For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance.
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Based on this map, why did President Kennedy have legitimate concerns about short-range and intermediate-range nuclear armed Soviet missiles in Cuba?
A) Cuba's proximity to the United States made it easy for the Soviets to conduct a land invasion. B) Cuba had once been a strong economic and political ally to the United States. C) All major cities on the continental United States were within target range of these missiles. D) The United States had no such missiles on the mainland to retaliate against Cuba.
The Metheun Treaty, which repaid British support for Portugal's revolt against Spain,
A) allowed British merchants to trade with Brazil and reduced Portugal to a British colony. B) permitted the British to seize the richest sugar-growing portions of the Brazilian coast. C) granted the British navy the right to build and fortify a naval base at Recife on Brazil's coast. D) prevented the Dutch West India Company from resisting British control of Brazilian trade.
Which of these was a major problem facing U.S. industry in 1945 and 1946?
A. labor unrest B. excess capacity C. an insufficient supply of workers D. foreign competition
Which of the following is not a reason why Iran’s neighbors worried about its revolution in 1979?
a. Iran’s military strength b. Iran’s regional ambitions c. Iran’s territorial size d. Iran’s anti-United States policies e. Iran’s large populations