The Czech playwright that helped remove the communist government in 1989 was
a. Imre Nagy.
b. Vaclav Havel.
c. Matyas Rakosi.
d. Janos Kadar.
e. Ilya Ehrenburg.
b
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Someone taking a naturalistic approach to history would say
A. The importance of the zeitgeist has been overstated B. History changes because special people (e.g., Einstein) force history to change C. I'm not at all surprised that two people (Darwin & Wallace) thought of the idea of natural selection at about the same time D. Darwin revolutionized biology; the 19th century would have been completely different without him
Why did France seek to control the Ohio Valley?
a. To stop Spain from extending its empire b. To secure the territory of its Huron Indian allies c. To stop British and colonial American attacks on its trading posts d. To link its Canadian holdings with those of the lower Mississippi Valley e. To expand the area of its fur trade
Which of the following was NOT a way that the Red Scare influenced American society?
A) Fears of radical elements within American society led to a restriction of civil liberties as authorities sought to contain the perceived threat. B) There was an increased sense of fear as radicals committed violent acts such as the bombing of Attorney General Palmer’s home in 1919. C) The negative response to the Red Scare contributed to a rise in membership of the Communist Party across the United States. D) The Red Scare led to heightened antagonism toward foreigners and the widespread deportation of certain groups of immigrants. E) In certain cases, such as the Sacco and Vanzetti murder trial, the justice system was compromised and justice did not prevail.
Sturm und Drang refers to __________.
A. the style of German romantic poetry B. Prussian military strategy for defeating Napoleon C. Austrian reforms in response to the romantics' nationalist challenge D. a theory of how nations rise and fall advanced by German romantics