What was the initial policy of the Reagan administration regarding apartheid in South Africa?
A. It organized an international boycott of South African products.
B. It followed the policy of "constructive engagement."
C. It called on major American corporations to cease doing business with South Africa.
D. It urged a reluctant Congress to impose economic sanctions against South Africa.
Answer: B
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Why did it take months to push the Compromise of 1850 through Congress?
a. President Taylor opposed the compromise, and congressmen kept granting key concessions to rival parties. b. President Taylor was for the compromise, but congressmen kept granting key concessions to rival parties. c. The compromise was broken into too many small and ineffective measures. d. President Taylor died and was succeeded by Millard Fillmore, who opposed the compromise. e. President Taylor supported the compromise, but key senators kept proposing new compromises before a vote could be taken.
Why were events at the village of My Lai referred to as a massacre?
A) The confirmed body count was remarkably high. B) The images released to the public were gruesome. C) The U.S. military tortured its enemies there. D) The victims killed there were unarmed villagers.
Which one of the Seven Treasures could only be mined in present-day Afghanistan?
a. agate. b. gold. c. lapis lazuli. d. crystal. e. coral.