The 1948 presidential election:
a) put the Soviet Union on notice that the United States would defend the free world
b) was a major upset victory for President Truman over Republican Thomas Dewey
c) made Republican Richard Nixon, the candidate for vice president, a national figure
d) featured televised debates between Dewey and Truman
B
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The presidents during the last quarter of the nineteenth century
A) were weak leaders. B) took strong stands on the issues. C) were elected by landslides. D) dominated both houses of Congress.
Max Weber theorized that the West's uniqueness lay in
a. the power of its religion, which freed man from superstition. b. the dynamic tension between philosophy and religion. c. its relationship to nature and the ability to exploit it. d. the secular rationality or "calculated action" that permeates economics, government, and knowledge. e. evolving ideas of freedom that have released the potential of its varied population.
Recolonization refers to a plan or attempt by blacks to ___________
A) establish colonies in the West B) return to Africa C) settle undeveloped lands in the colonies D) create a black nation in the Caribbean
In the early classical era, the political structure of the ancient Greeks
A. usually consisted of independent, autonomous city-states. B. was very similar to that of Egypt. C. achieved unification through a monarchy under Pericles. D. was a history of early, long-lasting centralized government. E. stabilized after conquest by Persia.