25. What is a connection between the US involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars?

Stand-in wars for larger conflict between the US and the Soviet Union

6. How does investing in human capital lead to economic growth?

Workers become more productive and earn more income

8. What is the role of citizens in choosing the government leaders of India?

Citizens elect members to parliament & leader of majority party is leader

23. What was the goal of the Great Leap Forward ?

to turn China from an agricultural society into an industrialized nation

9. What is the role of citizens in choosing the government leaders of South Korea?

Citizens elect members of Nat'l Assembly & vote directly for president

21. What is true about India's independence?

Gandhi's non-violent protests inspired people to peacefully work at freedom

12. What was the purpose of the Pan-African movement?

To unite people of African descent in order to end European colonization

11. How did European nations partition Africa?

Partitions ignored existing ethnic&political boundaries b/t African nations

14. What was the purpose of the apartheid system in South Africa?

The separation of races by the white minority

15. How did F.W. DeKlerk and Nelson Mandela help end the apartheid system in South Africa?

They worked together to end apartheid.

24. What was the goal of both the Tienanmen Square protests in China and the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa?

to pursue more free governments

22. Which is a post-WWII reform that took place in Japan?

Japan adopted a new constitution and democratic government

13. How did nationalism result in independence for Kenya and Nigeria?

Kenya used violence and Nigeria did not.

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25. What is a connection between the US involvement in the Korean and Vietnam Wars?
In both the United Nations condemned the involvement of the US
Stand-in wars for larger conflict between the US and the Soviet Union
Both were efforts by the US to acquire territory in the Pacific region
In both the US acted in violation of international peace agreements
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1. What type of democracy allows citizens to participate by directly voting for their leader?
Parliamentary
Presidential
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6. How does investing in human capital lead to economic growth?
It allows businesses to charge higher prices
It lets governments collect higher taxes from the people
Consumers have greater access to imports
Workers become more productive and earn more income
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4. Define a country that lies on the economic continuum closer to a market economy than a command economy?
traditional
allowing more property rights
less consumer input in production decisions
more involved in international trade
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8. What is the role of citizens in choosing the government leaders of India?
Citizens elect prime minister and they appoint members to parliament
Citizens elect members of the parliament & vote directly for prime minister
Citizens elect members to parliament & leader of majority party is leader
Citizens elect from the Worker's party to parliament &leader chosen by them
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18. Which area is the most highly populated?
Gobi Desert
Ganges River basin
Taklamakan Desert
the Himalayan Mountains
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23. What was the goal of the Great Leap Forward ?
to erase all democratic ideas and turn to socialism
to transform China from a closed nation to a country who trades often
to turn China from an agricultural society into an industrialized nation
to eliminate all social class differences
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9. What is the role of citizens in choosing the government leaders of South Korea?
Citizens elect to the Nat'l Assembly & the pres. is chosen by legislature
Citizens elect members of Nat'l Assembly &leader of majority party is HOG
Citizens elect members of Nat'l Assembly & vote directly for president
Citizens elect from the Worker's party to parliament &leader chosen by them
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5. In which nation would it be most difficult to start a business?
Nigeria
Indonesia
South Africa
Kenya
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21. What is true about India's independence?
Gandhi's arrest caused people to give up fighting for independence
Gandhi's treatment inspired people to revolt violently against the British
Gandhi's speeches led to a revolution that threatened British control
Gandhi's non-violent protests inspired people to peacefully work at freedom
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12. What was the purpose of the Pan-African movement?
To create a single African nation
To end apartheid in South Africa
To unite people of African descent in order to end European colonization
To divide Africa's natural resources equally between all nations
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17. What are the causes of air pollution?
automobile emissions
burning coal
deforestation
all of these
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20. What are the most widely practiced belief systems in Japan?
Hinduism and Buddhism
Buddhism and Shintoism
Shintoism and Confucianism
Confucianism and Hinduism
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10. Which nations in S & E Asia are presidential democracies?
Japan
India
South Korea
North Korea
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11. How did European nations partition Africa?
Partitions ignored existing ethnic&political boundaries b/t African nations
European nations competed by encouraging conflicts between African nations
Independence movements spread leading to partitioning
Investment in infrastructure led nations to develop strong militaries
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7. Which nations are parliamentary democracies?
Japan
All of these
India
South Africa
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14. What was the purpose of the apartheid system in South Africa?
The separation of races by the white minority
A movement to end British colonization
The bringing together of all races as one
The separation of races by the white majority
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15. How did F.W. DeKlerk and Nelson Mandela help end the apartheid system in South Africa?
They worked together to strengthen apartheid laws.
They worked together to end apartheid.
They were both jailed for protesting apartheid laws.
They were both leaders of the African National Congress (ANC).
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24. What was the goal of both the Tienanmen Square protests in China and the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa?
to have government leaders stop foreign intervention
to resist Western influence during the Cold War
to balance an uneducated majority against minority rule
to pursue more free governments
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22. Which is a post-WWII reform that took place in Japan?
Japan began new alliances with China and Korea
Japan focused on building up its agricultural production
Japan rebuilt its military and weapon production
Japan adopted a new constitution and democratic government
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2. What African nations are presidential democracies?
Kenya
All of these
Nigeria
South Africa
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13. How did nationalism result in independence for Kenya and Nigeria?
They both used peaceful means.
Kenya used violence and Nigeria did not.
Nigeria used violence and Kenya did not.
They both used violence.
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19. Which are the most followed religions in S & E Asia?
Confucianism and Buddhism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Shintoism and Hinduism
Buddhism and Shintoism
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16. What is an effect of water pollution on the Yangtze River?
air pollution
smog
contaminated fish
acid rain
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3. How does the stability of a government impact its literacy rate, medical care, and access to food?
Literacy rate is higher
All of these are true
Malnourished citizens are fewer
Citizens with disease is lower

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