Chapter 8 example #60301

13 December 2022
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The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is known as:
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Self determination
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Korea is a good example of a(n):
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Ethnicity divided between more than one state.
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True/False: The boundary between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is a good example of a physical boundary.
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False
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During his presentation at the United Nations, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell used what geographic tool to make the case for war?
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Air photos of alleged chemical weapons bunkers
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UN experts concluded that Iraq had ________ in 1991 after its Desert Storm defeat, but officials in U.S. president George W. Bush's administration attempted to argue that the UN experts were wrong.
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Destroyed its weapons of mass destruction
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The best example of a state among the following is:
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A mountainous region inhabited by heterogeneous ethnicities which share responsibility for maintaining an independent government and a standing army.
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________ entered Afghanistan in the ________ to help fight a jihad against the Soviet Union, and years later he opposed the stationing of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia.
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Osama bin Laden; 1980s
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Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts of political violence because:
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Attacks are aimed at ordinary people.
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True/False: Taiwan is a member of the United Nations.
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False
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The eastern part of the border between the United States and Mexico is delineated by:
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The Rio Grande