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What events characterized the conflict before Algeria gained independence?

• Peaceful protests and legal actions

• Guerrilla warfare, massacres, bombings, and assassinations

• Economic sanctions and diplomatic negotiations

• International interventions and treaties

Which countries supported the Việt Minh during the First Indochina War?

• The United States and France

• The Soviet Union and communist China

• France and Thailand

• The United States and Thailand

Which country supported France during the First Indochina War?

• The Soviet Union

• China

• The United States

• Thailand

What event in 1956 marked a failure for Britain and France but strengthened Nasser?

• The Egyptian Revolution

• The Bandung Conference

• The Suez Crisis

• The nationalization of the Aswan Dam

What did Gamal Abdel Nasser do in 1956 that involved the Suez Canal?

• He signed a treaty with Britain and France

• He nationalized the Suez Canal

• He built the Suez Canal

• He closed the Suez Canal to international shipping

Which countries invaded Egypt after Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal?

• United States, Soviet Union, and Turkey

• Israel, Britain, and France

• Germany, Italy, and Japan

• Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria

What was the Quiet Revolution?

• A movement that successfully established Quebec as an independent nation

• A war that took place in Quebec in the 1960s and 1970s

• A time of rapid social, economic, and political change in Quebec during the 1960s and 1970s

• A policy that aimed to reduce the use of the French language in Quebec