The policy of using the threat of nuclear war in order to persuade an opponent to back down is known as ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
brinksmanship
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A) Advances in these fields improved the living conditions of most people living at this time. B) The new scientific principles were easier for most people to understand than mathematics. C) Most of the scientists were lower class men who understood common peoples' problems. D) Church leaders actively steered scientists toward practical arts to fend off challenges to orthodoxy. E) Most illustrious scientists began their careers with practical work in these areas.
What was the cause of Alexander's death in 323 B.C.E.?
a. Poisoning. b. Battle injuries c. The flu. d. Malaria. e. It is unknown.
The one American who, more than anyone else, symbolized the spirit of the Enlightenment was __________
A) Jonathan Edwards B) George Washington C) Cotton Mather D) George Whitefield E) Benjamin Franklin
When Khrushchev pledged to withdraw Soviet missiles from Cuba, Kennedy secretly agreed to remove American missiles from __________
A) Turkey B) West Germany C) Florida D) nuclear submarines