What caused Stalin NOT to accept Marshall Plan funding?
A. He strongly objected to accepting handouts from liberal feminists.
B. Doing so would have placed the Soviet Union under the U.S. sphere of influence.
C. He did not want the United States to think the Soviet Union was experiencing financial hardship.
D. The bylaws of the Japan Convention prohibited him from doing so.
Answer: B
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A) He remained neutral and let his officers deal with Congress. B) He used his personal leverage to force Congress to pay off his officers. C) He persuaded his officers to work with Congress and secured a reasonable settlement. D) He had General Gates arrested for treason.
The authors argue that the examinations system under the Song, compared to earlier such systems, was particularly
a. biased in favor of the wealthy. b. corrupt. c. conducive to social mobility. d. harsh.
Spain's addition of the overseas empire of Portugal __________
A) upset many Spanish peasants B) was welcomed news to Native Americans C) created many new financial burdens for the Portuguese bureaucracy D) opened the door for competition from envious European powers
The Supreme Court case Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842) involved
a. the kidnapping of fugitive slaves. b. territorial control of the slavery issue. c. unfair labor practices in Pennsylvania mines. d. aid for parochial schools in Pennsylvania. e. removal of Indians to the lands west of the Mississippi.