Ethnic Studies Wednesday Review 9/27

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What was the purpose of the Doctrine of Discovery?

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To assert European nations' right to claim territories inhabited by non-Christians.

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True or False: before Europeans arrived in the Americas, nature was left as a pristine wilderness.

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False

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True or false: Europeans often stole gold from Indigenous art.

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True

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True or false: The goal of settler-colonization is the removal and erasure of Indigenous peoples in order to take the land for use by settlers forever.

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True

Front

What is war in which one or more sides might not use a regular military organization, and might or might not use conventional weapons or tactics?

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irregular warfare

Front

The women in Afghanistan fear _______________ from the Taliban; the Taliban want to keep women and girls from getting an education.

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oppression

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The governor has to make decisions on ________ issues for his or her state, such as whether to shut down schools and businesses during the pandemic.

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weighty

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The host decided to __________ of the game: instead of the prize money being $100, now it would be $500.

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raise the stakes

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The class was __________ on the question of when to take the test: some students wanted to take it on Friday but others wanted to wait to take it on Monday.

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polarized

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Marc's ______ of facts about his involvement in the crime from his statement to police got him in a lot of trouble when they found out about it later.

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omission