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According to President Bush, which country belonged to an “axis of evil” that supported terrorism?

A
Pakistan
B
Afghanistan
C
Iran
D
the Soviet Union
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President Eisenhower believed in the domino theory as applied to world politics, which is the belief that

A
communism is widely dismissed and doomed to failure.
B
neighboring countries will rise up against communist ones.
C
if one country becomes communist, others will follow.
D
communism will not spread between neighboring countries.
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During the Vietnam War, antiwar protestors believed that Nixon’s policy of Vietnamization

A
was an appropriate response to their demands.
B
would not be implemented during the 1960s.
C
would actually escalate the war in Indochina.
D
did not end US involvement in the war quickly enough.
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Read the introduction to an argumentative essay.In the United States, Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps during World War II. The decision to do so was unconstitutional, and the practice had lasting consequences for the internees.A writer could improve this introduction by

A
adding a hook.
B
using a lighter tone.
C
stating the writer’s claim.
D
adopting a conversational voice.
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After World War II, the USSR extended its sphere of influence into Yugoslavia and Albania by

A
stationing troops there for many years.
B
appointing the head of state in each nation.
C
giving Soviet leaders local government jobs.
D
supporting the governments already in place.
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Which migration-related problem is the Sun Belt experiencing?

A
a young population
B
overused water resources
C
abandoned factories
D
dying city centers
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The attempted coup against the Soviet government in 1991 was led by

A
the United States.
B
Boris Yeltsin.
C
citizens angered by shortages.
D
Communist hardliners.
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Which best describes President Nixon’s initial reaction to the Watergate break-in?

A
He refused to comment.
B
He confessed to ordering it.
C
He was shocked.
D
He denied any knowledge of it.
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The first nuclear weapons to be used against another nation were dropped

A
by the United States during World War II.
B
by the United States during the Cold War.
C
by the Soviet Union during World War II.
D
by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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Immediately following World War II, the Korean Peninsula

A
was absorbed into China.
B
became caught in a war with Russia.
C
was divided at the 38th parallel.
D
came under Japanese control.

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