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What happened on January 15, 1991?

A
The Persian Gulf War began in the Middle East.
B
The United Nations told Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait.
C
The deadline for withdrawing from Kuwait passed.
D
Iraq invaded Kuwait to seize control of its oil supplies.
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What was significant about Angela Merkel’s position as chancellor of Germany?

A
She was considered one of the most powerful people in the world.
B
She was the first chancellor from West Germany.
C
She was the first woman to become the chancellor of Germany.
D
She made the German economy one of the weakest in Europe.
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Why did the British promise some of their colonies independence during World War II?

A
The British felt sorry for their colonies.
B
The British believed it was wrong to have colonies.
C
The British wanted colonial troops to help in the fighting.
D
The British wanted to follow the example that had been set by Germany.
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Which event sparked the protest movement known as the Arab Spring?

A
Free speech was declared illegal in Iran.
B
Ayatollah Khomeini became the ruler of Iran.
C
A young man tragically killed himself in Tunisia.
D
The six states of the Arabian peninsula united.
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Which best explains why India is suffering from widespread poverty, even though it has a rapidly growing economy?

A
Its population is also growing rapidly.
B
It has no way to distribute available food.
C
It has a shortage of healthy and able workers.
D
Its government has no ability to treat sick people.
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Lebensraum involved the Nazi belief that Germany

A
had the right to take control of Western Europe.
B
had the right to expand its military through conscription.
C
needed to expand its borders for population growth.
D
needed to reject provisions in the Treaty of Versailles.
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Why were party leaders shocked by Krushchev’s rejection of Stalin?

A
Stalin had kept everyone safe for a long time.
B
Stalin had expanded Soviet rule over many countries.
C
The party had grown accustomed to Stalin’s decisions.
D
The party believed that Stalin was a noble leader.
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When the European Union formed, nations began to

A
create one unified education system.
B
eliminate their home governments.
C
cooperate on law enforcement.
D
abolish many geographic boundaries.
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In the era before the Industrial Revolution, the expectation was that women would

A
work and equally take care of the home and children with their husbands in order to make enough to survive.
B
marry and stay at home to take care of the house and children while their husbands worked.
C
remain single or marry if they wished, have children or be child-free and own property.
D
work alongside their husbands while someone else took care of the home and the children.
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Unequal distribution of wealth means that land and money are controlled by

A
a small number of people.
B
government officials.
C
a large number of people.
D
private business groups.
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What is the best description of the events of Bloody Sunday in Russia in the early 1900s?

A
Russian citizens stopped fighting between striking workers.
B
Russian soldiers fired on a group of peaceful protestors.
C
Russian citizens rioted in the streets to oppose the tsar.
D
Russian soldiers participated in a fierce battle in World War I.
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Which describes Juscelino Kubitschek, who began ruling Brazil in 1955?

A
He was elected president by the people.
B
He was elected president by the legislature.
C
He was appointed president by the military.
D
He was appointed president by the judiciary.
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Under Nikita Khrushchev’s leadership the Soviet Union began to de-Stalinize, meaning that it

A
signed an arms reduction treaty with the United States.
B
became more open to domestic reforms.
C
stopped interfering in the affairs of other countries.
D
shipped missiles to the island of Cuba.
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What challenge did newly independent countries have to face as a result of unchanged colonial boundaries?

A
The boundaries ignored the presence of mountains and rivers.
B
The boundaries often put rival ethnic and religious groups in the same country.
C
The boundaries put together people who had no desire for independence.
D
The boundaries ignored ways for countries to have access to the world’s oceans.
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Which events increased tensions between the Japan and the United States in the late 1930s? Select three options.

A
Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor.
B
Japan continued its expansion into China.
C
Japan joined the Allied countries.
D
Japan joined the Axis countries.
E
Japan barred trade with the US.
F
Japan invaded French Indochina.
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How did government policies in Darfur contribute to the genocide there?

A
The Sudanese government sponsored concentration camps in Darfur.
B
The Sudanese government sponsored deportations of non-Arabs in Darfur.
C
The Sudanese government sponsored the destruction of farms in Darfur.
D
The Sudanese government sponsored the killing of non-Arabs in Darfur.
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When the Allies began bombing the Japanese mainland, casualties were high because the bombings

A
used atomic weaponry.
B
targeted large military bases.
C
were in highly populated areas.
D
occurred throughout the nation.
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When European nations established colonies in Africa in the late 1800s, they

A
controlled colonies’ government but gave colonies economic control.
B
allowed colonies to run their government but held economic control.
C
exercised complete economic and political control over the colonies.
D
negotiated with colonies to determine economic and political control.

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