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Which of the following leaders is associated with Iran?

a. Ayatollah Khomeini
b. Sadaam Hussein
c. Bashar Al-Assad
d. Aung San Suu Kyi
e. Benazir Bhutto

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a. Ayatollah Khomeini

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Which of the following leaders is associated with Iraq?

a. Ayatollah Khomeini
b. Sadaam Hussein
c. Bashar Al-Assad
d. Aung San Suu Kyi
e. Benazir Bhutto

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b. Sadaam Hussein

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Which of the following leaders is associated with Syria?

a. Ayatollah Khomeini
b. Sadaam Hussein
c. Bashar Al-Assad
d. Aung San Suu Kyi
e. Benazir Bhutto

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c. Bashar Al-Assad

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Which of the following leaders is associated with Myanmar?

a. Ayatollah Khomeini
b. Sadaam Hussein
c. Bashar Al-Assad
d. Aung San Suu Kyi
e. Benazir Bhutto

A

d. Aung San Suu Kyi

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Which of the following leaders is associated with Pakistan?

a. Ayatollah Khomeini
b. Sadaam Hussein
c. Bashar Al-Assad
d. Aung San Suu Kyi
e. Benazir Bhutto

A

e. Benazir Bhutto

She was the first woman elected by majority vote.

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Which of the following leaders founded the Soviet Union?

a. Lenin
b. Stalin
c. Khrushchev
d. Gorbachev
e. Putin

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a. Lenin

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Which of the following leaders was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII and helped bring about the arms race during the Cold War?

a. Lenin
b. Stalin
c. Khrushchev
d. Gorbachev
e. Putin

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b. Stalin

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Which of the following leaders de-Stalinized Russia?

a. Lenin
b. Stalin
c. Khrushchev
d. Gorbachev
e. Putin

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c. Khrushchev

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Which of the following leaders put into place glasnost and perestroika, which led to the fall of the Soviet Union?

a. Lenin
b. Stalin
c. Khrushchev
d. Gorbachev
e. Putin

A

d. Gorbachev

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Which of the following leaders brought Russia out of economic depression after the fall of the Soviet Union?

a. Lenin
b. Stalin
c. Khrushchev
d. Gorbachev
e. Putin

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e. Putin

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Which of the following leaders was sent to jail for being against apartheid in South Africa?

a. Mandela
b. Kony
c. Gandhi
d. Jinnah
e. Nehru

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a. Mandela

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Which of the following leaders was the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army which was renowned for kidnapping children?

a. Mandela
b. Kony
c. Gandhi
d. Jinnah
e. Nehru

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b. Kony

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Which of the following leaders was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule?

a. Mandela
b. Kony
c. Gandhi
d. Jinnah
e. Nehru

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c. Gandhi

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Which of the following leaders advocated two nations: India and Pakistan, because he felt that the Muslim population was being mistreated by the Hindu majority in India?

a. Mandela
b. Kony
c. Gandhi
d. Jinnah
e. Nehru

A

d. Jinnah

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Which of the following leaders was an ally of Gandhi and was the first Prime Minister of India?

a. Mandela
b. Kony
c. Gandhi
d. Jinnah
e. Nehru

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e. Nehru

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Which of the following leaders was the leader of Chinese nationalists fighting against the communists?

a. Chiang Kai-Shek
b. Mao Zedong
c. Hugo Chavez
d. Fidel Castro
e. Pablo Escobar

A

a. Chiang Kai-Shek

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Which of the following leaders began the Great Proletarian Revolution in China in 1966?

a. Chiang Kai-Shek
b. Mao Zedong
c. Hugo Chavez
d. Fidel Castro
e. Pablo Escobar

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b. Mao Zedong

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Which of the following leaders was the president of Venezuela from 1999 to 2003?

a. Chiang Kai-Shek
b. Mao Zedong
c. Hugo Chavez
d. Fidel Castro
e. Pablo Escobar

A

c. Hugo Chavez

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Which of the following leaders was a Cuban revolutionary leader who overthrew Batista?

a. Chiang Kai-Shek
b. Mao Zedong
c. Hugo Chavez
d. Fidel Castro
e. Pablo Escobar

A

d. Fidel Castro

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Which of the following leaders was the leader of the Medellin cartel in Venezuela and was also one of the world’s richest men?

