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What happened after the Communist party dissolved itself in Hungary?

A
Hungary held its first free elections.
B
Hungarian workers walked off their jobs.
C
Citizens began to revolt in Hungary.
D
Poland dissolved its Communist party too.
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The use of submarines during World War I resulted in

A
a quick end to the war.
B
the poisoning of water supplies.
C
greater support for air attacks.
D
the sinking of passenger liners.
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Who was Giuseppe Garibaldi?

A
the leader of the group Young Italy
B
a leader who freed Italy from Austria
C
a nationalist leader of southern Italy
D
the first leader of Italy after unification
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What is one way the East India Company asserted its authority in India?

A
The company collected taxes from Indian citizens.
B
The company drafted Mughal soldiers into an army.
C
The company worked to stop bribery and corruption.
D
The company shut down trading posts across the area.
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In the 1930s, Germany first began to expand aggressively by

A
invading Russia.
B
joining German forces with Italy.
C
rebuilding the German military.
D
making a pact with China.
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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 their own government and laws.
C
have a common language and religion.
D
wish to separate into their own country.
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Which phrase best describes the leader of a totalitarian government?

A
determined to protect personal rights
B
responsive to public opinion
C
highly charismatic
D
opposed to education
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What ended the Boxer Rebellion?

A
The Boxers seized the palace at Beijing and took over.
B
Allied forces came in and crushed the rebellion.
C
The Qing Dynasty collapsed.
D
Due to military reform, the Chinese crushed the rebellion.
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Why did the Allies want to seize New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the surrounding islands?

A
to take Guadalcanal
B
to have a base near Australia
C
to overcome these Japanese strongholds
D
to get closer to the Philippines
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Following the Congress of Vienna, French liberals mainly belonged to which group?

A
middle-class business owners
B
leaders of smaller nations
C
wealthy land owners
D
poor, struggling families
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Which is the best place to find evidence for an argumentative essay?

A
a novel
B
a blog
C
a biased source
D
a primary source
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The positive effect on the environment that the Kyoto Protocol intended to achieve

A
failed because developing countries were exempt.
B
succeeded because overall emissions were reduced.
C
succeeded because all countries signed the agreement.
D
failed because the US did not sign the agreement.
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The main goal of the Berlin Conference of 1885 was to

A
liberate Africa.
B
abandon Africa.
C
isolate Africa.
D
partition Africa.
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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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During the Cultural Revolution, why were people sent to “re-education” camps?

A
to learn how to follow the rules of society.
B
to learn to become good Communists.
C
to be punished for believing in communism.
D
to be punished for committing a crime.
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How did the Treaty of Versailles help pave the way for the Nazi party to gain control of Germany?

A
by creating resentment and anger among the German people
B
by limiting the territory of Germany
C
by making the German people pay for the war
D
by assigning Germany total responsibility for the war
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At “show” trials during the Great Purge, suspects often

A
faced torture if they lied while a judge questioned them.
B
confessed to crimes they could not have possibly committed.
C
received no punishment because the trials were not real.
D
admitted to crimes the secret police saw them commit.
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When European nations established colonies in Africa in the late 1800s, they

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

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