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Which was the most likely reason the bodies of victims at Auschwitz were cremated?

A
to stop the spread of disease
B
to reduce burial expenses
C
to hide the evidence of the executions
D
to observe religious practices
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Read the quotation by Joseph Goebbels.With respect to the Jewish Question, the Führer has decided to make a clean sweep. He prophesied to Jewish people that if they again brought about a world war, they would live to see their annihilation in it. That wasn’t just a catch-word. The world war is here, and the annihilation of Jewish people must be a necessary consequence.

A
refused to relocate to the ghettos.
B
brought about another world war.
C
refused to give up their possessions.
D
promoted anti-Nazi propaganda.
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What were negative aspects of Joseph Stalin’s first Five-Year Plan? Choose three answers.

A
decline of infrastructure
B
shortage of consumer goods
C
waste and inefficiency
D
setbacks to modernization
E
use of enslaved laborers
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What actions did the Mexican government take to improve the economy after World War II? Select three responses.

A
It built roads, railways, and other types of infrastructure.
B
It ordered the disbanding of unions and reduced wages.
C
It imposed a tariff on trade to raise money.
D
It constructed factories for a variety of industries.
E
It increased the amount of exported goods.
F
It slashed spending as a way to save money.
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The Allies responded to the genocide in the Ottoman Empire by

A
imposing sanctions on Turkey.
B
bringing the Young Turks to trial.
C
trying to resolve the internal conflict.
D
declaring a truce between the groups.
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If there are large numbers of people under 15 and over 65, what is the main challenge it creates for a country?

A
Economically, it’s costly to provide resources to them since very little is contributed by them economically.
B
Economically, it’s costly to provide jobs to them since very little is contributed economically.
C
Socially, the groups challenge a country to provide enough schools and social programs for them.
D
Socially, the groups challenge the people that fall between the two age groups to provide recreational programs.
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What is the definition of globalization?

A
a unification of developed countries with a central goal
B
a connection between countries to improve business and trading
C
a dependence of one country on another for economic reasons
D
a development of markets for goods and services in different countries.
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The image shows a world map.Which measurement of population does this map illustrate?

Question illustration
A
population in relation to resources
B
population changes
C
population density
D
population in relation to ethnicity
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How did anti-Semitism affect Jewish people in Nazi Germany?

A
they were persecuted because of their age
B
they were discriminated against because of their ethnicity
C
they were hated because they came from other countries.
D
they were rejected because of their professions
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The map shows the extent of Axis advances by mid-1942 on the Mediterranean front.

Question illustration
A
Germany.
B
Austria.
C
France.
D
Italy.
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Which event sparked the protest movement known as the Arab Spring?

A
Free speech was declared illegal in Iran.
B
Ayatollah Khomeini became the ruler of Iran.
C
A young man tragically killed himself in Tunisia.
D
The six states of the Arabian peninsula united.
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What was one reason why Russians were uncomfortable with the rapid changes occurring in their country in the 1980s?

A
They did not trust Gorbachev as much as they had trusted Lenin.
B
They wanted more time to adjust to democratic rule.
C
They were used to high levels of government control.
D
They were concerned that their wages would suffer.
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Which events increased tensions between the Japan and the United States in the late 1930s? Select three options.

A
Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor.
B
Japan continued its expansion into China.
C
Japan joined the Allied countries.
D
Japan joined the Axis countries.
E
Japan barred trade with the US.
F
Japan invaded French Indochina.
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Which is most challenging for developing countries?

A
large aging populations
B
creating multinational corporations
C
social and environmental issues
D
outsourcing of jobs to nearby areas
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Which best describes the changes Deng Xiaoping sought to make in China?

A
He wanted to remove capitalist influences.
B
He wanted to modernize the country.
C
He wanted to remove socialist influences.
D
He wanted to privatize all industry.
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This graphic organizer shows facts and details about Nazi Germany.This organizer would be most helpful when the writer is

Question illustration
A
organizing ideas into an outline for an essay.
B
revising an essay to include formal language.
C
editing an essay to correct punctuation errors.
D
adding a summary statement to an essay.
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Which statements describe how the United Nations promotes peace and solves international disputes? Select four options.

A
It provides peacekeeping forces to areas of conflict.
B
It invades nations who act aggressively toward others.
C
It settles legal disagreements between conflicting nations.
D
It helps with humanitarian relief in areas hit by natural disasters.
E
It prosecutes war criminals through international military tribunals.
F
It calls for sanctions against countries that violate human rights
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Mexico experienced political instability after the revolution because leaders

A
broke up large estates.
B
were frequently assassinated.
C
assassinated their enemies.
D
imposed a new property tax.
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Which statement describes Ayatollah Khomeini?

A
He served as the last shah of Iran.
B
He became the first democratic president of Iran.
C
He helped found the Muslim Brotherhood.
D
He established an Islamic theocracy.
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How did the Doolittle Raid of April and May 1942 boost US confidence during World War II?

A
The US capture of the Philippines increased US determination.
B
The US bombings of Tokyo forced Japan to surrender.
C
The US bombings of Tokyo proved that Japan was vulnerable to attack.
D
The US capture of the Dutch East Indies increased US morale.

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