The U.S. and the Soviet Union came closest to outright war during _________
A. the Berlin blockade
B. the Cuban missile crisis
C. Tehran conference
D. the invasion of Iraq
Answer: B
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Power vacuums created by the decay of the ________ led to many of the territorial acquisitions associated with the New Imperialism
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In the 1930s, a Senate committee led by Gerald Nye of North Dakota publicized the idea that
a. America had to abandon the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. b. European debtor nations were trying to get out of repaying their loans. c. European democracies were conspiring to ensnare the United States in unwanted security pacts. d. high tariffs were sound foreign policy in an age of growing extremism. e. American weapons manufacturers had pushed the United States into World War I.
What was the name of the "radical" group of political reformers during the Civil War who wanted England to reject private property and operate communally?
a. Levellers b. Lollards c. Diggers d. Fabianists e. Communists
The significant advantage that the Byzantines had over invaders was
a. the sheltered location of the city of Constantinople. b. a superior navy. c. composite bows carried by cavalry. d. Greek fire. e. massive walls.