The real impact of the Italian front on World War II may have been that it
a. delayed the D-Day invasion and allowed the Soviet Union to advance further into Eastern Europe.
b. prevented the rise of fascism or communism in Italy after the war.
c. enabled the Americans to appease both British and Soviet strategic demands.
d. enabled the United States to prevent Austria and Greece from falling into Soviet hands.
e. destroyed the monastery of Monte Cassino and other Italian artistic treasures.
a
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One reason the U.S. government created the Federal Civil Defense Administration was
a. because they believed fallout shelters would keep all people safe in the event of a nuclear attack b. to lessen the government's expenditure on emergency supplies c. because the public might not be able to depend on the military after a nuclear attack d. to educate Americans about keeping alert for Soviet spy planes over sensitive areas.
Sir Thomas More would have agreed with which of the following ideas?
A) The profit motive leads to enmity between people. B) Every country should have a powerful army to protect its interests against potential rivals. C) Social stratification is desirable. D) Society is best served when its citizens pursue their own economic interests. E) A person should discard the outmoded ideas of antiquity and embrace only contemporary ideas.
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a. settlement of abandoned southern plantations. b. miners to develop the coal regions of Pennsylvania. c. rapid settlement of the West. d. New England industrialists to establish factories in the Midwest.