Who launched the first space satellite called Sputnik?

A. the United States
B. England
C. the Soviet Union
D. Israel


Answer: C

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The ________ was an international pacifist group founded in 1914 which promoted nonviolent strategies for achieving social justice

A) American Friends Service Committee B) Fellowship of Reconciliation C) Young Communist League D) NAACP

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Why did much of the British effort in the Seven Years’ War center on capturing Quebec?

a. It would ensure the cooperation of Native American allies. b. Population growth in the British colonies required an expansion of territory for settlement. c. It was the capital of New France. d. It prevented English ships from traveling to the Great Lakes region.

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In the controversy leading to the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, England's main goal was to

A) acquire the timber. B) control the fishing rights. C) build a military road. D) create a secure Canadian border.

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According to the text, the "finest work of Mesopotamian literature" was the

a. Pentateuch. b. Epic of Gilgamesh. c. code of Hammurabi. d. Book of Instructions. e. Iliad and the Odyssey.

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