Gandhi predicted that "rivers of blood" would flow in the wake of the creation of
A) Bangladesh.
B) Bengal.
C) Pakistan.
D) the Punjab.
E) the Indus River valley.
Answer: C) Pakistan.
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Georgia's Andersonville prison was an example of
A. the frequent prisoner exchanges that took place during the war. B. the humane treatment afforded to enemy prisoners. C. the South's code of honor in their treatment of fellow soldiers. D. the misery and cruelty suffered by prisoners of war.
The Truman Doctrine and George F. Kennan's "Mr. X" article both proposed ___________________.
A. the policy of détente B. the containment doctrine C. that the United States refrain from getting involved in the internal affairs of other nations D. a plan to encourage dissent and instability within the Soviet Union
The XYZ affair refers to
a. the effort of three unidentified French businessmen to arrange a meeting between U.S. ambassador Pinckney and the French government in return for a bribe. b. an assassination plot against President Adams, which was discovered when the Secret Service cracked a complex alphanumeric code. c. allegations that President Adams had exchanged political favors for an entire laundry list of illegal profits and gifts. d. Hamilton's suggestion that Aaron Burr was indeed illiterate, who in return for this insult demanded satisfaction in a duel in which Hamilton got killed.
After the conclusion of the Seven Years' War in 1763, which of these following colonies was transferred to Britain in exchange for the return of Cuba and the Philippines to Spain?
A) Spanish Florida B) Santo Domingo C) Jamaica D) Spanish Haiti