The Spanish were among the first Europeans to explore the New World and the first to settle in what is now the United States<span>. By 1650, however, </span>England<span> had established a dominant presence on the Atlantic coast. The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.</span>
The correct answer to number 1 is A) the start of the Cold War.
The start of the Cold War was a result of increased political, economic, and military tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. These tensions were caused by the difference in economic and political systems of the two countries, with the US disliking the system of communism used by the Soviet Union. This is when the fear of communism, aka the second Red Scare, really started to grow in the United States.
The correct answer to number 2 is C) government and security.
One of McCarthy's most famous speeches was given in West Virginia in the early 1950's in which he claimed, through his research, that he had found 207 members of the State Department were communism. This research was said to have been conducted during the 1940's.
The correct answer to number A) A wave of isolationist sentiment.
After both World Wars, Americans were focused on having their life return to normal since millions of men were now home and looking to start families.
D) Russia. The Romanov dynasty ruled Russia from 1613 until 1917, when the Russian Revolution overthrew the Tsar Nicholas II and replaced the monarchy with the Soviet Union. World War I was devastating for Russia, who lost millions of lives and took an economic toll on the nation. This created nationwide protests to pull out of the war, which Russia eventually did. The Romanovs however, proved inefficient at meeting the demands of the serfs who created an uprising and overthrew the government.<span />
1960 would be the correct year.
