In 1945, when the United States Senate considered the proposed United Nations, it
A. made major changes to its charter.
B. quickly ratified the agreement by a large majority.
C. initially rejected American membership.
D. put the question to a national referendum.
E. refused to vote on the charter for nearly a year.
B
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A) Adam Smith. B) David Ricardo. C) Joseph de Maistre. D) Edmund Burke. E) Thomas Malthus.
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a. Opium War b. Arrow War c. Taiping Rebellion d. Boxer Rebellion e. Sino-Japanese War
Which of the following statements concerning the geography of Africa is most correct?
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A. overexpansion left the army unable to quell unrest. B. external invasions from the East. C. feuding between elite political factions. D. decentralization of control over land. E. bloody struggles over access to irrigation.