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what south african leader was arrested for opposition to apartheid?
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nelson mandela
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britain, france, russian, italy, japan were on what side in WWI?
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allies
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what is it called when countries are dependent on each other for goods and resources etc?
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interdependence
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what name was given to the non communist portion of china?
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taiwan
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what was the main goal of the P L O?
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create an independent state on the west bank
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what political movement concerned with political independence and self-determination helped lead to WWI?
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NATIONalism
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what industrial centers were selected as sites for the atomic bombs?
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hiroshima and nagasaki
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what event symbolized the re unification of germany?
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berlin wall falling
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what did the zimmerman note do?
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proposed mexican/german alliance
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what represents the first important battle fo WWI and ended germanys hopes for a quick and easy victory?
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1st battle of MARNE
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what territory was contested by france and germany prior to wwi?
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alsace- lorraine
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what temporary agreement to stop fighting was signed by the central powers at the close of WWI?
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armistice
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what was the major reason for pres wilson wanting the US to enter WWI?
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submarine warfare!
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what was considered the biggest cause for WWI and rivalry between nations?
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IMPERIALISM
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why was the construction of the suez canal important?
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linked the med. and red seas
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what is the name of the common market in europe?
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european union
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which is NOT a force associated with the events leading to wwi?
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liberalism ^__^
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what side consisted of germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and turkey in WWI?
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central powers
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what was the fighting like in the western front in wwi?
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trench warfare
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what was the main reason why the us entered wwii?
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pearl harbor
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what name was given to t he british and french policy foravoring a strong anti war feeling (giving into hitler eventually) hoping to avoid warfare prior to wwii?
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policy of appeasement
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what event of wwii was considered a military mistake by hitler and thought to change the course of the war in europe?
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invasion of USSR
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what term is defined as a gradual scaling down or reduction of arms and weapons?
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disarmament
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why was the alliance system a threat to peace before WWI?
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an attack on one nation would involve several nations
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what name was given to the proposed merger of germany and austria by hitler before wwi?
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anschluss
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what policy calls for chinese trade to be OPEN to all nations on an equal basis?
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OPEN DOOR policy
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what south african policy called for the separation of races in all aspects of life?
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APARTheid
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what name was given to the allied plan to invade nazi france during WWII?
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operation overlord
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what name was given to the last counteroffensive by germnay in wwii?
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battle of BULGE
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what british passenger ship was sunk by germany before the us entered wwi?
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lusitania
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what battle served as a moral victory for the allies in wwii?
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dunkirk
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what term is defined as goods sold to another country?
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export
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who was the fascist military dictator of japan in wwii?
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TOJO
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what was the basic type of govt in germany italy and japon before wwi?
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fascism
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in china where did students demonstrate in 1989 to get more rights?
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TIANANMEN squ.
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what was the 3rd reich?
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hitlers empire
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what term is the extinction of a race?
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genocide
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who was NOT fascist during wwii?
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stalin
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what name was given to the basic war strategy for germany in ww2?
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blitzkreig
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why was wilson's peace plan rejected by the other allied leaders after wwi?
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the plan was too kind to germany
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war guilt clause in treaty of versailles did what
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blamed germany for ww1
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what is the name of the economic system where individuals make some decisions and the gov others?
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mixed economy
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what are reparations
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war debts
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what was the result of the battle of britain
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england won air battle and prevented invasions
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what side of the war consisted of germany italy and japan in wwii?
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axis powers
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who were the recognized leaders of communist russia?
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lenin, stalin
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what world peace organizatoin was created after wwi
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league of nations
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what name was given to the us war strategy in the PACIFIC during ww2?
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island hopping
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what name was given to kruschev's idea that the us and ussr should avoid atomic warfare at all costs?
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peaceful co existence
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the iron curtain refers to..
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communism in east europe
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the hot line began after what?
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cuban missile crisis
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what was the basic foreign policy of the us prior to wwi and wwii?
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isolation
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what us law gave the president the right to defend vietnam as he chose?
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tokin gulf resolution
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what was the last and most important battle of wwi?
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argonne forest
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what conflict the desert storm refer to?
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persian gulf war
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what name is given to mao's attempt to purge china of people who weren't true communists?
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great proletariat rev
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what organization became center world trade market after ww2?
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common market
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what name was given to the organized workers movement in poland to protest shortages and high prices? led by lech walesa
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solidarity
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what was the MAJOR reason for the failure of the league of nations?
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couldn't enforce decisions
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what was the name given to the negotitations between the us and ussr to reduce arms and weapons and were finalized at the moscow summit?
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SAALT
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what wasn't part of french indochina?
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thailand
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what was the chile leader who overthrew allende and ruled by terror?
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pinoCHET
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under what plan did the us provide economic aid to europe after wwii?
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marshall plan
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what event witnessed an attempt by cuban refugees to overthrow castro
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bay of pigs
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what agreement eliminated tariffs and trade restrictions between the us canada and mexico?
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NAFTA
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what person is considered to be responsible for 9 11?
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osama bin ladan
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whats the independent nation of pakistan? poorest nation in the world?
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bangladesh
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what was the non shooting war?
communists VS free countries |
cold war
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what was the rival group to the jews in the middle east?
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arabs
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what was the major effect of the arab oil embargo on the US after the Yom Kippur war?
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oil prices x4 in the us
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what israeli and egyptian leaders signed the camp david accords a landmark agreement to create peace in the middle east?
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BEGIN
SADAT |
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what is the name of the economic system in which the govt controls what goods are produced?
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command! economy
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what demilitarized region of germany that borders france did hitler invade before ww2?
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RHINELAND
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what organization regulated oil production and pricing from africa, middle east, and latin america?
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OPEC
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what term is defined as goods brought into a country?
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imports
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two major pre war alliances before ww1?
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allies
central powers |
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what name was given to the regions of china where foreigners dominated trade?
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spheres of influnce
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what is the name of the economic system where businesses produce and sell goods for money?
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market economy
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what is associated with greater serbia to wwi?
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union of slavic people
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whats the economy where people produce what they need to survive?
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traditional
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what occurs when the govt assumes responsibility for its citizen's social and economic well being?
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welfare state
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what nation did hitler invade that started the war?
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poland
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what occurs when the govt assumes responsibility for its citizen's social and economic well being?
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welfare state
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what nation did hitler invade that started the war?
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poland
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