What was the most immediate factor that led to the destruction of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989?
A) a botched news report by an East German official who told residents they could freely leave
B) negotiations between President George H. W. Bush and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev
C) a protest demonstration launched by West German sympathizers in East Germany
D) Polish workers' union Solidarity winning control of the Polish Parliament
A
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a. He had promised America’s European allies that he would not launch such an invasion. b. He had been warned by his military advisors not to attempt it. c. He did not think that an invasion would succeed. d. He thought it might lead to World War III.
The early humanists are best described as
A) artists interested in the glorification of God. B) restless free-thinkers interested in doing away with all religion. C) dissatisfied priests interested in reform of the Church. D) scholars interested in translating classical literature. E) artists who emphasized religious themes.
A Radical Republican measure, the 1864 Wade Davis bill would have required that:
a. all citizens of a seceded state agree to grant blacks the vote b. former Confederate soldiers take an oath supporting the United States c. all Confederate states be readmitted by July 1865 d. a majority of a state's white males take an "ironclad oath" supporting the United States
According to the economic theory known as mercantilism:
A) merchants should control the government because they contributed more than others to national wealth. B) the government should regulate economic activity so as to promote national power. C) the government should encourage manufacturing and commerce by keeping its hands off of the economy. D) colonies existed as a place for the mother country to send raw materials to be turned into manufactured goods. E) England wanted the right to sell goods in France but only to non-Catholic buyers.