The Conventional View of Cold War History Holds Whom or What

question 48

Multiple Choice

The conventional view of cold war history holds whom or what MOST responsible for beginning this conflict?

• A) Truman and his aggressive policies
• B) American economic imperialism
• C) the efforts of the Soviets, led by Josef Stalin, to dominate the globe
• D) mistakes and overreactions by both the United States and the Soviet Union
• E) the collapse of British and French power at the end of the Second World War

Interpret changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and its implications for economic health.

Grasp the effects of shifts in industry (e.g., decline in manufacturing) on the economy and unemployment.

Understand the concepts and theories related to belief perseverance and cognitive dissonance.

Recognize how social psychology explains the acceptance or rejection of religious and supernatural beliefs.

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Definitions:

Historical Sociological Approaches

Methods in sociology that emphasize the importance of historical context and processes in understanding social phenomena.

Law

A system of rules created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.

Socially Constructed

A concept or perception that has been created and accepted by the people in a society through cultural and social practice.

Relative

Considered in relation or in proportion to something else; not absolute.