President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative __________

A) was defeated in the House of Representatives
B) created an expensive defense plan based on super-lasers and satellites
C) emphasized the use of traditional weapons rather nuclear arsenals
D) was opposed by heads of the defense industry


Answer: B

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A) Women in both the North and South served as nurses during the war. B) Women in both the North and South served in separate regiments. C) Women in the North and South served as political leaders. D) The role of women did not change.

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