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It forced the Soviet Union to negotiate to stop the blockade.
It showed that the United States would take action to stop the spread of communism.
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The Republicans — then dubbed radical Republicans — managed to enact a series of constitutional amendments and reconstruction acts granting legal equality to former slaves — and giving them access to federal courts if their rights were violated. The 13th Amendment, which was ratified in 1865, abolished slavery.Feb 24, 2011. hope this helps :)
1. direct vote by citizens on a bill already passed by a lawmaking body - referendum.
2. government that suppresses all opposition and controls all aspects of people's lives - totalitarian.
3. greed for wealth - avarice.
4. the right to vote - franchise.
5. the right of ordinary citizens to introduce or enact new laws on their own by vote - intiative.
6. government in which a few people hold the ruling power - oligarchy.
7. method of temporary banishment practiced in athens - ostracism.