revolted against continued domination by the Soviet Union, the United States under Dwight Eisenhower
a. sent money to the rebels. b. quickly recognized the new Hungarian government. c. refused to admit any Hungarian refugees and declined to provide military assistance to the anticommunist Hungarian rebels. d. gave only outdated military equipment to the Hungarian freedom fighters. e. did nothing to help to defeat the communists.
Which of the following statements is most consistent with the ideas preached by Charles G. Finney?
A. All humans are condemned to misery because of the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. B. All souls are predestined to either heaven or hell. C. The United States, like Sodom and Gomorrah, will be destroyed by God because of the depravity of its citizens. D. Because sin is avoidable, anyone can achieve salvation.
One of the main purposes of the formation of the Delian League was to:
A. ensure the protection of southern city-states against Sparta. B. form a southern Greek army to fight the encroaching Macedonians. C. ensure the protection of Greek city-states against a Persian return. D. repair the breach with Sparta. E. establish a nonaggression pact with Persia.