The origins of the Vietnam War, in part, lie in the process of decolonization because
A) the division of Vietnam into antagonistic northern and southern states occurred after Vietnamese military forces had defeated the French, former governors of the region.
B) the North Vietnamese employed mercenary soldiers from various new post-colonial African states in a local war of liberation.
C) the United Nations, seeking to establish the post-colonial principle of national self-determination, encouraged North Vietnamese radicals to break with the West.
D) the Japanese, having lost their former empire in the Pacific, now provoked unrest in continental Asia by attempting to achieve hegemony in the region.
E) the Soviets supported South Vietnam against North Vietnam, because the latter was a threat to Soviet hegemony in Asia.
A
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Which of the following people called for the end of slavery’s expansion westward?
a) Abraham Lincoln b) Stephen Douglas c) Alexander Stephens d) Jefferson Davis
In the 1840s, which of the following was most likely to identify with the Whig party?
a. industrialists who wanted tariff protection b. immigrants who enjoyed traditional amusements c. a Catholic, Lutheran, or Episcopalian who attended a more ritualized service d. someone with mixed or negative feelings about a national market economy e. emerging entrepreneurs who were excluded from established commercial groups
The Edict of Nantes
A. destroyed Calvinism in France. B. legitimized Calvinist worship and permitted Calvinists to engage in politics in France. C. outlawed Calvinism in France. D. permitted Henry IV to continue the French wars of religion. E. declared Lutheranism and Anglicanism to be heresies.
How did Augustus guarantee that everyone in the empire would have Roman rights?
a. He taxed people living in the territories. b. He decreased the size of the military. c. He decreased the value of the monetary system. d. He increased the number of citizens. e. He decreased the amount of free grain given to the poor.