In 1948, President Harry Truman responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by
A. threatening war with the Soviet Union.
B. encouraging the United Nations to pass economic sanctions.
C. creating a blockade of East Berlin.
D. airlifting supplies to West Berlin.
E. sending American paratroopers into West Berlin.
D
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Which of the following is true of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
A. The organization's leaders and its members were united in their belief in women's rights. B. The organization welcomed men and women of all races and all social classes. C. The organization based its call for an end to slavery exclusively on economic arguments. D. The organization called for a political solution that would bring a gradual end to slavery.
Which country was the largest in the world in the eighteenth century?
A) Russia B) Sweden C) Britain D) the Ottoman Empire
The one issue that has served as a unifying factor for all Middle Eastern Muslim states since the 1940s has been their
A. hostility toward Pakistan and India. B. effort to defeat the Germans in World War II. C. position on the Palestine question. D. desire to increase oil production. E. need to retain Western hegemony in the region.
Under the Articles of Confederation, what could states do?
A) wage war and negotiate peace on behalf of the U.S. government B) erect trade barriers to protect themselves from competition from other states C) pass an amendment to the Articles without the consent of the other states D) impose taxes on the Confederation Congress to support state governments