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What was one negative effect of the end of communism in Czechoslovakia?

A
The Czech Republic fractured.
B
Slovakians began to revolt.
C
Slovakia suffered economically.
D
Czechs lost the right to vote.
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Which term best describes Russia’s transition to a market economy?

A
compromised
B
successful
C
difficult
D
corrupt
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How did satellites impact scientific understanding of space during the late 20th century?

A
Satellites allowed astronauts to successfully navigate around the moon.
B
Satellites allowed for more accurate predictions of solar flares.
C
Satellites provided images from surrounding solar systems that confirmed the existence of other planets with water.
D
Satellites provided high resolution photos that helped scientists research the origins of the universe.
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What was the result when a military coup seized power in Ghana?

A
The government finally stabilized.
B
Civilian rule was abolished for good.
C
Nkrumah became stronger than ever.
D
Government instability increased.
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What were negative aspects of Joseph Stalin’s first Five-Year Plan? Choose three answers.

A
decline of infrastructure
B
shortage of consumer goods
C
waste and inefficiency
D
setbacks to modernization
E
use of enslaved laborers
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Overpopulation can lead to limited

A
food.
B
immunity.
C
poverty.
D
competition.
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The South African student protest of 1976 was

A
held in response to a new housing law.
B
met with violence by the government.
C
an isolated incident that had little effect.
D
an example of a move to armed rebellion.
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How did German people feel about their nation after World War I?

A
They were pleased about Germany’s new position of power.
B
They were unhappy that Germany lent money to the United States.
C
They were angry at German leaders for losing the war to the Allies.
D
They were relieved that the German economy had improved.
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What was a result of European settlement in South Africa in the early 1900s?

A
a constitution that denied all European settlers the right to vote
B
a system of divisive segregation
C
a government with no representation for Black South Africans
D
a new democratic republic
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What ended the Boxer Rebellion?

A
Due to military reform, the Chinese crushed the rebellion.
B
Allied forces came in and crushed the rebellion.
C
The Boxers seized the palace at Beijing and took over.
D
The Qing Dynasty collapsed.
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The graph shows the world population since 1950.

Question illustration
A
6 billion
B
7.5 billion
C
8.5 billion
D
9 billion
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At “show” trials during the Great Purge, suspects often

A
confessed to crimes they could not have possibly committed.
B
admitted to crimes the secret police saw them commit.
C
received no punishment because the trials were not real.
D
faced torture if they lied while a judge questioned them.
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What happened as a result of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003?

A
Saddam Hussein was convicted of war crimes and executed.
B
Iraq gave up the al-Qaeda members it had been harboring.
C
Many countries joined the invasion and helped secure peace in Iraq.
D
Osama bin Laden was forced into hiding and left al-Qaeda weakened.
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In the 1930s, Germany first began to expand aggressively by

A
invading Russia.
B
rebuilding the German military.
C
joining German forces with Italy.
D
making a pact with China.
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What caused Britain to begin considering India’s desire for independence?

A
Gandhi’s death
B
the end of World War II
C
the Salt March
D
economic collapse
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What was one major result of Israel's 2005 withdrawal from Gaza?

A
Peace was permanently established in the region.
B
Hamas took control of Gaza after winning elections.
C
The second intifada began soon after Israel left Gaza.
D
Israel formed and controlled a new government in Gaza.
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The Four Modernizations helped China prosper by focusing on what areas? Choose four answers.revolutionindustrydefensecollectivizationagriculturedemocracyscience

A
revolution
B
industry
C
defense
D
collectivization
E
agriculture
F
democracy
G
science
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What happened to the Nationalists after the Civil War in China?

A
They were driven out of mainland China.
B
They centralized their power in major cities.
C
They gradually lost all power in China.
D
They revolted against their party leader.
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What was one of Dadabhai Naoroji’s major accomplishments?

A
He was the first Indian to run the East India Company.
B
He was the first Indian to serve in the British Parliament.
C
He was the first Indian to become a viceroy of the colony.
D
He was the first Indian to work as a civil servant for the raj.
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The Basques are an example of an ethnic group, because they

A
live in an area in northern Spain.
B
have a common language and religion.
C
wish to separate into their own country.
D
have their own government and laws.

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