Unit 7/8 Test

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the intentional attempt to exterminate all members of a certain race, nationality, religious, or ethnic group

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genocide

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The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

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draw attention to critical issues

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Mohandas Gandhi’s protests during India’s independence movement were often successful because of his application of

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civil disobedience

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What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

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Arms Race, Space Race, Proxy Wars

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How was the United States involved in the Vietnam War?

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The United States provided economic and limited military aid to prevent the spread of communism.

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What was the name of the conflict involving nuclear weapons that almost erupted in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union?

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Which statement describes communism? Options: a political system in which every person in society gets a vote, a political and economic system in which the government owns and distributes wealth and resources, a political system in which people are forced to live in communities, an economic system in which the government takes everyone's money and invests it in the national stock market

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a political and economic system in which the government owns and distributes wealth and resources

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How was the Cold War different from previous wars involving the United States?

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The Cold War refers to the political and economic tension between the United States and the Soviet Union-not an actual war.

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what type of protest is this? Options: freedom ride, boycott, march, school integration

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march

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What type of protest is this? Options: sit in, freedom ride, boycott, school integration

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boycott