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• What ways did WW I represent a frightening new kind of warfare?

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• What is party machine in government terms?

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• What does the 27th amendment state?

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• What was the significance of the soviet unions launching of sputnik in 195?

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• Why did china become involved in the korean war?

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• How did China's relationships with the Soviet Union and the United States change during the Cold War?

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• What were the main successes and failures of the Chinese communist revolution?

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• Why have western influence had a major all over the world?

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• Which party has dominated the national government in recent decades?

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• What reasons did the supreme court apply in the Board of education ruling?

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• Why was Roe V. Wade so controversial?

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• How did the leaders of the united states decide to respond to the attacks of September 11, 2001?

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• Can you describe how the entry of United States into the war was a turning point?

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• What was the american civil war about?

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• What methods do terrorists use?

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• What was the kerner commission?

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• What effort have been made to guarantee basic human rights?

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• Why did McCarthy initially receive a lot of support for his efforts to expose Communists?

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• How did Democrats and Republicans differ the best ways to improve opportunity for Americans?

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• Does Newt Gingrich wear a wig?

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• Why did congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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• What factor explain Japan's economic success in the decades after world war 2?

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• Who would win a war between the USA and Russia?

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• What method has the world community used to resolve conflicts since World War 2?

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• What were the terms of the Treaty of Kanagawa?

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