The Truman Doctrine, issued in 1947 in response to increasing communist influence in Greece and Turkey, was the first attempt by the United States
to contain the spread of communism by assisting nations that were facing external pressure or internal revolution.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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France, Austria, and ________ fought against Great Britain and Prussia during the French and Indian War
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Student radicals in the late 1960s were critical of all of the following except
a. the Vietnam War. b. the impersonal nature of modern society. c. the lack of economic opportunities for university students. d. the lack of relevancy in their education endeavors. e. excessive Western materialism.
Who was the first secretary of the treasury?
A) Alexander Hamilton B) Thomas Jefferson C) James Madison D) John Jay E) John Adams
European immigration to the South was discouraged most profoundly by
a. fierce economic competition with slave labor. b. an unfavorable experience of growing cotton in Europe by German and Irish immigrant groups. c. German, Irish, and Jewish antislavery groups. d. immigration barriers enacted by southern states. e. the inability of European immigrants to tolerate the hot climate.