Why did the Truman administration decide to develop the hydrogen bomb?


Answer: To prevent the Soviets from gaining military advantage

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What did Louis XVIII hope to achieve in his constitution called the Charter?

A. He hoped to suppress the Roman Catholic Church. B. He hoped to improve trade. C. He hoped to bring about the policies of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. D. He hoped to reconcile the aristocracy and the church to his regime.

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Congress disclaimed any intention of adding Cuban territory to the United States with the Teller Amendment

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What strengthened the Prussian monarchy of the Hohenzollerns?

A) The Peace of Westphalia added to the size and scope of the Prussian empire, thus strengthening the monarch that commanded it. B) The Protestant monarch made strong alliances with other Protestant monarchs to secure power. C) The Protestant monarch made strong alliances with other Catholic monarchs to secure a power base in Europe. D) The monarchy was inherently weak, and even territorial acquisitions could not save it. E) The alliance with the German princes was key to strengthening this monarchy.

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Periods of "modernized" Islam had occurred in the twentieth century particularly in the states of

a. Iraq, Jordan, and Iran. b. Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq. c. Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Jordan. d. Iran, Egypt, and Turkey. e. Turkey, Iraq, and Iran.

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