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Analyze the charts below and answer the question that follows. Carefully study the charts above. Which economic sector employs the least number of people in Mexico, Barbados, and Venezuela? A. agriculture B. services C. industry Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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Which of the following statements describes a characteristic of the Brazilian economy?A.It is a command economy that is controlled by the government.B.High poverty rates are a significant problem.C.Almost all Brazilians work in agriculture.D.Brazil has very few natural resources.

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Which of following areas is best known for its export of cash crops, especially bananas and other fruit?A.the CaribbeanB.ArgentinaC.Central AmericaD.Venezuela

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The map below shows the partition of India by the British.Which two areas became separate Muslim majorities after the partition?

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West Pakistan and India
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India and Burma
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West Pakistan and East Pakistan
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India and East Pakistan
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Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Carefully study the map above. Which of the following cities is most likely to have a maquiladora? A. El Paso B. Brownsville C. Nueva Laredo D. Calexico Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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Which action would Gandhi most likely support as a way to bring about political change?

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participating in a peaceful hunger strike to protest unjust laws
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attending a violent protest against the rulers
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encouraging damage to property during demonstrations
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using force or weapons against opponents
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What of the following characterized Ghana after 1992?

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a return to a one-party system of government
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an economy based solely on industry
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an increase in government instability
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advances in education and human services
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Why did Singapore secede from Malaysia?

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Its primarily Chinese population was facing threats and conflict from the Malay majority of the country.
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It felt that the Malaysian government was not doing enough to preserve Chinese history and culture in the country.
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Communist rebels in Malaysia were continuously trying to force Chinese citizens to relocate to China.
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Chinese citizens in Malaysia did not approve of the way Malaysia won independence from France.
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Which best explains how the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) maintained power in Mexico for many years?

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It defeated opposition parties by controlling congress and using election fraud.
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It ruled so well that people prospered and opposing parties did not succeed.
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It acted like a dictatorship and jailed those who opposed the way they ruled.
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It offered the working class many benefits and kept dissension to a minimum.
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What was Gandhi's position on how Hindus and Muslims should live in an independent India?

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Hindus and Muslims should live in separate countries
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Muslims should control their own governmen
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Religious groups should avoid political participation
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Hindus and Muslims should live together peacefully
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What best describes South Africa’s homelands of the 1950s?

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Homelands were rural communities where European settlers lived during the colonial era.
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Homelands were urban communities where European settlers lived during the colonial era.
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Homelands were rural communities where thousands of Black South Africans were forced to relocate.
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Homelands were urban communities where thousands of Black South Africans were forced to relocate.
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Which group attempted insurgency against the newly independent Philippine government?

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Christians
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Hindus
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Muslims
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Buddhists
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Which of the following statements about maquiladoras is false? A. Maquiladora workers often are willing to work for low wages. B. Maquiladoras are found in the United States, along the Mexican border. C. Maquiladoras often pollute the environment. D. Working conditions at maquiladoras are sometimes very poor. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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Why did India’s desire for independence increase following World War II?

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It decided it had lived under British rule long enough.
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It decided it had lived under British rule long enough.
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It felt that its service in the war effort should grant it independence.
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It felt that its service in the war effort should grant it independence.
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It decided to go to war against Britain unless it was freed.
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It decided to go to war against Britain unless it was freed.
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It realized it could succeed as an independent country.
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It realized it could succeed as an independent country.
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Read the passage from a speech by President Harry Truman.It has been the repeated declaration of the legislative and executive branches of the Government of the United States of America that full independence would be granted the Philippines as soon as the people of the Philippines were prepared to assume this obligation…the people of the Philippines have clearly demonstrated their capacity for self-government…–Proclamation of Philippines Independence,July 4, 1946

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show they would be able to govern themselves
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declare their independence from the U.S. government
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state that they wanted to assume the obligation of independence
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function as an independent nation for a probationary period

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