THE QUESTION:Use the map on page 21 of Understanding Geography to answer the following question. Which is the highest mountain peak? A. Mt. Rainier B. Mt. Whitney C. Mt. Shasta D. Pikes Peak
THE ANSWER: Mt. Whitney
MY REASONING: Out of these mountains, Mt. Whitney rises to the highest elevation, a staggering 14,505ft.
It's between A and B. The articles of confederation made the federal government weak and pretty much non-existent in terms of true power. Effectively each state was its own country more or less.
I think A and B sound pretty identical though perhaps choice A isn't the best answer because each state didn't really think about the country as a whole, but rather focused on their own backyard.
<h3>So that's why I'm thinking the final answer is choice B</h3>
Though I would get a second opinion on the matter.
New Hampshire is a New England colony.
King George kept MA under martial law and appointed General Thomas Gage as the new governor. He wanted to keep them from acting out against England.
Off the top of my head:
The US devised the Manhattan project during ww2 and afterwards to develop nuclear weapons. The kept this secret from USSR even though they were allied. This contributed to Stalin’s paranoia and increased tensions between the two countries.
You also mention how Truman used this ‘atomic-monopoly’ to give him confidence and make him think that he could dictate decisions during the Potsdam conference and other meetings which heightened tensions with USSR.
Nuclear weapons also played a large role during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the point where nuclear war was at it’s closest to becoming reality and destroying the world.
By that point the USSR had also developed atomic bombs. The fact both superpowers had nuclear weapons meant they had to be sensitive in the way they handled each other and you could link this with Cuba and argue that it was the only reason the Cold War didn’t turn into full-scale, physical war.
There’s other things you could say beyond these points as well.