a. Chiang Kai-Shek
b. Mao Zedong
c. Hugo Chavez
d. Fidel Castro
e. Pablo Escobar

A

e. Pablo Escobar

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Which of the following groups was formed in the 1960s?

a. PLO - Palestinian Liberation Organization
b. Hamas
c. Hezbollah
d. Mujahideen

A

a. PLO - Palestinian Liberation Organization

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Which of the following groups controls the Gaza Strip?

a. PLO - Palestinian Liberation Organization
b. Hamas
c. Hezbollah
d. Mujahideen

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b. Hamas

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Which of the following groups is a Shia Islamic group based in Lebanon?

a. PLO - Palestinian Liberation Organization
b. Hamas
c. Hezbollah
d. Mujahideen

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c. Hezbollah

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Which of the following groups was a US-supported freedom-fighting group against communism in Afghanistan?

a. PLO - Palestinian Liberation Organization
b. Hamas
c. Hezbollah
d. Mujahideen

A

d. Mujahideen

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Which of the following groups is based in Cambodia and killed 15-30% of the population?

a. Khmer Rouge
b. Al Qaeda
c. Al-shabaab
d. Boko Haram

A

a. Khmer Rouge

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Which of the following groups was founded in Saudi Arabia by Osama bin Laden?

a. Khmer Rouge
b. Al Qaeda
c. Al-shabaab
d. Boko Haram

A

b. Al Qaeda

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Which of the following groups is based in Somalia?

a. Khmer Rouge
b. Al Qaeda
c. Al-shabaab
d. Boko Haram

A

c. Al-shabaab

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Which of the following groups is based in Nigeria?

a. Khmer Rouge
b. Al Qaeda
c. Al-shabaab
d. Boko Haram

A

d. Boko Haram

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Which of the following groups is an ethnic majority in Rwanda?

a. Hutu
b. Tutsi
c. Interahamwe
d. Taliban

A

a. Hutu

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Which of the following groups was put in power by the Germans because they appeared more European?

a. Hutu
b. Tutsi
c. Interahamwe
d. Taliban

A

b. Tutsi

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Which of the following groups was a militia in Rwanda that carried out a massive killing campaign, killing 1 million Rwandans?

a. Hutu
b. Tutsi
c. Interahamwe
d. Taliban

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c. Interahamwe

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Which of the following groups began in 1994 and is a terrorist group operating a strict Islamic code?

a. Hutu
b. Tutsi
c. Interahamwe
d. Taliban

A

d. Taliban

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Which of the following countries has the capital of Tel Aviv?

a. Israel
b. Iraq
c. Iran
d. Syria

A

a. Israel

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Which of the following countries has the capital of Baghdad?

a. Israel
b. Iraq
c. Iran
d. Syria

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b. Iraq

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Which of the following countries has the capital of Tehran?

a. Israel
b. Iraq
c. Iran
d. Syria

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c. Iran

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Which of the following countries has the capital of Damascus?

a. Israel
b. Iraq
c. Iran
d. Syria

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d. Syria

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Which of the following countries is associated with apartheid?

a. South Africa
b. Sudan
c. South Sudan
d. DR Congo

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a. South Africa

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Which of the following countries is associated with Darfur?

a. South Africa
b. Sudan
c. South Sudan
d. DR Congo

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b. Sudan

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Which of the following countries became a country in 2011?

a. South Africa
b. Sudan
c. South Sudan
d. DR Congo

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c. South Sudan

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Which of the following countries had slave plantations and its resources were exploited by the Belgium?

a. South Africa
b. Sudan
c. South Sudan
d. DR Congo

A

d. DR Congo

41
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Which of the following countries has the Indo-Gangetic Plain?

a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Afghanistan
d. Turkey

42
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Which of the following countries has the Tarbella Dam?

a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Afghanistan
d. Turkey

A

b. Pakistan

43
Q

Which of the following countries is involved in the opium trade?

a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Afghanistan
d. Turkey

A

c. Afghanistan

44
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Which of the following countries hosted the former Ottoman Empire and has ties to the Middle East and Europe?

a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Afghanistan
d. Turkey

45
Q

Which of the following countries is isolated and spends a lot of money on its military?

a. North Korea
b. South Korea
c. Vietnam
d. Cambodia

A

a. North Korea

46
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Which of the following countries has economic prosperity due to its ties to the West?

