In the wake of an economic crisis in Cuba in 1980, Fidel Castro forbade anyone from leaving the country
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: F
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Which of the following best characterizes Lincoln's ideas about race and slavery during the 1858 elections?
A) He was for the immediate abolition of slavery everywhere. B) He thought that blacks and whites should have equal social and political rights. C) He was a racist but opposed slavery outside of the South. D) He was a racist and supported the institution of slavery in the northern states.
Nixon coupled the secret bombing of Cambodia in 1969 with
A. a strident repudiation of diplomacy. B. new, massive troop deployments to South Vietnam. C. calls for an international conference to resolve the Vietnam conflict. D. the public announcement of a "comprehensive peace plan". E. a Congressional resolution authorizing continued action in South Vietnam.
In responding to Chief Pontiac's uprising of allied western Indian tribes, the British
a. engaged in a form of biological warfare against Pontiac and his allies b. were reluctant to engage in harsh, suppressive tactics that would alienate Pontiac and his Indian allies. c. vacillated between harshly coercive tactics and offering generous terms to accommodate the demands of Pontiac and his allies. d. downplayed the need to stabilize relations with western Indian tribes. e. failed to appreciate the long-term need to keep regular troops along an increasing restless and dangerous frontier.
How did President Obama affect the experience of gays and lesbians in the military?
A) He banned homosexuals from the military. B) He established the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. C) He formally extended the "don't ask, don't tell" policy for ten years. D) He repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. E) He failed to change the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.