What did Stalin want in the wake of World War II?
a. A buffer zone across eastern Europe
b. Reparations from Germany overseen by Soviet troops
c. Division of occupied territories into spheres of influence
d. To rebuild the Soviet economy before all others because the Soviets had lost the most in the war
e. Allied acknowledgment of the superiority of communism
a
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Social revolutionary movements in many former colonies received support from
a. France b. The United States c. The Soviet Union d. The Catholic Church e. Great Britain
How did economic factors affect the changing position of the United States from 1916 to 1917?
A) The United States was greatly weakened financially by World War I and saw entering the war as an economic necessity. B) The United States grew rich from its neutrality during World War I and saw joining the war as a way of increasing wealth. C) U-boat attacks increased commerce for the United States by eliminating the competition, so continued neutrality benefited the nation’s economy. D) U-boat attacks prevented the United States from trading freely with Europe and required U.S. involvement. E) U-boat attacks cost the German government millions of dollars, making them even more eager to draw the United States into the war.
Looking at the map "World exploration, 1450–1600," compared to the Americas, which of these was least immune to European incursions?
A) Africa B) China C) Mughal India D) the Philippines
The emancipation of the Russian serfs
A. left peasants under the authority of the village commune to ensure payment to the State for land. B. angered peasants because it only gave them six acres each, too little to support themselves. C. led to Russian participation in the Crimean War in order to divert peasant complaints. D. led to the 1867 Revolution. E. was reversed by Czar Nicholas II.