Benjamin Franklin feared that if the colonists did not unite to repel the French and Indians, then the colonies would be forever "split," since the French would take more and more land to the east, along the coast.
They are the Redeemers, white democrats whom critics called Bourbon Democrats in Southern United States during the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War. They were mainly led by the rich landowners and businessmen and they ruled Southern politics in most areas from the 1870's to 1910.
The colonists protested the Stamp Act because they were being taxed without representation in Parliament. They had no say in the taxes that they had to pay, which lead to much anger and conflict among the colonies. They didn’t understand why they still had to pay taxes if they were no longer living in Britain or being represented as part of Britain’s government.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Comments
A: Not the answer. Truman understood that if the bomb failed, it would only give the Japanese more reason to continue. Their Kamikaze aircraft had taken the lives of many Americans. He also understood that if he did order the bomb to be dropped and it worked, that the Japanese may not surrender anyway.
B: He did believe that the bomb would be enough to make the Japanese surrender. Otherwise, why would he order it to be done.
C: He did believe (in the end) that atomic weapons were necessary but it was a war on civilians and that made the decision very, very difficult.
D: I don't know what relevance this choice has. He was president. He had to make the choice.
Answer: These are not terrific choices. I guess you have to choose B
Answer:
The United States and the Soviet Union gained most from World War II.
Explanation:
The war strengthened the position of the United States, that began in World War One. A growing international monetary system was formed by the 1944 Bretton Woods accord. It substituted the gold standard as the global currency, with the U.S. dollar. Because it became the only nation with the ability to print dollars, it constructed an image of superpower. The Soviet Union on the other hand took lead at the Eastern front. It made communism popular in the eastern European countries which were freshly liberated from German rule. therefore the two become the most economically prosperous countries after the Second World War.
