Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1.According to the realist perspective, one major cause of the Cold War was that Stalin feared democratic systems in Eastern Europe would undermine the communist system in the Soviet Union.
2.The Korean War is an example of a proxy war.
3.Rollback refers to a theory held by the superpowers that if one country in a developing region went over to the other side, other countries in the region would follow.
4.The difference between the policies of Sovietization and Finlandization was whether a state could keep its domestic system while aligning with Moscow on foreign policy.


1.TRUE
2.FALSE
3.FALSE
4.TRUE

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What did the Founding Fathers aim to accomplish by establishing indirect elections of the president?

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a. only in countries ruled by military dictators b. only where terrorists control the government c. all over the globe d. in every country

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a. school segregation is unconstitutional. b. school segregation is constitutional as long as the schools are equal. c. segregation in the schools is a state concern, not a national concern. d. the Fourteenth Amendment is not applicable to the states.

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