According to the Arguing History video in section 23.6, Harry Truman saw the atom bomb as __________
A) the quickest way to end the war against Germany
B) the quickest way to end the war against Japan
C) a weapon that should never be deployed
D) only to be used after a land invasion had failed
Answer: B
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a. He had a grand design for continental expansion. b. He thought Spain was preparing to attack the United States. c. He was committed to the expansion of slavery. d. He had a personal financial interest in both Florida and Texas.
Which of the following best characterizes the lifestyle of paleolithic people?
A. larger groups of close to one hundred who pooled efforts to gather as much food as possible B. smaller groups who often clashed with each other for access to resources C. small bands of twenty to thirty people who followed animal migration D. small bands of less than fifty who established towns and sent hunters to follow animals E. groups of varying sizes who raised livestock but followed vegetation cycles
The majority religion in Mughal India was
a. Buddhism b. Islam c. Confucianism d. Hinduism e. Sikhism
The splinter candidacies of Strom Thurmond and ________ seemed to imperil President Truman's election in 1948.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).