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Read the text of Title IX.No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.—Title IX

A
It expanded women’s athletic programs and thus participation at the high school and college level.
B
It required there be an equal number of men and women in athletic programs at the college level.
C
It required that women have free access to athletic programs at the high school and college level.
D
It expanded the outreach at the college level to recruit the best female players for their programs.
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What was Golda Meir’s greatest achievement?

A
She served as prime minister of Israel.
B
She helped establish the country of Israel.
C
She showed strong leadership during war yet sought peaceful diplomatic relations with other countries.
D
She authorized retaliation against the murderers of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.
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Park Geun-Hye’s presidency is particularly challenging because

A
of the sudden increase in tension with Israel.
B
recovery from war is a challenge and struggle.
C
her country faces struggling economic times and tension with North Korea.
D
her attempt at peace talks with North Korea is not being met with enthusiasm.
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Which correctly describes women in developed countries in the workforce today?

A
They receive about 75 percent of what men earn.
B
They take on less of the unpaid domestic labor.
C
They make up approximately 2/3 of the workforce.
D
They no longer work in the lower paying jobs.
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Human rights can best be described as

A
the right to life, liberty, and security.
B
the fundamental rights that are always guaranteed.
C
the fundamental rights that belong to all people.
D
the right to equality before the law.
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Which is a correct statement about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

A
It was adopted by the UN Security Council during the worst of the Holocaust.
B
It is not accepted by enough countries to make a real difference.
C
It was adopted in 1948 by the UN General Assembly.
D
Its intention was to protect women’s rights.
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Why do women in Japan represent 50 percent of the workforce but make up only 10 percent of the managerial positions?

A
There are laws prohibiting women from working in managerial positions.
B
Traditional beliefs and cultural norms keep women out of managerial positions.
C
The job demands make it very difficult for mothers to take leadership positions.
D
Husbands want their wives to leave managerial positions open for men.
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Who was the first Black woman to serve as the US Secretary of State?

A
Angela Merkel
B
Margaret Thatcher
C
Anita Hill
D
Condoleezza Rice
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With the Industrial Revolution came opportunities for women to

A
work outside the home in factories.
B
demand equal pay with men for their work.
C
choose work over getting married and having children.
D
achieve total financial independence.
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After Margaret Thatcher was elected prime minister of Great Britain, women became heads of state in numerous countries around the world. Women rarely served in national leadership roles before Thatcher’s election in

A
1959.
B
1969.
C
1979.
D
1989.

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