To what does the term “Iron Curtain” refer?  

  During the unstable period following the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II, many armed bands grew in number and influence. Among them were the Freikorps, who were  

  The German forces in Europe began to retreat toward Germany in summer 1944, but in December 1944 they launched a counterattack, known as the Battle of ________, which very nearly broke through Allied lines.  

A patient is admitted with a diagnosis of small bowel obstruction and is vomiting large amounts of greenish fluid. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?

  To what does the term gulag refer?  

  Although German scientists were the first to create a nuclear chain reaction, the first nuclear reactor, which was needed to build an atomic bomb, was constructed at the  

A 38-year-old female has undergone a transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for Cushing disease caused by a pituitary adenoma. On postoperative day 1, the nurse notes the following assessment findings: BP: 90/60 mmHg HR: 112 bpm Complaints of severe headache Large amount of clear nasal drainage on the dressing Sodium level: 128 mEq/L Urine output: 1,200 mL in the past 4 hours Which of the following should the nurse do first?

  The ________ in 1933 led to Hitler being given unlimited power.  

  In a 1947 speech to Congress, the American president set out his policy of support for the resistance of “free peoples” to communism by tying politics to economics; it would be a choice between “two ways of life.” This policy was known as the ________ Doctrine.  

  The Treaty of ________ ended the First World War.