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How do international organizations work together to end poverty and its effects around the world? Select three answers.They lend money.They build infrastructure.They establish economic programs.They send military aid.They send food aid.

A
They lend money.
B
They build infrastructure.
C
They establish economic programs.
D
They send military aid.
E
They send food aid.
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Indira Gandhi was assassinated by a member of her bodyguard because

A
she had been accused of corruption.
B
she was too hard on opponents.
C
of religious conflict.
D
of economic hardships.
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Which of these is a demographic shift that has resulted from China’s one-child policy?

A
declining average age
B
shrinking population
C
gender imbalance
D
greater emigration
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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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If there are large numbers of people under 15 and over 65, what is the main challenge it creates for a country?

A
Economically, it’s costly to provide resources to them since very little is contributed by them economically.
B
Economically, it’s costly to provide jobs to them since very little is contributed economically.
C
Socially, the groups challenge a country to provide enough schools and social programs for them.
D
Socially, the groups challenge the people that fall between the two age groups to provide recreational programs.
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How did Nazi rule affect the lives of German people? Select three answers.The media was censored to promote only Nazi ideology. Nazi propaganda was shown to children.Students were encouraged to question authority and beliefs.Intense nationalism and shows of patriotism were widespread.Couples were encouraged to limit the size of their families.Women were expected to attend university and work.

A
The media was censored to promote only Nazi ideology.
B
Nazi propaganda was shown to children.
C
Students were encouraged to question authority and beliefs.
D
Intense nationalism and shows of patriotism were widespread.
E
Couples were encouraged to limit the size of their families.
F
Women were expected to attend university and work.
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Which statements best explains what happened to Chinese workers during the Great Leap Forward? Select three options.Workers experienced pay raises as agricultural and industrial production rose.Workers were organized into large communes in cities and countrysides.Workers were forced to comply with rules through torture and abuse.Workers flourished because they could choose what they did for a living.Workers lived in dormitories and ate in dining rooms away from family.Workers bought homes and property because they were financially stable.

A
Workers experienced pay raises as agricultural and industrial production rose.
B
Workers were organized into large communes in cities and countrysides.
C
Workers were forced to comply with rules through torture and abuse.
D
Workers flourished because they could choose what they did for a living.
E
Workers lived in dormitories and ate in dining rooms away from family.
F
Workers bought homes and property because they were financially stable.
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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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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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Why did Arab nationalism grow in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A
Arabs wanted to protect the Ottoman Empire from collapse.
B
Arabs hoped to prevent Jewish immigration to Europe.
C
Arabs aimed to create independent nations free from foreign control.
D
Arabs believed that Zionist ideas would help them gain more land.
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Why did the Soviets face greater resistance from the mujahideen than they expected? Check all that apply.The Soviets were unfamiliar with the Afghan terrain.Arabs from many nations joined and enlarged the size of the mujahideen.The Soviets’ poorly made weaponry was easily overcome and destroyed.The mujahideen had an innate understanding of all the Soviets’ weaknesses.The mujahideen received training and weapons from the United States.

A
The Soviets were unfamiliar with the Afghan terrain.
B
Arabs from many nations joined and enlarged the size of the mujahideen.
C
The Soviets’ poorly made weaponry was easily overcome and destroyed.
D
The mujahideen had an innate understanding of all the Soviets’ weaknesses.
E
The mujahideen received training and weapons from the United States.
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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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Look at this poster.

Question illustration
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to promote sympathy for the Japanese
B
to rally support for American involvement in the war
C
to punish those who wanted to forget about Pearl Harbor
D
to remind Americans that Germany was its main enemy
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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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Terrorism can have global effects because it

A
generates fear in citizens.
B
negatively impacts trade and tourism.
C
affects the well-being of communities.
D
creates a demand for paramilitary forces.
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ghettos
B
synagogues
C
camps
D
suburbs
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Many of the cases handled by the International Court of Justice have to do with

A
disputes over territory.
B
POWs (prisoners of war) seeking pardons.
C
international boundary disputes.
D
abuses of the Human Rights Declaration.
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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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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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Why did the Allies attack civilian and military targets in Japan?

A
to demoralize the population
B
to inspire the population to rebel against the government
C
to force the Japanese military off Midway Island
D
to cause as much damage as possible

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