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Answer: C. Phase out all trade and tariff barriers among Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was an agreement made between the United States, Canada, and Mexico which paved way for a trilateral bloc…
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Answer: C. The pairing of opposites. Any statement that contradicts itself is a paradox. An example of a paradox is the statement “dreaming is waking.” This statement is self-contradictory but in a way, tends to make sense and is considered…
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Answer: B. India and Pakistan The Partition of India refers to the division of British India into India and Pakistan. This partitioning caused a severe refugee crisis as well as large-scale violence. The Partition of British India into these two…
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Answer: C. leaf loss One biome which exhibits four distinct seasons is the deciduous forests. Leaves are known to be the main producing organs of food in plants. Leaves are where many metabolic functions like respiration take place. Deciduous trees…
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Answer: A. to government positions. President John F. Kennedy, after becoming the president of America, sought ways to provide lasting solutions to the issues of civil rights in the United States. During this time, African Americans were still subjected to…
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Answer: A. Whether to use wilderness resources. The use of wilderness resources in the United States was a widely debated topic in 1900. Areas referred to as wildernesses are places where nature is reserved to exist freely. These are places…
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Answer: A. the Taliban began to regain control over some areas. After the 9/11 attacks, the United States waged war against Afghanistan. The United States, fought against terrorism; something that existed predominantly in the Middle Eastern country of Afghanistan. At…
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Answer: D. Packaging of OTC medicines are tamper-proof. As a result of incidents involving the international contamination of Tylenol while up for sale in certain establishments, the Anti-tampering act of 1982 was passed. It was very easy to manipulate certain…
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Answer: C. Subsurface mining Subsurface mining is likely to be the least harmful to the environment. It is the extraction of minerals from below the surface without the mine being too noticeable on the surface. It is used in mining…
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Answer: C. An allegory Symbolism is a literary device used by an author or writer to represent an abstract entity or to add meaning to something considered beyond its literary sense. An allegory, on the other hand, is more like…
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Answer: C. Article An article is a word that defines a noun as either specific or non-specific. Articles come just before nouns. There are three types of articles; they are “a”, “an”, and “the.” These words are always used before…
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Answer: D. Began to question both the war and the fairness of the draft. The Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States was the main intensifier of the Vietnam War. Over 3 million people were killed of…
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Answer: A. They decided to meet where the band was performing. Also known as an essential clause, a restrictive clause defines the essence of a noun or a noun phrase in a sentence. It is not separated by commas from…
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Answer: A. Women were allowed to vote. Japan became part of the international defense bloc just during World War II. After the war, a constitution restricting Japan from having an armed force and participating in any war was passed in…
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Answer: C. Temperance, abolition, and women's access to education. Female reformers were involved in so many social and political movements in the United States. As a matter of fact, they influenced so many reforms made in the 1800s. Female activism…
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Answer: A. The Wealth of Nations The book, Wealth of Nations was written by Adam Smith and published in 1776. This book gained 36,331 citations and went on to be the second most cited book after “Das Kapital” by Karl…
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Answer: C. Twenty states passed laws that enacted segregation laws. In 1890, many states passed laws that led to the enactment of many segregation laws (also known as Jim Crow laws). Segregation laws led to segregated public facilities in parks,…
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Answer: A. Two women who formed the National Woman Suffrage Association. In the year 1851, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, together with Susan B. Anthony, worked together in managing the women’s rights movement. When the 14th and 15th amendments were passed by…
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Answer: C. subduction zones along convergent plate boundaries The oceanic lithosphere sinks into the mantle at the subduction zones. The geological process which involves the recycling of the oceanic lithosphere into the Earth’s mantle mainly at convergent boundaries is referred…
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Answer: C. self-actualization. Abraham Maslow formulated the Hierarchy of Needs. This theory describes the hierarchical structure of human needs. Some needs are considered basic to all humans while others aren’t. These needs are placed in a pyramid and at the…
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Answer: B. to give money to businesses to fund war production. The Defense Plant Corporation had the primary goal of giving money to businesses to aid the funding of war production. The DPC helped finance the expansion of the industrial…
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Answer: A. Pennsylvania William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania believed that intolerance helped him greatly in the foundation of the state of Pennsylvania. He criticized the law on discrimination and supported religious tolerance. He was a Quaker who faced a…
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Answer: C. Observing study participants without their consent. Sociological research is the systematic study of people and institutions using interviews, surveys, ethnography, focus groups, and text analysis. In conducting sociological research, the consent of the individual or group of individuals…
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Answer: B. Brain wave associated with sleep spindles. Theta waves are brain waves that occur just when you are asleep or dreaming. These waves do not occur during the deepest of sleep but occur during light phases or just before…
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Answer: C. Exponential smoothing. Quantitative forecasting is used to make certain predictions by utilizing numerical analysis on a particular subject. Exponential smoothing is a method of quantitative forecasting. This method is a very useful technique in general forecasting and prediction.…
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Answer: A. Your credit report displays accounts you did not open. Obtaining the financial or personal information of a person and using the identity of the person to engage in fraudulent activities like unauthorized transactions is identity theft. The most…
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Answer: D. stressor Stressors are circumstances or situations experienced by individuals capable of causing real-life changes. These situations often include traumas and life crises. Life stressors, in particular, tend to alter the body’s allostatic balance and this leads to psychological…
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Answer: C. his singing Option B and option C both make sense and this can be seen in statements like “I hate his cooking” and “I hate him cooking.” Option C however fits more clearly in the statement as it…
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Answer: B. Classical Latin. During the renaissance, well-educated people learned classical Latin. Classical Latin was well taught by scholars and educators and this contributed to its popularity during the renaissance. With this, well-educated people opted for classic Latin and this,…
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Answer: C. Cool In physical weathering, rocks are weathered or broken apart without any form of chemical intervention. In other words, their chemical composition is not changed. It is also referred to as mechanical weathering. Physical weathering occurs frequently in…
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