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America's Longest War, 6e (Herring) Chapter 3 Limited Partnership: Kennedy and Diem, 1) Upon taking office, President John Kennedy met the challenges of the Cold War by A) ordering a buildup of nuclear weapons, modernizing conventional forces, and developing counterinsurgency capabilities. B) withdrawing from American defense commitments such as the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO). C) opening relations with the People's Republic of China. D) pursuing Detente with Soviet lead...

PACT Social Studies 7-12 Questions and Answers Already Passed Most early civilizations of Afro-Eurasia arose in physical environments that featured: proximity to a reliable freshwater source that could be used for crop irrigation. If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death. If the robber is not caught, then shall he who was robbed claim under oath the amount of his loss; then shall the community . . . on whose ground and territory and in whose domain [the ro...

The Ultimate AP World History Set exam coverage, 100% Accurate, rated A. Verified. Mesopotamia - -A region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that developed the first urban societies. In the Bronze Age this area included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian empires, In the Iron Age, it was ruled by the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires. Fertile Crescent - -The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers gave life to the first known agricultural villages in this area about 10,000 ye...

"Let one hundred flowers bloom" - ANSWER-Chairman Mao Zedong's "Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend". This slogan was used during the period of approximately six weeks in the summer of 1957 when the Chinese intelligentsia were invited to criticize the political system then obtaining in Communist China. It is sometimes suggested that the initiative was a deliberate attempt to flush out dissidents by encouraging them to show themselves as critical of the regi...

Which of the following best describes the experiences of most recently freed people following Reconstruction? - ANSWER-They were forced back onto the plantations as sharecroppers. The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 provided for - ANSWER-temporary union military government in the former Confederacy The second Sioux war (), in which Custer was defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn, was caused by all of the following EXCEPT - ANSWER-a concentrated effort on the part of the major protestant de...

PACT Social Studies 7-12 Questions and Answers Already Passed Most early civilizations of Afro-Eurasia arose in physical environments that featured: - Answer ️️ -proximity to a reliable freshwater source that could be used for crop irrigation. If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death. If the robber is not caught, then shall he who was robbed claim under oath the amount of his loss; then shall the community . . . on whose ground and territory and i...

AP World History, Question & Answer, 100% Accurate, graded A+ Abbasid Caliphate - -Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas, the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and ruled an Islamic empire from their capital in Baghdad (founded 762) from 750 to 1258. (p. 234) absolution - -The theory popular in France and other early modern European monarchies that royal power should be free of constitutional checks. (p. 452) Acheh Sultanate - -Muslim kingdom in northern Sumatra...

IB HL History: The Cold War Discuss the ideological beliefs of the West in terms of the economy. - •Capitalism: Individuals should be able to compete w/ each other w/ a minimal state interference & make as much $ as they wish • Individuals thus encouraged to work hard by the promise of individual reward Discuss the ideological beliefs of the West in terms of politics. - liberal democracy: • Individuals choose the gov't through voting. There is a range of political parties to cho...

IB HL History: The Cold War Discuss the ideological beliefs of the West in terms of the economy. - •Capitalism: Individuals should be able to compete w/ each other w/ a minimal state interference & make as much $ as they wish • Individuals thus encouraged to work hard by the promise of individual reward Discuss the ideological beliefs of the West in terms of politics. - liberal democracy: • Individuals choose the gov't through voting. There is a range of political parties to cho...

What are some examples of economic globalisation since the late 20th century? - ANSWER-- Trade in goods and services - Foreign direct investment i.e. firms outsourcing production overseas - multinational and transnational companies - Foreign portfolio investment i.e. trading of shares & bonds across national boundaries, development of global financial 'centres' e.g. City of London - Hot money flows - moving money balances overseas e.g. for tax avoidance, or to pursue higher interest rates ...