The most humiliating failure during the Iran hostage crisis came when
a. the militant Muslim Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah of Iran.
b. the United States was exposed as trading arms to Iran for the freedom of hostages.
c. President Carter's attempted mission to rescue the hostages ended in disaster.
d. some of the U.S. hostages took the side of their Iranian captors.
e. the Iranians demonstrated their ability to drive up American oil prices.
c
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The Cape of Good Hope was rounded in 1487 by
A. Abram Voorhies. B. Vasco da Gama. C. Ferdinand Magellan. D. Bartolomeu Dias. E. Henry the Navigator.
How did Isocrates view Philip II?
a. He condemned Philip II for his aggression against the Greek city-states. b. He agreed with Demosthenes that Alexander would be an improvement over Philip II. c. He hoped that Philip would unite the Greek world in a campaign against Persia. d. He believed that Philip was a threat to Greek society. e. He supported Alexander of Macedonia in his struggle against his father, Philip.
The Women's Movement empowered achieved all of the following gains EXCEPT
a. academic acceptance of the field of women's studies. b. global unity among movement members that the top priority should be ending violence, hunger, and disease. c. the repeal of many laws against birth control and abortion in most European countries. d. participation in many international conferences devoted to women's issues. e. leadership for women in environmental campaigns, such as Petra Kelly, who was one of the founders of the German Green Party.
Which of the following was true of all the various Archaic American groups?
A) They all spoke the same language. B) They all lacked domesticated animals. C) They all had the same kind of social organization. D) They all had the same religious practices.