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Why was the PLO originally created?

A
to serve as the government of the Gaza Strip
B
to promote the "right to return" of Israelis
C
to represent the interests of Palestinians
D
to advance resettlement of the West Bank
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How did the government of Israel respond to the second intifada?

A
by returning Israeli occupied lands to Palestine, Syria, and Egypt
B
by establishing a blockade along the Gaza Strip and restricting Palestinians' travel
C
by halting peace talks and reoccupying Palestinian areas
D
by granting Palestinians self-rule and withdrawing from the West Bank
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What prompted the outbreak of the second intifada?

A
Anwar Sadat's assassination
B
peace talks between Abbas and the Israelis
C
Ariel Sharon’s visit to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
D
Hamas’s majority win in the Palestinian parliamentary election
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Which event initiated the Yom Kippur/Ramadan War?

A
Arab nations cut off American oil supplies.
B
Israeli troops advanced across the Suez Canal.
C
Israel launched attacks against Egypt and Syria.
D
Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack against Israel.
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When military leaders and dictators ruled Nigeria, they sometimes tried to prevent unrest by

A
allowing peaceful, supervised political activity.
B
agreeing to small, incremental changes.
C
banning expressions of ethnic pride.
D
prohibiting all criticism of the government.
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Why did Saddam Hussein use weapons of mass destruction against Kurdish people and Shiite Muslims?

A
They started a turf war within Iraq’s borders.
B
They sided with Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War.
C
They plotted to give control of Iraq to Saudi Arabia.
D
They rebelled against Saddam Hussein’s rule.
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Colonial economies were usually organized so that they benefited the

A
colonial powers.
B
citizens of neighboring countries.
C
colonized country.
D
people who worked the hardest.
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Why was the US invasion of Iraq controversial?

A
Many nations strongly supported the Iraqi government.
B
Iraq had been an ally to the United States and Europe for many years.
C
Many did not agree that Iraq presented a terrorist threat.
D
Iraq was allied with the Taliban, but it was not responsible for 9/11.
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What best characterizes Iraq and Afghanistan today?

A
Both nations have stable governments.
B
Both nations are experiencing periods of peace.
C
Both nations struggle with unrest.
D
Both nations are ruled by dictators.
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As part of the war on terror, what action did the United States take in Afghanistan?

A
It captured Osama bin Laden.
B
It jailed all members of al-Qaeda.
C
It told Americans to leave Afghanistan.
D
It drove the Taliban out of power.
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How did al-Qaeda get its start?

A
as a Middle Eastern religious organization
B
as a terrorist group that attacked the United States
C
as a force against Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
D
as a peace-seeking Islamic political party
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Which statement illustrates Jinnah’s strongest argument for India’s partition?

A
People from different cultures cannot maintain their unique traditions when coexisting with others.
B
Divisions would allow each group to use the natural resources of their regions to become economically successful.
C
Maintaining a single country would cause discontent between majority and minority groups.
D
Allowing people of similar backgrounds to live together would promote harmony with those across the partition lines.
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If the United States was to be partitioned in the same way India was, the partition would be based on

A
economic classes.
B
religious groupings.
C
social castes.
D
occupational divisions.
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Operation Desert Storm was the name of

A
the ground invasion in Kuwait.
B
the conflict within Saudi Arabia.
C
the prewar strategy in Iraq.
D
the postwar regime in Kuwait.
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What is a coalition?

A
a political alliance
B
a powerful army
C
a military target
D
a combat strategy
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What was a major contributor to unrest in Nigeria?

A
its many ethnicities and religions
B
a series of military dictatorships
C
an economic dependence on oil
D
clashes with other African nations

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