The SALT II Treaty between the Soviet Union and the United States died in the Senate when the Soviets
a. refused to sign the Helsinki accords.
b. cracked down on Soviet dissidents.
c. halted the immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel.
d. helped Muslim fundamentalists to overthrow the shah of Iran.
e. invaded Afghanistan.
e
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In 1921, an uprising in Tulsa, Oklahoma, resulted in the:
A) deaths of fifty black people and the destruction of the black community there. B) federal government offering survivors reparations. C) impeachment of the governor of Oklahoma. D) passage of the first federal anti-lynching legislation.
Which of the following statements is true of the Espionage Act passed by Congress in 1917?
A) It imprisoned and penalized people convicted of felonies. B) It meted out large fines and twenty-year jail terms to anyone who said anything that might impede the war effort. C) It enhanced the defense structure of the United States by streamlining the military chain of command. D) It allowed African Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers. E) It sanctioned trials by military commission for violations of any of the military laws.
Until the Twelfth Amendment was adopted, the Constitution provided for the candidate receiving the second highest number of electoral votes to become vice president.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Why did Osama bin Laden and the leaders of al-Qaeda come to declare the United States as their enemy?
a. They wanted to scare Americans into converting to Islam. b. They objected to American military presence in Saudi Arabia after the first Gulf War. c. They hated Christianity. d. They mistakenly though the United States was an extension of the USSR, which had been their enemy in Afghanistan.