The Xiongnu were ________
A) the ancestors of today's Vietnamese
B) Chinese peasants under Qin rule
C) "barbarians" whose homeland was north of China
D) bureaucrats in the Han imperial system
C
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The first serious threat to the Red Army during the Russian Civil War came from
A. White army factions in Siberia. B. peasantry refusing to supply the Red Army after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. C. German forces seeking to mobilize through Bulgaria. D. a last-ditch attempt by the Ottoman Empire to maintain control in the Caucauses region. E. allied troops working against the Bolsheviks to bring the Russians back to World War I.
Why did the Soviet Union refuse to join both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund?
A. The United States dominated both institutions. B. They could not afford the contribution required to become a member. C. Both organizations had refused to lend money to the Soviet government. D. Both institutions provided funds to anticommunist rebels inside the Soviet Union.
What questions/ideas did the Greek Pre-Socratic philosophers ponder that differed markedly from their predecessors?
A) The existence of natural laws and an understanding of the substances that make up the earth and the universe instead of attributing it all to supernatural causes B) If the universe was mutable, and if so, how could it be understood in light of what was known, and what role the deities played C) If the deities are in fact directing the universe, why does suffering exist for humans that do obey them? What does this tell us about moral laws of the deities? D) Is there a supreme power beyond the deities that controls the deities and the Universe? E) None of these