Expert: Marc Kamin - 3/23/2006

Question
" 1. The first woman in space was?
A. Valentina Tershkova
B. Christa McAuliffe
C. Sally Ride
D. Teresa Broz

2. The Sandinistas are associated with the country of?
A. Cuba
B. Chile
C. Nicaragua
D. El Salvador

3. The "indistrial heart" is located in the?
A. Oder Plain
B. Rhine Basin
C. Swiss Alps
D. Ruhr Velley

4. What country is suspected to be behind the bobmbing of the World Trade center in New York City?
A. Iraq
B. Korea
C. China
D. Israel

5. Fidel Castro took over control of Cuba when he deposed the dictator
A. Duavleir
B. Duarte
C. Batista
D. Norigea

6. The peace corps was started by President
A. Eisenhower
B. Kennedy
C. Trumen
D. Johnson

7. United Staes relations with China were normalized through the actions of President
A. Kennedy
B. Nixon
C. Johnson
D. Reagan

8. The was over falkland islands was between
A. Britain and Argentina
B. Chile and Cuba
C. Scotland and Ireland
D. the United States and Grenada

9. The first Secratary General of the United Nations was:
A. Trygve Lie
B. U Thant
C. Kurt Waldheim
D. Dag Hammarskjold

10. The first atomic bomb used in warfare was dropped on the city of?
A. nanking
B. Hiroshima
C. Nagasaki
D. Tokyo

11. The forerunner of the United Nations was the?
A. Alantic Charter
B. Allied Forces
C. League of Nations
D. NATO

12. The first reusable winged space shuttle was the
A. Columbia
B. Soyuz
C. Challenger
D. Appolo

13. The military allience founded by Western nations conteract Communism in Europe was?
A. NATO
B. ANZUS
C. SEATO
D. OAS

14. The Euopean Recovery was known as the
A. Point Four Program
B. Truman Plan
C. American Plan
D. Marshall Plan

15. The labor Union that had a major impact on Polish ogvernment is called
A. Comintern
B. Free Workers
C. Soilditary
D. Knights of Labor

16. Benito Mussolini was leader of the Fascist movement in
A. Germany
B. Russia
C. Italy
D. Czechoslovakia

17. The "Red Terror" is associated with the country of
A. France
B. Russia
C. germany
D. Austria

18. The ruler who first tried to Westernize Russia was
A. Peter the Great
B. Lenin
C. Catherine the Great
D. Stalin

19. The peace program known as the fourteen points was put fourt by?
A. Wilson
B. George
C. Clemenceau
D. Orlando

20. The assassination of Arkeduke Ferndinand was one of the major causes of?
A. the Crimean War
B. World War II
C. World War I
D. The Suez War

21. The Good Friday agreement was to improve relations of the country of?
A. Ireland
B. China
C. Israel
D. Korea

22. The monetary value of all goods and services of a country is known as its
A. NEP
B. FLN
C. OPEC
D. GNP

23. The word glanost means
A. openness
B. peaceful coexistence
C. restructuring
D. people's movement

24. the phrase "peace, bread and land" is associated with
A. the Bolsheviks
B. Marx
C. Bismark
D. the Whited

25. Mein Kampf was written by?
A. Himmler
B. Goering
C. Goebbels
D. Hitler

It would be very appeciated if you could help
Thanks alot

Answer
Hi Tiffany,

Thank you for your question. I'll be glad to help. Below are the answers.


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Question 4 doesn't have a correct answer listed. The terrorist group Al-Queda was responsible for both World Trade Center terrorist attacks – the one in 1993 and the one in 2001.  

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I hope that helps, Tiffany.

- Marc