Mikhail Gorbachev allowed the Soviet people to criticize the government through a policy of glasnost.
a. true
b. false
Answer: a. true
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At home, while their husbands were at war, women
A) increasingly abandoned their homes to return to England. B) found their positions unchanged. C) were assisted by farm managers in the majority of cases. D) took over their husbands' place.
After Mao Zedong's 1949 victory in China, Truman was
A) looking for an excuse to invade China to overthrow Mao's government. B) condemned for involving American troops in an unwinnable land war in Asia. C) eager to establish normal relations with China as soon as possible. D) criticized by conservatives for not backing Chiang Kai-shek strongly enough.
In contrast to the American Federation of Labor, the Committee of Industrial Organization organized workers by:
A) income. B) location. C) level of skill. D) industry.
Which of the following is true about the Scottsboro Nine case?
a. It only took a year to get their convictions overturned and have them outside again. b. It was the first racially charged case of such a kind in the state of Illinois. c. It involved spurious charges of rape against nine African American men and adolescents. d. The Scottsboro Nine were tried by a jury of their peers.