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Declaration was the initial step in granting a
Jewish homeland (C).- B—Containment was the U.S. Cold War
policy of preventing further expansion of Soviet
Communism. Nonalignment was the practice
of some developing nations of not seeking assist-
ance from either the United States or the Soviet
Union (A). Appeasement is the policy of giving
in to the threat of aggression, such as at the
Munich Conference (C). Nationalism is extreme
pride in one’s nation or culture (D). - C—African and Asian women received increased
political rights as a result of their participation
alongside men in colonial independence move-
ments. Soviet and Chinese women bore arms
(A). Soviet women also were given opportunities
to work outside the home (B). Women in indus-
trial societies also tended to work in low-paying
jobs (D). - A—The early years of the twenty-first century
witnessed a global energy crisis, created in
part because of the increasing energy demands
of the industries of India and China. The
other responses are correct. In 2008, utiliza-
tion of Russia’s energy resources was challenged
by Georgia and Ukraine (B). India, once the
primary location of outsourced industry, lost
some of its sites to China, the Philippines, and
Panama (C). Financial problems in the United
States, especially in the mortgage and banking
industries, contributed to a global economic
recession and a decrease in world trade (D).- C—Mao’s policies ended arranged marriages
and encouraged women to acquire an education
and enter the professions. Mao Zedong’s land
redistribution policies were popular with peas-
ants (A). The Great Leap Forward was actually
a backward leap economically (B). The Cultural
Revolution closed universities and killed oppo-
nents of Mao (D). - C—The document was written in 1989 during
the course of the fall of European communism.
Key phrases that indicated this time frame are
those that point to a declining threat to Western
Europe from the Warsaw Pact and to the Soviet
Union and its allies shifting resources to civil
production. Response (A) indicates a date prior
to the creation of the Warsaw Pact, while (B)
occurs during the height of the Cold War.
Response (D) refers to a post-Soviet era.