For several days the Berlin Wall crisis brought the world close to the brink of nuclear war.
a. true
b. false
Answer: b. false
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Which characteristic was NOT shared by medieval towns and cities?
a. Many received charters of liberties by the 1100s and 1200s. b. Their location near transportation routes was essential. c. They were food-producing, self-sufficient units, in which commerce was secondary. d. Many were revived Roman cities whose size and populations grew as trade increased. e. New towns or cities were begun at strategically viable locations.
The deep political and cultural divisions within the Democratic party were demonstrated in 1924 by
a. its inability to nominate a presidential candidate until after 102 ballots at its convention. b. the breakaway political Progressive party created by Robert La Follette. c. its inability to gain support from different parts of the country. d. its deadlock over whether to support U.S. entry into the League of Nations. e. its unending debates over whether to support farmers and labor rights.
Who joined the Continental Army?
a) colonists who opposed British rule b) mercenaries from European countries c) slaves responding to Lord Dunmore’s proclamation d) Chickasaws hoping to keep their ancestral lands
During the second phase of the Great Migration, __________ black people left the South
A) 20 million B) 200,000 C) 7.9 million D) 1.5 million