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Why did President Kennedy approve the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles supported by the Central Intelligence Agency in 1961?
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B. Castro had developed close economic and political ties to the Soviet Union.
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What action did the United States take when the Soviet Union blocked road, rail, and canal transportation routes to West Berlin in 1948?
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A. It transported supplies to the city by airlift.
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During the Korean War, the United Nations forces led by the United States succeeded in achieving their primary goal of
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C. preserving an anti-communist government in South Korea.
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Which of the following was a program created in the New Deal that still accounts for a large share of federal spending?
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C. Social Security system
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What was the effect on the United States of the sinking of the ship Lusitania by a German submarine in 1915?
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B. It aroused public anger against Germany and led President Wilson to demand that Germany respect the rights of travelers from neutral countries.
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Which of the following helps to explain the reason for American expansionism in the mid-1800s and early 1900s?
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A. The United States sought new markets for agricultural and industrial products.
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Which of the following contributed MOST to the forced removal of Native Americans from the Great Plains from 1867 to 1890?
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C. the westward shift of the frontier
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