Which best describes the Cold War?

a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to put a man into space

a race between the United States and the Soviet Union to build nuclear weapons

a forty-year period in which the world’s superpowers engaged in armed conflict

a tense, forty-year standoff between the Soviet Union and the United States

Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. capitalism to change or improve something by correcting faults or removing abuses 2. chattel an economic system based on private ownership and competition motivated by profit 3. imperialism policy extending political, economic, or military rule over another 4. indentured an economic system where colonies supply goods to the mother country 5. mercantilism an agreement committing one person to be another's slave for a certain period of time 6. reform a type of slavery where the slave is the sole property of the master with no rights

Which of the following are characteristics of effective government leaders? select all that apply : has accumulated enough wealth to operate the government : willingness to accept responsibility : keep a government strong and active : has be a successful in the entertainment field : act as a final point of authority

What mountains did the first transcontinental railroad cross