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Which of the following best describes the two sides that faced each other during the Cold War?

A
Catholics and Protestants
B
Christians and Muslims
C
Communists and non-Communists
D
Europeans and Asians
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What goal characterized the Chinese revolutionaries in 1911?

A
fighting for economic freedom
B
seeking a new capitalist government
C
supporting strong ties with Europe
D
aiming to unseat Chiang Kai-shek
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Per capita income is defined as

A
total amount of income in a nation in one year.
B
average amount of income in Europe in one year.
C
total amount of income earned by workers in one year.
D
average amount of annual income earned per person in one year.
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The map shows the United States and Cuba at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.

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A
the United States had targeted Cuba for nuclear attack.
B
missiles launched from the island of Cuba could reach the Soviet Union.
C
a nuclear explosion in Cuba could affect the environment of the entire US.
D
missiles launched from Cuba could strike anywhere on the US mainland.
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Communismdemocracymonarchyaristocracy

A
Communism
B
democracy
C
monarchy
D
aristocracy
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The photo shows the Allied leaders meeting in Potsdam, Germany, in 1945.

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A
Europe’s future now that Germany had been defeated
B
ways to prevent the Cold War
C
strategies for dealing with Hitler’s demands for more land
D
plans to share knowledge about atomic weapons
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Which of these were included in the SALT II (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) treaty? Select two answers.a limit on the launchers for intercontinental ballistic missilesa ban on all new missile programs in the US and the USSRa limit on the number of missile launch sites around the globean end to proxy wars in South America and the Middle Easta ban on the production of nuclear arms in the US and the USSR

A
a limit on the launchers for intercontinental ballistic missiles
B
a ban on all new missile programs in the US and the USSR
C
a limit on the number of missile launch sites around the globe
D
an end to proxy wars in South America and the Middle East
E
a ban on the production of nuclear arms in the US and the USSR
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Read the passage from a Soviet ambassador.The foreign policy of the United States . . . is characterized in the postwar period by a striving for world supremacy. This is the real meaning of the many statements by President Truman and other representatives of American ruling circles; that the United States has the right to lead the world.—Nikolai Novikov,Ambassador of the USSR,September 1946

A
support
B
acceptance
C
distrust
D
indifference
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1937197719791989

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1937
B
1977
C
1979
D
1989
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By the time the Korean War ended in 1953,

A
China had seized the peninsula, annexing Korea.
B
Korea was united under a democratic government.
C
the division of the Korean peninsula remained unchanged.
D
Korea was united under an independent Communist government.
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Which of the following phrases best describes East Germany after World War II?

A
close ties with the United States
B
democratic form of government
C
Communist economic system
D
capitalist market economy
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________ used the tactic of ethnic cleansing to eliminate Muslims.

A
Bosnia
B
Croatia
C
Serbia
D
Macedonia
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Which best explains why the Great Leap Forward hurt China’s economy?

A
The changes led to a demoralized and inefficient workforce.
B
The changes meant fewer workers for factories and farms.
C
The changes led to widespread poverty and millions of homeless.
D
The changes meant farms could no longer produce enough food.
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Defectors from East Germany were people who

A
chose to spend their vacations in West Germany or France.
B
went to West Germany to attend concerts or lectures.
C
traveled to visit relatives who lived in western countries.
D
fled their homes to move permanently to the West.
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SovietPerestroikaGlasnostDetente

A
Soviet
B
Perestroika
C
Glasnost
D
Detente

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