Congress's first response to the unexpected fall of France in 1940 was to
a. revoke all the neutrality laws.
b. expand naval patrols in the Atlantic.
c. enact a new neutrality law enabling the Allies to buy American war materials on a cash-and-carry basis.
d. call for the quarantining of aggressor nations.
e. pass a conscription law.
e
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A) rise of the service industry B) growth of shipbuilding C) expansion of Protestantism D) the increase in tax rates
Regarding the provisions and implementation of the Treaty of Paris 1783, formally ending the American Revolutionary War
a. America faithfully adhered to each provision in the treaty's postwar implementation. b. France was extremely pleased with the western boundary results for America. c. America broke the assurances regarding treatment of the Loyalist property and repayment of debts owed to British creditors. d. Spain gained all the land in North America it wanted. e. Great Britain failed to demonstrate generosity and geopolitical acumen in negotiating the final northern, western, and southern boundaries of the newly created United States of America.
The battle of __________ in Pennsylvania in 1863 was a turning point in the war
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In what way was Iraq's invasion of Kuwait influenced by the end of the Cold War?
a. Saddam Hussein thought the world would be too busy with the restoration of Eastern European countries to object to his invasion of Kuwait. b. The Soviet Union was no longer a superpower that could influence Saddam Hussein. c. Iraq had seized stockpiles of weapons from Eastern European countries when the Soviet Union collapsed. d. Saddam Hussein resented the Kuwaiti government for supporting the communist regimes of the former Soviet Union. e. Saddam Hussein was hoping to once again pit the United States against Russia by invading Kuwait.