One of the challenges facing East Asia and beyond is South Korea's development of nuclear weapons and the threat to use them against North Korea in order to unify the peninsula
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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In the United States, which of the following was not a reason for opposition to the Mexican-American War?
A) ?? Mexico's army was four times the size of American forces and would therefore be unbeatable. B) ?? The war was being fought over territory that the United States had never claimed. C) ?? The president had undercut congressional authority by announcing that the war already existed. D) ?? A mere border incident was being used as an excuse to provoke a war to acquire more slave territory. E) ?? The president was precipitating the nation into a fathomless abyss of crime and calamity.
Which of the following statements about Germaine de Staël is NOT true?
A) She was educated in Enlightenment ideals and set up a salon in Paris. B) She wrote novels and political works that denounced Napoleon's rule as tyrannical. C) Her books were banned in France. D) Napoleon exiled her to the German states. E) She died in London, having stopped writing as the result of her disenchantment with the despotism of Napoleon.
The Athenian hero of the Persian Wars, Themistocles, __________.
A. was driven from power B. led the Delian League C. died in the battle of Platea D. retired in favor of Cimon
After being "opened" by American Commodore Perry, Japan quickly
a. fell into sub-slave status and economic ruin. b. broke apart into warring states and political fragmentation. c. adapted by implementing modernization programs and expanding its own borders. d. fell victim to Chinese wars of expansion. e. fell victim to British wars of expansion.