The diplomatic records of the immediate postwar years show that
a. Secretary of War Stimson favored using the atomic bomb in Eastern Europe.
b. the Soviets had no desire to develop an atomic bomb of their own.
c. American possession of the atomic bomb was never mentioned directly in diplomatic discussions.
d. some American officials believed that the U.S. could deter Soviet expansion by using the atomic bomb as abargaining tool.
d
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show included which of the following?
A) ?sharpshooters, such as Annie Oakley B) ?Indians, such as Sitting Bull C) ?a staged Buffalo Hunt D) ?a reenactment of Little Big Horn E) ?All of these are correct.
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a. Yongzheng. b. Kangxi. c. Qianlong. d. Dalai Lama.
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A. Ming B. Yuan C. Qing D. Tang