In 1949, the containment policy suffered a major setback in the form of
What will be an ideal response?
the "loss" of China to communism.
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Which of the following best explains why many Americans enjoyed more leisure time in this period than earlier generations had?
a. a slowdown in the economy b. the power of unions c. the generosity of most factory owners d. changing work rules and mechanization
Will the failure of the global system to create lasting peace result in a revival of superpower competition? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Horace Mann believed that one of the purposes of public education should be to
a. instill the classical education of the ancient Greeks. b. train a small elite for government service. c. teach immigrants the values of middle-class America. d. challenge traditional thinking and authority.
Among Bush's advisers who pushed most strongly for the invasion of Iraq were
a. Secretary of State Colin Powell and the State Department. b. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and the CIA. c. former President George H. W. Bush and the foreign policy "realists." d. Vice President Cheney and administration neoconservatives. e. former President Clinton and the "New Democrats" in Congress.