The United States and the Soviet Union began building up
their military forces very quickly.
This led to a nuclear arms race whereby the two countries
competed for supremacy in nuclear warfare. The result was that each acquired
enough warfare to completely destroy the other resulting in a Mutually Assured
Destruction state of affairs
7. C
8. A
9. I think C & D
10. A
The Congress of the United States in fact retains most of the power in these two areas relative to the President and the individual states, with Congress having the power to declare war and confirm ambassadors appointed by the President.
The Mexican American War heightened tensions over slavery in that there were many disagreements over whether the new territories won from Mexico should be free or slave territories. The Wilmot Proviso, created to solve the problem, ended up slitting parties on regional areas.
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