a. North Korea
b. South Korea
c. Vietnam
d. Cambodia

A

b. South Korea

47
Q

Which of the following countries fell to communism in 1975 after the US withdrawal?

a. North Korea
b. South Korea
c. Vietnam
d. Cambodia

A

c. Vietnam

48
Q

Which of the following countries was invaded by its neighbor in 1979?

a. North Korea
b. South Korea
c. Vietnam
d. Cambodia

A

d. Cambodia

49
Q

Which of the following countries is associated with OPEC?

a. Venezuela
b. Colombia
c. Nicaragua
d. El Salvador

A

a. Venezuela

50
Q

Which of the following countries is linked to two famous drug cartels?

a. Venezuela
b. Colombia
c. Nicaragua
d. El Salvador

A

b. Colombia

51
Q

Which of the following countries is linked to the Iran contra scandal?

a. Venezuela
b. Colombia
c. Nicaragua
d. El Salvador

A

c. Nicaragua

52
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Which of the following countries is associated with death squads?

a. Venezuela
b. Colombia
c. Nicaragua
d. El Salvador

A

d. El Salvador

53
Q

Which of the following countries has the capital of Nairobi?

a. Kenya
b. Nigeria
c. Ethiopia
d. Somalia

54
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Which of the following countries’ economy relies heavily on oil?

a. Kenya
b. Nigeria
c. Ethiopia
d. Somalia

A

b. Nigeria

55
Q

Which of the following countries is associated with a 1980s drought and famine?

a. Kenya
b. Nigeria
c. Ethiopia
d. Somalia

A

c. Ethiopia

56
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Which of the following countries has experienced constant conflict and near anarchy for three decades?

a. Kenya
b. Nigeria
c. Ethiopia
d. Somalia

A

d. Somalia

57
Q

Which of the following rivers flows through Iraq and into the Persian Gulf?

a. Tigris River
b. Danube River
c. Indus River
d. Ganges River

A

a. Tigris River

58
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Which of the following rivers is the ‘lifeline’ of Eastern Europe?

a. Tigris River
b. Danube River
c. Indus River
d. Ganges River

A

b. Danube River

59
Q

Which of the following rivers flows through Pakistan?

a. Tigris River
b. Danube River
c. Indus River
d. Ganges River

A

c. Indus River

60
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Which of the following rivers flows into a delta in Bangladesh?

a. Tigris River
b. Danube River
c. Indus River
d. Ganges River

A

d. Ganges River

61
Q

Which of the following rivers has its mouth in Shanghai?

a. Yangtze River
b. Yellow River
c. Mekong River
d. Yalu River

A

a. Yangtze River

62
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Which of the following rivers is nicknamed ‘China’s Sorrow’?

a. Yangtze River
b. Yellow River
c. Mekong River
d. Yalu River

A

b. Yellow River

63
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Which of the following rivers is a major river system in South East Asia?

a. Yangtze River
b. Yellow River
c. Mekong River
d. Yalu River

A

c. Mekong River

64
Q

Which of the following rivers runs along the border between North Korea and China?

a. Yangtze River
b. Yellow River
c. Mekong River
d. Yalu River

A

d. Yalu River

65
Q

Which of the following lakes is Africa’s largest lake?

a. Lake Victoria
b. Lake Tanganyika
c. Lake Baikal
d. Lake Titicaca

A

a. Lake Victoria

66
Q

Which of the following lakes is the world’s longest lake?

a. Lake Victoria
b. Lake Tanganyika
c. Lake Baikal
d. Lake Titicaca

A

b. Lake Tanganyika

67
Q

Which of the following lakes is the world’s deepest lake located in Siberia?

a. Lake Victoria
b. Lake Tanganyika
c. Lake Baikal
d. Lake Titicaca

A

c. Lake Baikal

68
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Which of the following lakes is the world’s highest navigable lake?

a. Lake Victoria
b. Lake Tanganyika
c. Lake Baikal
d. Lake Titicaca

A

d. Lake Titicaca

69
Q

Which of the following bodies of water is linked to oil trade?

a. Persian Gulf
b. Black Sea
c. Caspian Sea
d. Mediterranean Sea

A

a. Persian Gulf

70
Q

Which of the following bodies of water is linked to Crimea?

