Why were the meetings of Allied leaders at Tehran and Yalta significant?
What will be an ideal response?
They allowed Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin to coordinate military strategy and discuss the shape of the postwar world.
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What was the fate of the Wheeler and Jones?
a) Wheeler was killed in battle; Jones became a lawyer in New York City. b) Both men died in battle. c) Jones lost a leg at Gettysburg; Wheeler survived the war intact. d) Wheeler and Jones opened a munitions factory after the war. e) Jones died in battle against Wheeler.
Which of the following was true of urban life in Latin America during the 1930s and 1940s?
A) The social democratic parties similar to those in Germany came to power but did not last long. B) The industrial working class grew rapidly and played a role in national affairs including universal suffrage. C) The absentee landlords began to sell off their property, fearing nationalization by governments in need of capital. D) The immigration from Europe decreased, making it somewhat easier for urban dwellers to find jobs. E) The women began to agitate for voting rights, which they did not receive until the 1960s in most places.
The Inuit lived in pit houses framed by _________, covered with walrus skin, and piled over with sod.
a. Whale ribs. b. Timber. c. Tundra stone. d. Concrete.
In the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Stephen Douglas promoted the Freeport Doctrine, which declared that
A. settlers could make slavery unworkable in a territory in spite of the Supreme Court's ruling. B. slavery would spread even to free states if gone unchecked. C. racial equality was the only viable path for the future of the nation. D. the Supreme Court's ruling could be overturned by a joint effort of three of more territories.