Teosinte was a wild grass, native to Mesoamerica and believed to be ancestral to _____________.
a. Rice.
b. Wheat.
c. Maize (corn).
d. Pumpkins.
c. Maize (corn).
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The HUAC Hollywood hearings led to __________
A) the blacklisting of writers, directors, and actors who refused to cooperate B) solid evidence of a widespread Communist conspiracy in the movie business C) the prosecution and conviction of dozens of dangerous subversives D) a realization that there was little real Communist threat against America
The Solidarity movement in Poland
A) was temporarily crushed by Jànos Kàdàr in 1981. B) failed to gain massive support due to stiff opposition from the conservative Catholic church. C) was formed by Wladyslaw Gomulka in 1956. D) lacked cohesion and quickly disintegrated and disappeared in 1980. E) was outlawed in 1981 and its leaders arrested.
The "Contract with America" proposed by the Republican Party in 1994 is most closely associated with which of the following politicians?
A) ?Newt Gingrich B) ?John McCain C) ?Sarah Palin D) ?Dan Quayle
Which of the following reflects the influence of the Monroe Doctrine on U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?
a) U.S. support of “friendly” governments in Central America b) U.S. military intervention in civil wars in Southeast Asia c) economic cooperation with Communist countries d) international agreements on the environment