What events led to the nuclear standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962? What were the results?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The downing of the American U-2 plane
2. The Communist Revolution in Cuba, which gave the Soviet Union an ally near U.S. soil
3. Soviet missiles stationed in Cuba
4. Cuban missile crisis, which ended with Soviet withdrawal
5. The undermining of the Soviet Union's credibility by the crisis and Soviet failure
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Fill in the blank with correct word.
The wars with __________ between 215 and 167 B.C.E. resulted in Roman control of the eastern Mediterranean region
A) Numidia B) Gaul C) Macedon D) Carthage
Discuss the balance of resources between the North and South at the beginning of the Civil War and its implications for initial military strategy
What will be an ideal response?
Roger Williams and a handful of disciples founded
a. Newport. b. Portsmouth. c. Providence. d. New Haven. e. Canada.