The “iron curtain” speech was delivered by
a. Henry A. Wallace.
b. Harry S Truman.
c. V.M. Molotov.
d. Winston Churchill.
e. George Marshall.
ANS: D
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In appraising the work of Mustapha Kemal Ataturk Atatürk, one can say that
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What will be an ideal response?
The dramatic improvement in American relations with China under Nixon
a. proved to be a gold mine for American exporters. b. encouraged the Soviet Union to cooperate with the United States on negotiating a nuclear arms reduction treaty. c. was short-lived. d. made Americans more suspicious of China. e. none of these choices.