Peter the Great traveled incognito to western European nations as part of his plan to Westernize and modernize Russia
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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An increase in American international commerce during the late nineteenth century necessitated a
A) devaluation of the dollar. B) decrease in government spending. C) strong navy. D) policy of isolation.
OPEC is
A. an association of southeast Asian nations. B. an oil-producer cartel. C. designed to stop the spread of communism. D. a military wing of the United Nations. E. the remnant of the old communist bloc nations.
The following caveats regarding cultural interaction patterns are true except for:
A) all of the major institutions of culture are linked B) families within a culture rarely display differences C) societies do not differ, between and within cultures, in their conceptions of the desired traits in children D) all of the major institutions of culture are linked and societies do not differ, between and within cultures, in their conceptions of the desired traits in children E) families within a culture rarely display differences and societies do not differ, between and within cultures, in their conceptions of the desired traits in children
Gorbachev's biggest problem in initiating economic reforms was
a. getting the Communist Party to agree to a consumer market. b. getting the factory managers and workers to follow the central dictates of the party. c. rapidly rising inflation at the same time that savings were devalued. d. union protests for fixed wage increases the government could not afford. e. creating a streamlined method of production to eliminate inefficiency.