a. Persian Gulf
b. Black Sea
c. Caspian Sea
d. Mediterranean Sea

A

b. Black Sea

71
Q

Which of the following bodies of water is the largest land-locked body of water in the world?

a. Persian Gulf
b. Black Sea
c. Caspian Sea
d. Mediterranean Sea

A

c. Caspian Sea

72
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Which of the following bodies of water is the center of trade for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East?

a. Persian Gulf
b. Black Sea
c. Caspian Sea
d. Mediterranean Sea

A

d. Mediterranean Sea

73
Q

Which of the following mountains is located in Africa?

a. Mt. Kilimanjaro
b. Mt. Everest
c. Mt. Fuji

A

a. Mt. Kilimanjaro

74
Q

Which of the following mountains is located in South Asia?

a. Mt. Kilimanjaro
b. Mt. Everest
c. Mt. Fuji

A

b. Mt. Everest

75
Q

Which of the following mountains is located in South East Asia?

a. Mt. Kilimanjaro
b. Mt. Everest
c. Mt. Fuji

A

c. Mt. Fuji

76
Q

Which of the following mountain ranges is a border between South Asia and the rest of Asia?

a. Himalayas
b. Urals
c. Andes
d. Hindu Kush
e. Caucasus

A

a. Himalayas

77
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Which of the following mountain ranges separates Siberia, Russia, and Europe?

a. Himalayas
b. Urals
c. Andes
d. Hindu Kush
e. Caucasus

78
Q

Which of the following mountain ranges is located in South America?

a. Himalayas
b. Urals
c. Andes
d. Hindu Kush
e. Caucasus

79
Q

Which of the following mountain ranges is located in Afghanistan?

a. Himalayas
b. Urals
c. Andes
d. Hindu Kush
e. Caucasus

A

d. Hindu Kush

80
Q

Which of the following mountain ranges is between the Black and Caspian Seas, and separates Russia from the Middle East?

a. Himalayas
b. Urals
c. Andes
d. Hindu Kush
e. Caucasus

A

e. Caucasus

81
Q

Which region aside from the Middle East has a high Muslim population?

A

North Africa

82
Q

Which of the following countries did not attack Israel after its formation in 1948?

a. Lebanon
b. Syria
c. Turkey
d. Iraq
e. Egypt
f. Saudi Arabia

83
Q

Which country has the highest concentration of Jewish people?

84
Q

What is religious fundamentalism?

a. Extreme interpretation of sacred texts
b. Strict or literal interpretation of sacred text(s)

A

b. Strict or literal interpretation of sacred text(s)

85
Q

What happened during the Iranian Revolution?

A

Khomeini and his supports (who were mostly students) disdained Western culture and influence and moved to establish an Islamic Republic.

86
Q

When was the creation of apartheid in South Africa and who put the system into place?

A

In the mid 20th century, Afrikaners (Europeans) implemented the system of apartheid in South Africa.

87
Q

Which two countries did not fall under colonial influence in Africa by 1914?

A

Liberia and Ethiopia

88
Q

Which region is currently in conflict near India and Pakistan?

A

Kashmir Region

89
Q

What was the cause of the mass Hindu and Muslim migration in India that took place post WWII.

A

Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947

90
Q

Where has foreign investment increased in China?

A

Special Economic Zones

91
Q

In 1898 China leased this location to the English for 99 years.

92
Q

Japan in prone to earthquakes and other natural disasters due to what geographic feature?

A

Ring of Fire, located in the Pacific

93
Q

What was President Truman’s stance on communism?

a. Containment
b. Elimination

A

a. Containment

94
Q

What stopped migration from East Germany to West Germany?

A

The Berlin Wall

95
Q

Which Russian leader had the phrase “Peace, Land, and Bread”?

a. Lenin
b. Stalin
c. Khrushchev
d. Gorbachev

A

a. Lenin; Russian Revolution (Bolsheviks)

96
Q

What are some characteristics of Latin America?

A

Severe wealth, income inequality, poverty

97
Q

Which of the following influences Venezuela’s economy the most?

a. coffee
b. oil
c. cotton
d. rice

98
Q

Which of the following is not a democracy?

a. Chile
b. Brazil
c. Cuba
d. Argentina

99
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Why does Brazil’s NE region have a heavy African influence?

A

Slave trade brought over 3 million slaves

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