Which of these was created in 1991? A) the European Union B) the Common Market C) NATO D) the United Nations
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Euro-Islam represents which of these? A) a blending of European and Muslim traditions B) the rejection of Western values by European Muslims C) the assimilation of Muslims into Christian culture D) the blending of Christian and Muslim traditions
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The last few decades have shown that the European Union has ________. A) adapted to the end of the Cold War B) defined itself as a western European union C) been reluctant to include former Soviet bloc nations D) grown beyond merely being a European union
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Looking at Table 28.1, “Annual Per Capita Gross National Product,” which of these nations had the highest gross national product in the 1960s? A) France B) Spain C) Britain D) Italy
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The Truman Doctrine called for ________. A) money to rebuild France B) support for resistance to communism C) money to rebuild Great Britain D) funds to rebuild eastern Europe
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Anticommunism in western Europe during the 1950s ________. A) led to the marginalization of communist parties in Italy and France B) resulted in making communist parties illegal in Italy, France, and West Germany C) did not have any impact on the political success of communist parties there D) led to the election of a communist-led coalition government in Italy
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The Korean War was a ________. A) civil war exacerbated by Cold War rivalries B) continuation of World War II C) result of Japanese aggression D) purely local conflict complicated by Japanese involvement
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The conferences held by the Big Three during World War II concerned winning the war and _______. A) the post-war settlement B) creating the International Monetary Fund C) the United Nations D) forming NATO
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Which of the following statements about the Nuclear Test Ban treaty in 1963 is true? A) It led to the destruction of existing nuclear weapons in the United States and the Soviet Union. B) It led to an end of above-ground nuclear testing. C) It prohibited all nuclear testing. D) It was a hollow agreement that in no way actually limited nuclear testing.
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Under the leadership of Wladyslaw Gomulka, Poland ________. A) left the Warsaw Pact B) ended the collectivization of agriculture C) embarked on a Stalinist-style purge D) embraced communism
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