The correct answer is A) launching of Sputnik.
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik into space. This satellite made by the Soviet Union was the first satellite that orbitted the Earth. The success of this satellite showed the technological superiority of the Soviet Union during this time, as America had not accomplished this feat yet. This is why the Soviet government used this as a means of propaganda, to show that the Soviet Union was more advanced than the United States.
I would say that you, as a Massachusetts farmer during the French and Indian war, oppose the Albany Plan of Union because you do not want to be closely tied to non-Puritans and Southern slave owners.
A is incorrect because this plan would actually centralize the defense. B is incorrect because the Crown of England rejected the plan. D is incorrect because who is Edward Albany? :S
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There are two main ways the Soviet Union maintain control of east Germany after World War II: through intimidation and violence against the people of East Germany, and be erecting a giant wall (the Iron Curtain) between the east and west.
Before Spanish colonization, Mexico has established its own class structure among the population. However, after colonization, the class structure changed drastically. The Spanish elites imposed a caste system with different levels of biological mixtures between different ethnic groups living in Mexico which decided one's status in society. Those who were biologically more Spanish enjoy a better standard of life than those from Indigenous or African lineage. The strict hierarchy caused discontent among the people which led to civil unrest and an inevitable revolution.
