President Truman’s advisors saw the atomic bomb as a means of avoiding the heavy casualties they anticipated in an invasion of Japan
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
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The Treaty of Tianjin
A) gave China protection from European penetration. B) gave European Christians the right to spread their faith in China. C) ended the Sino-Japanese War. D) gave the Manchu Dynasty time to reform. E) forbade Christians from owning land.
Slave culture included songs, stories, fables, and legends. The Brer Rabbit tales reflect feelings of blacks, because the rabbit:
a. finally loses to the stronger bear and fox b. outwits his stronger enemies by clever tricks c. shows how the white man perceived slaves d. while rare in the South, was common in West Africa
During World War II, the Soviet Union
a. moved many factories from the eastern part of the nation to safer locations in the west. b. had women actively participating in all aspects of the war effort, including combat. c. suffered few civilian casualties, although its military losses were well into the millions. d. captured Paris from the Vichy regime. e. joined the war against Japan in 1941, immediately after Pearl Harbor.
A major argument against annexing Texas to the United States was that
a. it could involve the country in ruinous wars with Britain and France. b. it would add strength to the southern "slave power." c. it would be far larger than any existing American state. d. it would be better to retain an independent Texas as a buffer state. e. it would lead to tensions and possible war with Mexico.