What was the fear cited by Nikitia Khruschev during the Cuban Missle Crisis?
a. That the crisis would lead to a conventional war.
b. That the crisis would damage U.S.-Soviet relations beyond repair.
c. That the crisis would escalate to the point where de-escalation would be impossible.
d. That the crisis would lead to an interminable stalemate.
c
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The reform movement in Texas became occupied with the issue of prohibition of the consumption of alcohol because ______.
a. the movement was taken over through an insurgency led by prohibitionists b. it was an issue that dominated national political contests c. its leaders decided it was the issue they were most likely to win d. Texas lacked the large corporations and big-city political machines that energized the reform movement in the North e. they were following the lead of the National Reform Party
Which of the following statements best characterizes the work of the United Nations in the area of human rights?
a. The UN has been seriously constrained in its efforts to safeguard human rights, particularly in its ability to punish human rights violations. b. The UN has not done a very good job of articulating common principles for human rights. c. The UN has done a very effective job of applying sanctions against human rights violators. d. For most of its history, the UN has been extremely effective in prosecuting individual leaders in international courts for human rights violations.