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[Free] How is Lutheranism different from the Roman Catholic Church?

[Free] By attacking the USS Cole, al-Qaeda ultimately aimed to A. eliminate all sea-based attacks in Yemen. B. send a violent warning message to the United States. C. demonstrate the Taliban's power in Afghanistan. D. destroy all American forces in the Middle East.

[Free] During the early 1900s, which of the following movements created tension in Europe? A. isolationism B. nationalism C. spiritualism D. internationalism

[Free] According to the passage, why did Mao want the Four Olds destroyed? A. They needed to destroy old ways in order for communism to succeed. B. They were standing in the way of a new capitalist society. C. They needed a new way of life if China was to win the war against the Nationalists. D. They were preventing people from serving in the revolutionary army.

[Free] This chart shows WWI spending. \begin{tabular}{|l|l|} \hline \multicolumn{2}{|r|}{Total War Spending (1920 Dollars)} \\ \hline United Kingdom & $39.9 billion \\ \hline France & $24.3 billion \\ \hline Russia & $22.6 billion \\ \hline Germany & $37.7 billion \\ \hline United States & $22.6 billion \\ \hline \end{tabular} Which country's total war spending was the highest at the end of World War I? A. the United States B. Russia C. Germany D. the United Kingdom

[Free] Why did many Americans criticize the Troubled Asset Relief Program? A. It did not provide aid to the automotive industry. B. It helped those who had caused the economic crisis. C. It caused several financial institutions to fail. D. It did not help anyone except home owners.

[Free] What challenges did the United States face during the Great Depression? Check all that apply. high debt high wages high unemployment a decline in the value of money and goods increased job stability failures of businesses and banks

[Free] An electric device delivers a current of [tex]$15.0 A$[/tex] for 30 seconds. How many electrons flow through it?

[Free] Consider the following texts by Lenin on the situation in Russia at the beginning of the 20th century: 1. "The pamphlet that I offer to the reader's attention was written taking into account the tsarist censorship. For this reason, I only saw myself as being forced to strictly limit myself to an exclusively theoretical analysis, but also to formulate the indispensable observations of a political nature with an extraordinary prudence, for fear of allusions, to the style of Aesop, a cursed language that the tsarism obliged me to resort to all revolutionaries." Taken and adapted from: Lenin, V. I. Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. 2. "Leo Tolstoy, mirror of the Russian revolution: At first glance it may seem strange and betrayed by the hairs that associate the name of the great writer to the revolution that he did not understand and of which he was inhibited by complete. Why call it a mirror to what, without a doubt, does not reflect the phenomena well? But our revolution is an extraordinarily complex phenomenon: among the mass of its agents and direct participants there are many social elements that also did not understand what was happening and were inhibited from the truly historical tasks that it posed before the course of events." Taken and adapted from: Lenin, V. I. Leo Tolstoy, mirror of the Russian revolution. Journal of the National University of Colombia, number 6, pp. 104-121. Bogotá: UNAL. Taking into account the political and social context that can be inferred from each of these texts, which of the two was written first? A. Text 1 was written first because it refers to imperialism that was presented before the Russian Revolution, while in text 2 the Russian Revolution had already taken place. B. Text 2 was written first because it mentions Leo Tolstoy, who was born in 1828 and died in 1910, before the Russian Revolution, while text 1 is posterior to the Revolution. C. Text 1 was written first because it refers to the tsarist regime that motivated the Russian Revolution, while in text 2 the Russian Revolution had already taken place. D. Text 2 was written first because it mentions the censorship to which the writers exposed themselves during the Russian Revolution, while in text 1 the writing was allowed in the style of Aesop.

[Free] Which of the following statements describe the Soviet Union in the years after World War II? A. Used a Communist economic system B. Placed restrictions on personal freedoms C. Had a democratic form of government D. Used a capitalist economic system E. Was ruled by a dictator F. Valued personal freedoms G. Created buffer states in eastern Europe