The Contemporary World: Today's Concerns - Test Test

Question 1

Sputnik was the first unmanned satellite launched into orbit in 1957. During which decade were manned satellites first sent into orbit?

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C: 1960s

Question 2

A thesis statement should be included in the outline introduction because it states the

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C: writer’s viewpoint on the topic.

Question 3

Genocide is described as systematic when it involves a(n)

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C: well-organized action to eliminate a group.

Question 4

With the Industrial Revolution came opportunities for women to

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D: work outside the home in factories.

Question 5

The fact that ethnicity is defined as a socially constructed categorization tells the reader that ethnicity

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D: has different meanings, depending on the society.

Question 6

The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project was an example of

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D: cooperation in the development of space technology.

Question 7

From 1973 to 1990, Chile was an example of state-sponsored terrorism because General Pinochet

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B: allowed terrorists to murder thousands of citizens.

Question 8

One main factor that led to the Holocaust and other campaigns of genocide was

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C: extreme racism.

Question 9

Domestic terrorism may occur when

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B: a terrorist group seeks independence from their own country.

Question 10

The purpose of an informative essay is to

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B: instruct the reader about a topic.

The Contemporary World: Today's Concerns - Test Test Answers