The Iran-Contra affair was __________
a. a covert operation through which the Reagan administration planned to topple the Iranian government
b. a diplomatic disaster in which Iranian and Nicaraguan leaders were deeply insulted by one of
Reagan's speeches
c. a foreign policy crisis in which Reagan sent combat troops to both Iran and Nicaragua in order to keep the peace
d. a crisis between Iran and Nicaragua that nearly resulted in nuclear war
e. a scandal in which the government planned to sell weapons to Iran in order to finance exiles fighting in Nicaragua
E
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A) Louisiana B) Florida C) South Carolina D) All of the above.
As of 1600, Afroeurasia was home to approximately what percentage of the world's population?
A. 75 percent B. 50 percent C. 98 percent D. 25 percent
A common form of resistance of enslaved Africans to their condition was
A. seizing weapons and forming an uprising. B. running away. C. destruction of crops. D. poisoning food. E. arson.
Shortly after the battle of Gettysburg, hundreds of young white men in northern cities __________
A) rushed off to enlist in the Union military B) rioted to protest new draft laws C) rallied around black regiments leaving for war D) registered as Democrats to protest new draft laws