How did the Cold War get started?
a. It began after World War II when there was a shortage of coal and heating fuel in Europe.
b. It started when the United States established the Truman Doctrine at the end of World War II, which left Eastern European countries "in the cold" by declaring that they would have to defend themselves without U.S. help.
c. It began after all of Eastern Europe fell under Soviet domination at the end of World War II, which prompted fears that the Soviets would spread communism around the globe.
d. It started when the Truman Doctrine froze all military alliances into their pre-World War II configurations.
c
You might also like to view...
In the years after 1968, there was a transfer of power from the national government to the state governments. This transfer of power is called
A. cooperative federalism. B. revolution. C. regression. D. devolution. E. dual federalism.
Which of the following is NOT a precursor of fiscal stress?
A. when cities have a large and growing tax base B. when cities have large municipal payrolls C. when cities have large socially dependent populations D. when cities have heavy tax burdens
The Securities and Exchange Commission is an example of a(n)
a. cabinet level department. b. government corporation. c. independent agency. d. independent regulatory commission. e. spoils system.
Which of the following is true of the blogosphere?
A. Only a few people are licensed to create blogs. B. It contributes little to the innovation in news delivery today. C. Blogs are offered by the citizenry at large. D. The mainstream news organizations refrain from adding blogs to their websites. E. Blogs are purely for entertainment and hardly political in nature.