What do the debates surrounding the My Lai massacre and Kent State shootings reveal about Americans' competing visions of the war?
What will be an ideal response?
The premise of U.S. involvement was that allowing a communist takeover would subject the Vietnamese to ruthless oppression by a totalitarian government. The actions of U.S. officials in bringing about the My Lai massacre and Kent State shootings called into question U.S. claims to the moral superiority of its type of government.
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A. A Russian and Austrian defensive alliance defeated the French and British in the Balkans. B. Austria was no longer a major participant in German affairs. C. Bismarck organized the north German states in the North German Confederation. D. The south German states signed military agreements with Prussia. E. The development of unified German strength began to worry the French.
Governors exercised __________ power over colonial assemblies than the King did over Parliament.
A) less B) more C) a similar amount of D) less indirect
The transition from hunter-gatherer to a food producing society happened
a. to the unstable nature of pastoralism. b. abruptly in some areas, rapidly in others c. gradually in the Mesolithic era d. only in river valleys e. with the use of metal tools.
Why did many of the immigrant Chinese work in small businesses like laundering instead of working as miners?
A. The income was more steady, and they would be able to pay off their debts sooner. B. They had greater experience with small businesses and fishing. C. They were not harassed as much as in the gold fields. D. All of these answers are correct.