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World History and Geography Flashcards

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The adult prevalence rate for AIDS, or the population of people aged 15 to 49 years old living with HIV/AIDS, is lowest in which of the fallowing world regions.

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East Asia

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Anti-globalization social movement organizations meet annually at which of the fallowing gatherings?

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The World Social Forum

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Proportional representation in voting has had the greatest impact on government in which of the fallowing countries?

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Israel

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In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the most significant executive authority is represented by what officeholder?

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Supreme Leader

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Which of the fallowing organs of the United Nations (UN) has the power to make decisions that member states are obligated to carry out?

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Security Council

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Multilateral patent treaties are primarily administered by which institution?

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The World Intellectual Property Organization

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Which of the fallowing countries is a member of the World Bank?

A. Cuba

B. Liechtenstein

C. North Korea

D. Syria

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Syria

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When speaking to businesses leaders in the Foreign Service Officer’s (FSO) host country about their country signings the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), the FSO should focus the discussion on how corruption:

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Is a barrier to trade and investment in the host country and that the U.S has programs to assist the host country fight corruption.

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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) funds projects that address any one of six global environmental problems. Which of the fallowing problem area was added most recently to the GEF’s mandate?

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Persistence organic pollution

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Which UN body has the authority under the UN Charter to make decision that all member state are obliged to carry out?

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The Security Council

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Which territory became a U.S. possession after the Spanish-America War?

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The Philippines

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Terms of the non-permanent member of the UN Security Council are

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2 years

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What is the principle mandate of the World Trade Organization?

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To remove barriers to the international trade of good through the creation, monitoring, and enforcement of market access rules

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The Anti-Bribery Conversation, an international treaty designed to limit corruption, is administered by which international entity?

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The Organization of Economics Cooperation and Development

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World Heritage Sites are protected under convention established by which of the fallowing institutions?

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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Culture Organization (UNESCO)

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Which of the fallowing organization coordinates the development of telephony standards between governments and the private sector?

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The International Telecommunications Union

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The International Monetary Fund currently uses which of the fallowing method to facilitate economic recovery?

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Provides structural adjustment packages for countries seeking to correct balance-of-payment difficulties

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Non-permanent members of the UN Security Council are elected based on which of the fallowing voting results?

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A 2/3 majority of the General Assembly

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Which of the fallowing election criteria apply to the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council?

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10 members elected for 2 year terms

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Given that nine out of the 15 members of the UN Security Council have affirmed a decision on a procedural matter, how many of the five permanent members must concur with the decision?

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None

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Which of the following multilateral organizations formally operates under the” one member, one vote” rule?

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The World Trade Organization

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The name of the Eastern Roman Empire that lasted 1,000 years after the fall of the western Roman Empire is the:

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Byzantine Empire

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In 2,000, the United Nation Millennium Summit adopted the eight Millennium Development Goals, which set development-related policy goals with a target date of 2015. Which of the fallowing statements would be most appropriate for a U.S. delegate to make at an international meeting reviewing progress on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals?

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“International development issues are an integral part of U.S. foreign policy and the U.S. believes that a more prosperous world is more secure world.”

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Accused war criminals are being tried in national courts in a number of European states under the concept of

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Universal Jurisdiction

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Member states’ votes in the World Bank are decided based on

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The amount of economic funds donated to the organization

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The World Bank has adopted a policy that all of its development projects and programs should be guided by the principle of sustainable development, which is generally considered to be economic development that

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Is integrated with social and environmental considerations

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In Sub-Saharan Africa, rates of HIV are highest in the countries.

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With the greatest income inequality

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The United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals announced in 2000, included what items?

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Promoting gender equality and empowering women

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The Cartagena Protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity establishes

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Controls on international trade in genetically modified organisms.

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30
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In which of the following issues areas did international negotiations fail to result in a treaty or other multinational agreement?

A. Desertification

B. Persistent organic pollutants

C. Deforestation

D. Marine Pollution

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Deforestation

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A formally centrally planned economy ca be encouraged on its path of liberalization by

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World Trade Organization membership

32
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The premise of the Millennium Challenge Account is to

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Provide additional U.S. foreign aid to poor countries with open economies and good governance

33
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Which Pakistaní city is geography closest to Kabul, Afghanistan

A. Islamabad

B. Peshawar

C. Karachi

D. Lahore

A

Peshawar

34
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The principle mission of the Works Trade Organization (WTO) is to

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Provide a venue for the negotiation of multilateral trade agreements

35
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In what city is the United Nations headquarters located?

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New York

36
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What was the economic practice of many European nations in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in which they sought cheap raw materials from which to create finished products that could be exported to build the nation’s wealth, justifying their colonial empires?

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Mercantilism

37
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Enlightenment thinker John Locke is most noted for his writings concerning

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Human rights

38
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Which of the fallowing nations was not once part of the British colonial empire?

A. Australia

B. India

C. Nigeria

D. Haiti

A

Haiti

39
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The IAEA was founded in 1957, has a current membership of 140 nations, and states as one of its goal:

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The safeguarding of nuclear materials

40
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All of the fallowing countries have permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council except:

A. China

B. France

C. Russia

D. Germany

A

Germany

41
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Portuguese is the official language of all the fallowing countries except:

A. Mozambique

B. Brazil

C. Angola

D. Peru

A

Peru

42
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Which of the fallowing was a Nobel Peace Prize recipient in 1994 for his efforts to bring peace to the Middle East?

