The purpose of U-2 planes developed by the United States was to __________
A) collect intelligence through spying missions on Soviet military installations
B) launch ICBM missiles against the Soviet Union
C) conduct aerial bombings against the Soviet Union and its allies
D) patrol American air space for potential missile threats launched by the Soviet Union
A
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A) did not even try to enforce prohibition B) had eradicated alcohol consumption C) were actively engaged in the importation of alcohol D) had passed laws making the consumption of alcohol legal
What food, developed by Native Americans, forms the center of the contemporary American diet?
A. squash B. beans C. corn D. teosinte
Who proposed the "frontier thesis," that the availability of free land was pivotal to the development of democracy in America?
A) ?Mark Twain B) ?Josiah Strong C) ?Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins D) ?Frederick Jackson Turner
In 1956, scheduled national elections for Vietnam were canceled because
A. the United Nations asserted it would be impossible to prevent election fraud. B. the leader of the pro-Western government in South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, refused to hold them. C. the communist government in North Vietnam refused to participate. D. a leading presidential candidate was assassinated. E. actions by the National Liberation Front (NLF) prevented free and open elections.