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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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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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Which Arab country was the first to recognize Israel after the Camp David Accords?

A
Saudi Arabia
B
Egypt
C
Syria
D
Jordan
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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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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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Why is Gandhi considered one of the most influential people of the twentieth century?

A
He led India to independence from Britain.
B
He inspired other leaders to be non-violent.
C
He showed true leadership by risking jail for his beliefs.
D
He overthrew the British government in battle.
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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 is the city of Jerusalem considered so important?

A
It was the site of the signing of the Camp David Accords.
B
It has a strategic location along the Gulf of Suez.
C
It is a holy city to Jews, Muslims, and Christians.
D
It has a Muslim-majority population.
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What was the result of the hostage crisis at the 1972 Munich Olympics?

A
Israeli leaders released Palestinians from prisons in Israel.
B
Palestinian leaders ordered a counterstrike on Israeli targets.
C
Palestinian terrorists killed 11 members of the Israeli team.
D
Israeli terrorists hijacked a German airplane.
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Which major change took place in Nigeria in 1999?

A
Ethnic tensions came to an end.
B
A peace treaty concluded the civil war.
C
Military leaders led a government coup.
D
A civilian president was elected.
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How were computers in the 1950s and 1960s different from computers of today?

A
They were much smaller.
B
They were much faster.
C
They cost less money
D
They were bigger and slower.
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One of Jawaharlal Nehru’s first duties as India’s Prime Minister was to

A
end fighting between Muslims and Hindus.
B
relocate the post-partition refugees.
C
improve living standards for Indians.
D
establish a state religion in India.
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Because there was very little investment in education, African colonies

A
had few leaders with government experience.
B
had far too few teachers for their universities.
C
had many skilled workers with little education.
D
had many overqualified workers in menial jobs.
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What is the primary purpose of the European Union?

A
to create a common currency
B
to allow more trade between countries
C
to encourage immigration from one country to another
D
to permit workers to seek employment in international areas
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What role did the United States play in the Yom Kippur/Ramadan War?

A
The US supplied aid to Israel.
B
The US engaged in military battles against the USSR.
C
The US cut off oil trade with Arab nations.
D
The US offered support to Egypt.
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What was the most likely result of colonial rulers deciding to invest very little in education?

A
high literacy rates and educated leaders
B
lack of a skilled workforce and skilled leaders
C
strong education systems that the new nations started themselves
D
lack of interest in gaining independence
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What are the effects of endemic and epidemic diseases on society? Select four answers.

A
The diseases continue when cycles of infection occur.
B
The productivity declines when people are too sick to work.
C
The population decreases from low birth rates and high death rates.
D
The population is younger when life expectancies are shortened.
E
The government becomes stronger as the population becomes weaker.
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Indira Gandhi became India’s first female prime minister because

A
her father named her as his successor.
B
the people of India voted her in.
C
she was next in line after her father’s assassination.
D
she was thought to be someone who could modernize India.
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Which most contributed to an absence of national identity in newly independent countries?

A
economies based on the growing of a single crop
B
strong education systems that produced a skilled workforce
C
boundaries that disregarded ethnic and religious differences
D
violence used in a lengthy struggle for independence
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What did the 1941 Atlantic Charter lead colonized countries to believe?

A
that they would be ruled by colonial holders indefinitely
B
that they would soon have their independence
C
that they would be denied the right to make their own choices
D
that they would soon be colonized again by others

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