World

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According to the Treaty of San Francisco, the Japanese could only use military force to
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defend itself.
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Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 because
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Japan wanted raw materials and natural resources.
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Supporters of a communist revolution hoped it would lead to a government in which workers were
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equal owners of property and goods.
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What is one way the East India Company asserted its authority in India?
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The company collected taxes from Indian citizens.
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In order to invade the USSR, Hitler had to first
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break the German-Soviet nonaggression pact.
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Passage of the Habeas Corpus Act (1679) meant that people could no longer be
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held without trial.
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Read the passage from a speech by Winston Churchill. "An iron curtain has descended across the continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe . . . all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and, in many cases, increasing measure of control from Moscow [the Soviet capital]." -Winston Churchill, March 5, 1946 Which of the following most accurately restates what Churchill was saying?
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The Soviet Union has taken control of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
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What did philosophers believe that knowledge had the power to do?
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solve the world's problems (maybe)
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What is a serious challenge facing both Israel and Arab countries in the Middle East?
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Extremists are using terrorism to disrupt diplomacy. (Maybe)
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Which best describes the Battle of the Bulge?
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The Battle of the Bulge was a German counterattack against Allied forces in western Europe.
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What happened to the Nationalists after the Civil War?
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They were driven out of mainland China.
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Why did the partition of Africa create artificial boundaries?
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Europeans ignored traditional boundaries when they carved out their colonies.
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The name of the city of St. Petersburg was changed following the Russian Revolution
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to celebrate the leader of the Bolsheviks now in power.
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The image shows oil seeping out of an oil well. The most likely effect of this kind of pollution would be
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major, because it can affect people's health. (Most likely)
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A common terrorist belief is that the terrorist group can
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use intimidation to achieve a political objective.
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What was one of Dadabhai Naoroji's major accomplishments?
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He was the first Indian to serve in the British Parliament.
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In the 1800s, Britain and the United States had laws against unionizing mainly because they believed unions
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would be bad for the economy.
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The Cold War was a time best characterized by which word?
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tension
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After the defeat of Russia, Japan focused on the expansion of its empire, beginning with
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seizing the Korean peninsula and eventually annexing it. (Maybe)
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The main goal of the Berlin Conference of 1885 was to
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Partition Africa
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Adam Smith believed the government's role in laissez-faire capitalism was
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to leave the economy alone.
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Which statement describes Ayatollah Khomeini?
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He declared Iran to be an Islamic republic
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The Basques are an example of an ethnic group, because they
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Have a common language and religion
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In the 1930s, Germany first began to expand aggressively by
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rebuilding the German military
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One of Galileo's contributions to science was
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improving the telescope.
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Which best describes the issue central to the philosophe movement?
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social equality (Most likely)
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After the American Revolution, why did other nations look to the United States as a model nation?
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The United States forced its colonial rulers to leave. The United States was able to maintain its independence. (Not sure)
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The Latin American revolutions from 1804 to 1821 were
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successful and had similar styles of government in the various countries.
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Malaysia faced which of these challenges?
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Tensions between the Malay majority and other groups.
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What was one negative effect of the end of communism in Czechoslovakia?
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Slovakia suffered economically.
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What was President Wilson's approach towards the defeated Central Powers after World War I?
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He pursued a policy of rehabilitation and reconciliation.
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The map shows the extent of Axis advances by mid-1942 on the Mediterranean front.
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France. Maybe
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The Kashmir region is an area of conflict because of
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joint claims to territory by several countries. maybe