The concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (or M.A.D.) widely discouraged the use of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. As both the Soviet Union and the US expanded their nuclear arsenals and capabilities (such as the invention of ICBMs in the late 50s and early 60s), it became clear that if either one were to launch a nuclear missile at the other, it would be met with an equally devastating retaliatory strike thereby leading to the decimation of both countries.
This is why the efforts of the Reagan Administration to create a Strategic Defense Initiative (dubbed Star Wars) that could effectively <em>block </em>a retaliatory strike were met with fear on the part of the Soviet Union: if the US could block the Soviet Missiles, then the <em>Mutual </em>piece of Mutually Assured Destruction would not longer stand thereby putting the Soviets at a distinct strategic disadvantage.
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Sacco and Vanzetti were executed in the electric chair just after midnight on August 23, 1927.
According to the Constitution, laws passed by Congress must be approved by "the President," although it is possible for a law to pass without such approval, if there are enough votes in Congress.
The correct answer is C) They saw their lack of any losses as proof that they were destined to control the land.
The warfare between colonists and American Indians during the 17th century generated a sense of superiority among the colonists in that "they saw their lack of any losses as proof that they were destined to control the land."
Without a doubt, the white European colonies had much better weapons than the Native American Indian tribes. The Indians had disadvantages on this issue that affected the results in battles.
This created the wrong impression in the colonists that they were better prepared and deserved the right to control the land and domain the Native American Indians.
This, of course, generated a lot of resentment on the part of the Indians that saw how the white colonizers continued to take their lands to settle in and exploit the raw materials and natural resources.
