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100

This started because of burning coal during the Industrial Revolution

What is man made pollution and global warming?

100
A major source of the dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side a) wants to controls oil resources in the area b) has historic ties to the same land c) believes in different interpretations of the same religion d) has close military alliances with neighboring countries.
What is b (has historic ties to the same land)
100
Which statement best explains why India was paratitioned in 1947 a) The British feared a united India b) One region wanted to remain under British rule c) Religious differences led to a political division d) Communist supporters wanted a separate state
What is c (religious differences led to a political division)
100

A major cause of World War I was a) decline of imperialism b) the existence of opposing alliances c) an increase in the acts of aggression by England d) the spread of communism throughout Europe

What is b (the existence of opposing alliances)

100
One way in which Robespierre and Napoleon are similar in that they both a) played an important role at the Congress of Vienna b) increased their power during the French Revolution c) were executed for treason by French monarchs d) led armies against the Haitians
What is b (increased their power during the French Revolution)
200

The Tiananmen Square massacre in China was a reaction to a. Deng Xiaoping's plan to revive the Cultural Revolution. b. student demands for greater individual rights and freedom of expression. c. China's decision to seek Western investors. d. Great Britain's decision to return Hong Kong to China.

What is b. (student demands for greater individual rights & freedom of expression)

200
"A Jewish State is Created"; "Six Day War Results in Major Arab Losses"; "Withdrawal Begins from West Bank" Which situations is referred to in these headlines? a) Persian Gulf War b) Scramble for Africa c) conflict between Israelis and Palestinians d) collapse of the Ottoman Empire
What is c (conflict between Israelis & Palestinians)
200
The desire for self-determination in African nations became a powerful force for change immediately after a) World War II b) the Boer War c)revolutions in Russia & France d) the end of the Cold War
What is a (World War II)
200
The treatment of Jews in Europe during World War II is an example of a) cultural diffusion b) modernism c) fundamentalism d) genocide
What is d (genocide)
200
Many critics believe that the policy of the British government during the Irish Famine a) contributed to food shortages b) ignored military concerns c)discouraged emigration d) led directly to civil war
What is a (contributed to food shortages)
300

Which event can be considered a conflict brought about in part by a religious reform movement? a. World War I b. World War II c. Cuban Revolution d. Iranian Revolution

What is d. (Iranian Revolution)

300
Which basic belief characterized the totalitarian governments of Benito Mussolini & Saddam Hussein? a) Nations must have written constitutions & free elections b) All religions are accepted c) The needs of the state are more important than individual's d) Representatives of the people make the laws
What is c (the needs of the state are more important than individual's)
300
Since the African National Congress came to power in South Africa in 1994, its primary aim has been to a) establish one party rule in South Africa b) unite the people of South Africa in a democratic republic c) restore Dutch influence on South African culture d) create a homeland for white separatists
What is b (unite the people of South Africa in a democratic republic)
300
World War II is often considered to be a turning point in history because a) the League of Nations demonstrated that an international organization could maintain world peace b) the war brought an end to dictatorships as a form of government c)European domination of the world began to decrease as nationalism in colonies increased d) religious and ethnic differences were no longer a source of conflict between nations
What is c (European domination of the world began to decrease as nationalism in colonies increased.
300

After World War II the United States gained allies in Europe by forming this group.

What is NATO?

400

The Cold War left to the race to develop these.

What is the nuclear arms race?

400

In the 1990a, the troubled relations between Catholics & Protestants in Northern Ireland, & between Serbs, Croats, & Muslims in the Balkans helped illustrate the a) difficulties of resolving ethnic & religious conflicts b) inequalities created by expanding free markets & global trade. c) conflict created by the collapse of the Warsaw Pact d) results of the failure of dictatorial governments

What is a (difficulties of resolving ethnic & religious conflicts)

400
In Japan, the Meiji Restoration and the post World War II "economic miracle" can be described as periods of a) political decentralization b) revolutionary democratization c) reactionary social change d) innovative industrial development
What is d (innovative industrial development)
400
The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany was that the treaty led to a) an era of peace and international good will in Germany b) a stable Germany that was both democratic and strong c) an increase in Germany's desire to regain its power & prestige d) a leadership position for Germany in the League of Nations
What is c ( and increase in Germany's desire to regain its power & prestige)
400
Joseph Stalin's policies in Ukraine during the 1930s directly resulted in a) widespread starvation b) agricultural self-sufficiency c) the development of cottage industries d) the use of subsistence farming techniques
What is a (widespread starvation)
500

Scientists and doctors worry that globalization can lead to an increase in the spread of...

What is the disease?

500

Today North Korea poses as major risk to Japan and other U.S. allies because it has

What is Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles?

500
The official government policy of separating races of people in a nation.
What is apartheid?
500
The mass killing of a race of culture of people.
What is genocide?
500

Robespierre led a period of time in which people lost their heads if they went against the National Assembly. This time was called this.

What is the Reign of Terror?