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Steven Leslie was convicted of what after causing a fatal collision?

A) first-degree murder B) second-degree murder
C) premeditated D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) second-degree murder

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Which statement best describes the cold war in 1989?

A) The coldwar started B) Atom bomb on USSR
C) Glorious revolution occured D) Beginning of the end of cold war
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Beginning of the end of cold war

Explanation:

The Cold War started with building tensions between the US and the USSR during World War II. As Stalin began to annex more countries and spread communism throughout Eastern Europe, the US began to feel threatened and feared that they would start a war amongst the capitalist nations. The US started an attempt to limit the spread of communism and protect capitalism, which led to a series of passive aggressive and indirectly hostile exchanges between the two nations.

 

The beginning of the end of the cold war, the Berlin Wall came down. The USSR began to collapse the following year, in 1990.

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What fields did progressives aim to reform?

A) workplace conditions B) education
C) government D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was signed in

Answer

1991 AD

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Which of the following statements about Woodrow Wilson is true?

A) He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations. B) He overturned discriminatory laws against African Americans.
C) He advocated eliminating the income tax. D) He opposed reforms to the banking system.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.

Explanation:

Woodrow Wilson was one of the major "Progressives" in American government and so 'He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.'

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Which occurred during the Bataan Death March in 1942?

A) Thousands of US and Filipino prisoners of war died B) US soldiers attacked Japanese troops to rescue Filipino allies
C) Japanese soldiers helped carry starving US and Filipino prisoners of war D) Thousands of Japanese soldiers died of starvation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Thousands of US and Filipino prisoners of war died

Explanation:

Thousands of US and Filipino prisoners of war died as they are marched to death by Japanese Military in 1942.

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Which statement is true of the 1950s?

A) US central bank regulations prevented it from doing so. B) European currencies were only convertible for non-residents before 1958.
C) Some Americans were accused of being Communist agents. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Some Americans were accused of being Communist agents.

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Name the U.S. war between the north and the south?

A) American Civil War B) Colonial wars
C) War of Independence D) Post-Civil War
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) American Civil War

Explanation:

The American Civil War has been known by a number of names since it began in 1861.

 

In most East Asian languages, the war is called "Battle between North and South side of the United States" or more commonly as "American (U.S.) North–South War", depending on the individual language.

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