Which country invaded Afghanistan in 1979 to prop up a Communist government against Islamic rebels (who were funded at the time by the United States)?

To what does the gender gap refer?

a. the wage differential between men and women b. the difference between how many men or women actually respond to surveys c. the low percentage of women holding elected positions in government d. the lack of attention paid to political issues that affect women e. differences in party and political attitudes between men and women

Thomas Hobbes was a nominalist, someone who believes that:

a. no permanent objective truth lies beneath our world of appearances b. language is necessary in part to help us make sense of the world c. humans construct a perception of "truth" d. "truth" is filtered through self-interest and the syllogisms of language e. All of the above