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At the end of World War II, Korea was divided into
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Southern pro-American government and a Northern pro-Communist government
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As a result of the Korean War, the United States succeeded in
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keeping South Korea free of communism.
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At the end of World War II, Korea was divided into
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As a result of the Korean War, the United States succeeded in
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What was the outcome of the Korean War?
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In 1853, Matthew Perry used naval power to force Japan to
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What is the name of the major trade route that goes from Asia all the way to Europe?
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Who was the nationalist leader who led Vietnam against the French and US?
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What did the United States fear would happen if it did not get involved in Vietnam?
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What was the main mistake the the Provisional Government made in 1917?
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What happened as a result of the February Revolution in Russia?
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The leader of the Chinese Communist Party, who became the first chairman of the People's Republic of China.
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What was the name of Gandhi's philosophy & policy that stressed the concern for truth and the resistance to evil through active, non-violence resistance?
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Who was the leader of the Indian Independence movement?
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Which European country ruled India until its independence?
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The Arab-Israeli conflict is between:
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The Balfour Declaration:
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The religion that worships in mosques, follows the Qur'an, and teaches the 5 pillars as central to its faith
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This term refers to a follower of Islam
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According to Karl Marx and the theory of communism, which of the two classes is the poor, common working class or the havenots?
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According to Karl Marx and the theory of communism, which of the two classes is the rich middle class that would be the landowners or the haves?
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What does Laissez-Faire say that the government should do to the economy according to Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations?
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What country did the Industrial Revolution start in?
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What is the name of the first European society that was started around 2000 BCE on the island of Crete?
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What did Joseph Kony due to combat his shrinking numbers after he took over the LRA?
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What is the name of the region in western Sudan that has been attacked and terrorized?
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What pushed the Jews to immigrate in the Middle East?
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What was a pull factor of Jewish immigration into the Middle East?
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Who was the Prime Minister of Israel in the mid-90's who negotiated "Land for Peace" with the Palestinians that established the Palestinian Authority and was later assassinated by his own people?
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Who was the Egyptian Prime Minister who was the first Arab to negotiate peace with Israel in 1977 and was later assassinated?
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Who was the leader of the PLO for nearly 35 years until his death in 2004?
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Which Romanov Czar was a ruthless tyrant that reversed many of Catherine II's policies and was later assassinated?
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Which Romanov Czar brought Russia out of the "Time of Troubles"?
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How did the Philosophes help aid the French revolution?
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What is the term that describes the very fertile farmlands located between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers, also home to the Sumerians (1st cities) - Cradle of Civilization?
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What is the term for a person with political views far outside of the accepted norms, many times they are willing to use force/violence to support their beliefs?
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What is main phrase surrounding the possible peace solution to the Arab-Israeli crisis?
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What is the term that describes Jewish Nationalism or the want to create a strictly Jewish country?
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What is the name of the Palestinian terrorist group that was led by Yasser Arafat, started in the 1960s, and whose purpose was to destroy Israel and gain a homeland for the Palestinians?
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In 1922, the British granted partial independence to Egypt, but kept control over what strategic and important water-form?
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What is the name of the empire created by a group of Turkish Muslims that spanned throughout the Middle East and into southeastern Europe from 1300 - 1923?
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What is the main reason for the split of Islam?
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What are the spiritual leaders of Islam called?
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Which of the world's earliest civilizations was formed along the Nile River Valley in northern Africa?
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Which of the world's earliest civilizations was formed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (an area known as Mesopotamia)?
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A sense of Pride for one's country is what?
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Countries in Europe building up huge stockpiles of weapons is what?
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What term describes countries trying to expand its borders?
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What is an agreement between two or more countries, made in order to secure common goals?
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What organizations purpose is to oppose and eliminate the Apartheid in South Africa?
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Who was the leader of the ANC?
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What is the name for the system of racial segregation enacted in South Africa from 1948-1994?
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What incident fueled the fire for the genocide in Rwanda?
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Which ethnic group of Rwanda was given power by the Belgian colonizers and have thinner nose and were mass murdered in April of 1994?
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What is the name of the ethnic group in Rwanda that committed a genocide?
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Who were the first Europeans to Western Africa?
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What is the name of the type of capitalism that Russia has where the economic power is held in the hands of a few wealthy families?
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Which former leader of Russia was a KGB agent, increased Russia's economic power, and has given Russia her dignity back as a world power?
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Which leader created the Warsaw Pact, crushed a revolution in Hungary, and commissioned the building of the Berlin Wall?
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Which leader is characterized by being a brutal leader and was the leader of the USSR during WWII?
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What is a Bolshevik?
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Which czar enacted "Temporary Regulations" which took away all of the Russian people's freedoms after the assassination of his father?
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Which of the following czars sold Alaska to the US?
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Which of the following czars helped to finally defeat Napoleon?
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Which of the following best describes the Great Schism?
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Which country of the former Yugoslavia consists of a majority of muslims?
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Who is known as the "Father of Europe" because he united most of Western Europe and reestablishes education and economic trading?
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Why was Stalin angry at the Allies from 1941-1944?
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What type of warfare is when air power, tanks, and mechanized troops are combined to strike an enemy very quickly?
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What is known as the conflict, tension, and competition between the US and USSR from 1945-1990?
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Which of the following battles succeded in getting an allied army on mainland Europe in the west?
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What officially ended WWI?
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Which of the following is known as "the spark" that got the fire of WWI started?
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Which of the following was a "rebirth" to roman ideals?
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Which of the following best describes the Reformation?
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Why was the first 600 years of the Middle Ages called the Dark Ages?