A

Yassar Arafat

43
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Which on of the fallowing nations was not invaded or occupied by the German forces during WWII?

A. Belgium

B. Norway

C. Sweden

D. Russia

A

Sweden

44
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The flying shuttle and the spinning Jenny contributed to which of the fallowing types of production in the Industrial Revolution?

A

Textiles

45
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The trial of accused Nazi war criminals took place in front of an international tribunal in which city?

A

Nuremberg

46
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During the most active years of the Atlantic slave trade, from the late fifteenth century though the middle of the nineteenth century, the region that saw the highest number os slaves imported was:

A

British Caribbean

47
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The Magna Carta, a series of agreements first signed by an English king in 1215, has been most influential in world history in the area of:

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Advancing constitutional law

48
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Which nation gained freedom from Turkish control in treaties following WWI, existing as a mandate of Britain until full independence was granted in 1932?

A. Syria

B. Iran

C. Iraq

D. Pakistan

A

Iraq

49
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What does a map’s legend help you do?

A

Read the map’s symbols correctly

50
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Which of the fallowing was a church practice condemned in the works of Martin Luther fueling the Protestant Reformation?

A

The selling of indulgence

51
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The ancient practice known as primogeniture applied to both property and monarchical succession resulting in the:

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Possible disinheritance of all children expect the oldest

52
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Which of the fallowing was not a goal of the Spanish colonial system in the Americas in the Sixteenth through the eighteenths centuries?

A. Accumulation of wealth by conquering indigenous populations

B. Expanding the influence of the Roman Catholic Church

C. Educating native population to govern Spanish cities in the Americas

D. Advancing Spanish interests in the global climate of competition.

A

Educating native population to govern Spanish cities in the Americas

53
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The removal of U.S. sanctions against South Africa fallowed the election to the office of President of:

A

Nelson Mandela

54
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Which of the fallowing was a country considered to be behind the “Iron Curtin” in post WWII Europe:

A

Poland

55
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The policy of containment was intended:

A

By the United States to counter Soviet and Communist expansion

56
Q

The catastrophic 1972 Summer Olympics in which terrorists killed eleven Israeli athletes was held in:

A

Munich

57
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In which conflict did the United States defend its Monroe Doctrine, declaring war after the sinking of the U.S.S Maine?

A

Spanish American War

58
Q

Since the organization’s creation in 1992, which eligible nation has not joined the European Union?

A

Switzerland

59
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What event precipitated the 1973 oil crisis in which Arab members of OPEC as well as Egypt and Syria refused to sell oil to the United States and numerous other western nations?

A

The Yom Kippur War

60
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What event prompted Russia’s withdrawal from WWI and subsequent pace treaty with Germany?

A

The Bolshevik Revolution

61
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Devout Muslims, by religious teachings, are expected at least once in a lifetime to make a trip or pilgrimage to the holy city of:

A

Mecca

62
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All of the fallowing countries were members of Allied Coalition in the Persian Gulf War except:

A

India

63
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Each of the fallowing nations, once part of Yugoslavia, emerged as an independent country at the end of the Balkan conflict that dominated much of the 1990’s except:

A. Slovenia

B. Serbia

C. Macedonia

D. Latvia

A

Latvia

64
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The dinar is the official currency of which of the fallowing nations?

A. Portugal

B. Kuwait

C. Colombia

D. Sudan

A

Kuwait

65
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Which nation would not be considered a constitutional monarchy today?

A. Great Britain

B. Portugal

C. Sweden

D. Australia

A

Portugal

66
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Workers from what Asian country made up more than 80 percent of the workforce that built the Central Pacific portion of the U.S. transcontinental railroad?

A

China

67
Q

After the historic Battle of Midway during WWII, the United States’ Navy:

A

Was the equal of or superior to Japanese naval forces.

68
Q

Which of the fallowing Latin American nations did not win independence from European control until the twentieth century?

A. Venezuela

B. Ecuador

C. Paraguay

D. Grenada

A

Grenada

69
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Which of the fallowing conflicts resulted from European trade practices with China in the eighteenth century?

A. The Opium Wars

B. The War of the Roses

C. The Napoleonic Wars

D. The Crusades

A

The Opium Wars

70
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Which Southern Pacific Island(s) is not considered a United States territory or protectorate?

A. Palmyra Atoll

B. Guam

C. Northern Mariana Islands

D. Cook Island

A

Cook Islands

71
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During the collapse of the Roman Empire in the west, the Byzantine Empire rose to power in the east centered around the capital city of Constantinople now location in which country

A

Turkey

72
Q

Islam is the official state religion of all of the fallowing nations except:

A. Somalia

B. Tunisia

C. Kuwait

D. Turkey

A

Turkey

73
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Which of the fallowing was a Noble Peace Prize recipient in 1994 for his efforts to bring peace to the Middle East?

A. Yasser Arafat

B. Ariel Sharon

C. William (Bill) Clinton

D. Anwar al-Sadat

A

Yasser Arafat

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