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Under Nikita Khrushchev’s leadership the Soviet Union began to de-Stalinize, meaning that it

A
became more open to domestic reforms.
B
stopped interfering in the affairs of other countries.
C
signed an arms reduction treaty with the United States.
D
shipped missiles to the island of Cuba.
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Why did the Allied leaders begin to hold conferences starting in 1943? Choose four correct answers.

A
to decide on strategies to defeat the Axis powers
B
to promote their personal ideas and agendas
C
to avoid relying on documents written in foreign languages
D
to decide who would rule the world after Germany was defeated
E
to decide what would happen to Axis territory after the war
F
to make plans for the post-war world
G
to avoid having to rely on untrustworthy diplomats
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Which best describes the changes Deng Xiaoping sought to make in China?

A
He wanted to remove capitalist influences.
B
He wanted to remove socialist influences.
C
He wanted to privatize all industry.
D
He wanted to modernize the country.
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Who was known as “the father of modern China”?

A
Mao Zedong
B
Sun Yat-sen
C
Emperor Puyi
D
Chiang Kai-shek
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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
Socially, the groups challenge a country to provide enough schools and social programs for them.
B
Socially, the groups challenge the people that fall between the two age groups to provide recreational programs.
C
Economically, it’s costly to provide resources to them since very little is contributed by them economically.
D
Economically, it’s costly to provide jobs to them since very little is contributed economically.
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Which describes Juscelino Kubitschek, who began ruling Brazil in 1955?

A
He was appointed president by the judiciary.
B
He was appointed president by the military.
C
He was elected president by the legislature.
D
He was elected president by the people.
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What is modern technology’s impact on culture?

A
Culture spreads more quickly because of modern technology.
B
Culture spreads more slowly because of modern technology.
C
Every culture has access to modern technology.
D
Modern technology is accepted by every culture.
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At “show” trials during the Great Purge, suspects often

A
received no punishment because the trials were not real.
B
faced torture if they lied while a judge questioned them.
C
confessed to crimes they could not have possibly committed.
D
admitted to crimes the secret police saw them commit.
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Mexico experienced political instability after the revolution because leaders

A
were frequently assassinated.
B
assassinated their enemies.
C
broke up large estates.
D
imposed a new property tax.
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Lebensraum involved the Nazi belief that Germany

A
needed to expand its borders for population growth.
B
had the right to expand its military through conscription.
C
needed to reject provisions in the Treaty of Versailles.
D
had the right to take control of Western Europe.
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Most of those Russians drafted to fight in World War I were peasants. This resulted in a(n)

A
untrained and unprepared military force.
B
appeal to women to do peasants’ jobs.
C
reason for the tsar to shut down peasant factories.
D
scarcity of food, so people died of starvation.
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Which statements best explains what happened to Chinese workers during the Great Leap Forward? Choose three correct answers.

A
Workers bought homes and property because they were financially stable.
B
Workers were organized into large communes in cities and countrysides.
C
Workers experienced pay raises as agricultural and industrial production rose.
D
Workers lived in dormitories and ate in dining rooms away from family.
E
Workers were forced to comply with rules through torture and abuse.
F
Workers flourished because they could choose what they did for a living.
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The main goal of Zionism was to

A
fight against anti-Semitism.
B
increase Arab residents in Palestine.
C
establish a Jewish homeland.
D
assimilate Jewish people into other cultures.
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A common terrorist belief is that the terrorist group can

A
take over a country or region.
B
cause a revolution to take place.
C
use intimidation to achieve a political objective.
D
freely assassinate leaders with whom they disagree.
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What was a result of European settlement in South Africa in the early 1900s?

A
a system of divisive segregation
B
a constitution that denied all European settlers the right to vote
C
a government with no representation for Black South Africans
D
a new democratic republic
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Which was the most likely reason the bodies of victims at Auschwitz were cremated?

A
to observe religious practices
B
to hide the evidence of the executions
C
to reduce burial expenses
D
to stop the spread of disease
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Which countries were satellite states of the Soviet Union after World War II?

A
Ukraine and Austria
B
East Germany and West Germany
C
France and Italy
D
Poland and Hungary
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Which events increased tensions between the Japan and the United States in the late 1930s? Choose three correct answers.

A
Japan joined the Allied countries.
B
Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor.
C
Japan barred trade with the US.
D
Japan invaded French Indochina.
E
Japan continued its expansion into China.
F
Japan joined the Axis countries.
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Why did the mujahideen receive US support?

A
The mujahideen aimed to create a pro-US alliance in the region.
B
The mujahideen wanted to establish an Afghan democracy.
C
The mujahideen promised to protect US oil interests.
D
The mujahideen were trying to overthrow the communists.
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In the 1930s, Germany first began to expand aggressively by

A
making a pact with China.
B
invading Russia.
C
rebuilding the German military.
D
joining German forces with Italy.

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