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(MC)The photograph below shows General Douglas MacArthur wading ashore on the island of Leyte in the Philippines: Public Domain Why was this event a significant step in the war in the Pacific?

(MC)The quote below comes from the War Powers Resolution: The President in every possible instance shall consult with Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, and after every such introduction shall consult regularly with the Congress until United States Armed Forces are no longer engaged in hostilities or have been removed from such situations. Source: http://www.policyalmanac.org/world/archive/war_powers_resolution.shtml How did the Vietnam War contribute to passage of this resolution?

(MC)What event led the Truman administration to expand the containment doctrine to include Asia?

Listen carefully to the paragraph below that will be read to you and write down exactly what you hear, focusing on spelling and grammar. In cucina preparo spesso la [1] con il sugo di pomodoro un po’ di basilico fresco. Uso anche l’[2], l’olio d’oliva e un po’ di [3] per dare più sapore. A volte aggiungo [4] grattugiato sopra. Come antipasto, mi piace servire prosciutto e [5], e per dolce, preparo un buon [6]. A volte offro anche la [7] Mangiare in famiglia è sempre un piacere! La cucina italiana è semplice ma piena di gusto e [8].  

(MC)What do the Supreme Court decisions in the cases of Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade have in common?

(HC)The photograph below was taken in the United States in 1942: Public Domain Which of the following events prompted the action shown in the photograph in 1942?

(LC)Which of these modern U.S. wars was fought to drive one country out of another country?

(MC)Government programs created during the Great Society contributed to which of these problems in the late-20th and early-21st centuries?

(MC)Which group received the greatest benefit from the post-World War II economic boom?

(MC)The quote below was written in the 1940s: “Suppose my neighbor’s home catches fire, and I have a length of garden hose four or five hundred feet away. If he can take my garden hose and connect it up with his hydrant, I may help him to put out his fire…I don’t say to him before that operation, Neighbor, my garden hose cost me 15 dollars; you have to pay me 15 dollars for it… I don’t want 15 dollars, I want my garden hose back after the fire is over.” Source: http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/odllpc2.html Franklin Delano Roosevelt used the quote above to justify which of the following policies?