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The line graph shows US defense spending from 1946 to 1968.

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A
US defense spending was affected by domestic needs during these years, not world events.
B
US defense spending was one-half that of the Soviet Union'’s from 1946 to 1968.
C
US defense spending declined after World War II but increased as the Cold War heated up.
D
US defense spending was at its highest point in the years immediately following World War II.
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How did the European Union’s new common market change life for workers?

A
Workers could move freely between nations.
B
Many workers unionized and demanded benefits.
C
Most workers earned more competitive wages.
D
Workers could share jobs and work fewer hours.
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What was the main reason Joseph Stalin created collective farms?

A
Soviet farms were old-fashioned and inefficient.
B
Collective farms would create many new jobs.
C
Farmland could be turned into industrial land.
D
Wasteful crop surpluses would be eliminated.
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What happened in Poland in 1989?

A
Many solidarity candidates were voted out of office.
B
Workers finally were given the right to form unions.
C
The Polish government banned all workers’ unions.
D
Lech Walesa became the first freely elected president.
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If the USSR’s economy had remained agriculture-based rather than industrialized, then

A
the unemployment rate among men would have been much lower.
B
women would have been much less in demand in the workforce.
C
crop productivity would have led to larger, better nourished populations.
D
children would not have had to leave school early to work in factories.
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Which was a factor contributing to the collapse of communism in Germany?

A
the weak economy of the former East Germany
B
the weak economy of the former West Germany
C
the lack of support for reunification in the city of Berlin
D
the lack of support for reunification in the former West Germany
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Intercontinental ballistic missiles made it possible for a country possessing them to

A
shoot down enemy airplanes.
B
strike targets far away.
C
launch satellites into space.
D
detect enemy troops at night.
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What event ended the Cultural Revolution?

A
economic collapse
B
Deng Xiaoping’s rise
C
nationwide famine
D
Mao Zedong’s death
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What is the definition of a common market?

A
shared goods and services in multiple nations
B
a single currency shared between nations
C
no barriers to trade from nation to nation
D
free and open competition between nations
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Which country launched the first satellite into outer space?

A
the Soviet Union
B
Great Britain
C
Germany
D
the United States
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What was the most important effect of opening East Germany’s borders?

A
East and West Germany merged into one nation.
B
People traveled freely between East and West Germany.
C
Germany’s political differences finally were resolved.
D
Thousands of West Germans moved to East Germany.
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The “Young Pioneers” was the name of

A
a school to teach industrial skills.
B
all Soviet children under Stalin’s rule
C
a growing group of anti-Stalin activists.
D
a communist youth organization.
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How did the collapse of communism affect the European Union?

A
It caused the European Union to expand as more nations joined.
B
It caused the European Union to change its economic policies.
C
It caused the European Union to revise its membership terms.
D
It caused the European Union to contract as nations broke away.
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What benefits came from the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe? Select three answers.greater freedom of movementbroader range of public servicesmore honesty in governmentgrowth in entrepreneurshipmore contact with Western Europe

A
greater freedom of movement
B
broader range of public services
C
more honesty in government
D
growth in entrepreneurship
E
more contact with Western Europe
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Which of these were true of the Sandinistas? Select three options.They were led by Daniel Ortega.They created the Somoza dictatorship.They received aid from the USSR.They received aid from the U.S.They supported revolutions in El Salvador.

A
They were led by Daniel Ortega.
B
They created the Somoza dictatorship.
C
They received aid from the USSR.
D
They received aid from the U.S.
E
They supported revolutions in El Salvador.
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Under Joseph Stalin, schools were reformed primarily to emphasize

A
the pursuit of higher education.
B
Soviet ideology.
C
Russian history and culture.
D
intellectual rigor.
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The Cold War was a period of history during which

A
the Allied powers defeated Hitler.
B
the United States and the Soviet Union fought each other.
C
the United States and the Soviet Union mistrusted each other.
D
atomic bombs were dropped for the first time.
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In which way did the Vietnam War and the Korean War end differently?

A
The war in Korea ended with little bloodshed, in contrast with Vietnam.
B
Vietnam was united, while Korea remained divided.
C
Korea became Communist, while Vietnam became non-Communist.
D
Vietnam remained divided, while Korea was united.
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The student militias that carried out the Cultural Revolution were known as

A
the Chinese Guards.
B
the Red Guards.
C
the Mao Guards.
D
the Beijing Guards.
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The Vietcong were rebels in South Vietnam who wanted to

A
rid both North and South Vietnam of Communist influence.
B
spread the Catholic religion throughout Vietnam.
C
overthrow the Communists who controlled the country.
D
unify the South and North under a Communist government.

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