What was the goal of the founders of the European Community in 1967?
A) to create a stronger military alliance against the Soviet Union B) to create a common currency for all of Western Europe C) to bring about European economic integration D) to remove border controls on the European continent E) to create closer ties with the United States
After the opening up of a second front with the success of the Normandy invasion on D-Day, British and American troops inflicted devastating damage upon the Germans, resulting in the Germans suffering over 80 percent casualties.
How did the Townshend duties differ from previous customs taxes?
A) They attempted to implement the new economic policy of mercantilism. B) Their enforcement was left to the colonial assemblies. C) The revenue collected from the duties could be used only to pay off the British national debt. D) They applied to goods imported into the colonies from Great Britain, not from foreign countries.
The 1944 conference in Bretton Woods contributed what to post-war stability?
A) The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to divide Germany after the war. B) Participants agreed to peg their currency to the U.S.dollar and contribute to an International Monetary Fund. C) Participants agreed on the de-Nazification of Germany before German independence. D) Participants agreed to the creation of the United Nations. E) The United States and the United Kingdom agreed to a policy of containment against communism.