In the Battle of Stalingrad, all of the following contributed to the Soviet victory EXCEPT
a) A brutal winter
b) A massive Allied invasion
c) A massive Soviet counterattack
d) Hitler's refusal to order a German retreat
Ans: b) A massive Allied invasion
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a. Lincoln could carry his home state of Kentucky. b. Seward strongly supported nativism. c. Lincoln came from a prosperous, well-known family. d. Seward was seen as too radical. e. Abraham Lincoln pledged to end slavery.
By 1943, the German economy __________.
A. produced enough goods to supply occupied Europe B. met the everyday needs of the people while managing to produce war goods C. faced serious labor shortages D. thrived with the increase in military production
President Truman's reaction to the invasion of South Korea demonstrated his commitment to the American foreign policy of
a. confrontation. b. rolling back communism. c. détente. d. multilateralism. e. containment.
Which of the following was NOT true of the rail network of the 1850s?
A. afforded farmers more consistent access to urban markets B. reached places that lay far from navigable waterways C. was more vulnerable to adverse weather conditions than water travel D. brought new areas of the country into the orbit of long-distance trade