Base your answers to questions 23 and 24 on the speech below and on your knowledge of social studies. ... The process of renovating the country and radical changes in the world community turned out to be far more complicated than could be expected. However,what done ought to be given its due. This society acquired freedom,liberated itself politically and spiritually, and this is the foremost achievement which we have not yet understood completely, because we have not learned to use freedom. However, work of historic significance has been accomplished. The totalitarian system which deprived the country of an opportunity to become successful and prosperous long ago has been eliminated A breakthrough has been achieved on the way to democratic changes. Free elections freedom of the press,religious freedoms, representative organs of power, a multiparty (system) became a reality,human rights are recognized as the supreme principle. __ Source: Mikhail Gorbachev's resignation speech, December 25, 1991 23 The policies described by Mikhail Gorbachev in this speech refer to 24 This speech is most closely associated with the end of which international conflict? (1) nuclear proliferation (3) détente (1) the Vietnam War (3) the Cold War (2) glasnost (4) nonalignment (2) the Korean War (4) the Persian Gulf War

Which historical policy created neighborhood divisions in cities that have led to environmental racism? A) Real Politik B) Redlining C) Isolationism D) Breadbasket Diplomacy

Multiple Choice Question What was the most famous structure in England built during the Neolithic Period? Oracle of Delphi Parthenon Colosseum Stonehenge

Initially, who was eligible to receive Social Security benefits? spouses of retired workers retired workers former workers who are disabled children of deceased workers All of the above

6. Which New Deal program still in existence today provides an income for retired people? Social Security Administration Securities and Exchange Commission Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Farm Credit Administration

How did Enlightenment writers and thinkers set the stage for revolutionary movements? __

Which document formally limited the monarch's power in England? The Magna Carta The Declaration of Independence The English Bill of Righrs The Constitution

Which statement BEST explains why Germans migrated out of their country? A They were part of a forced migration to provide labor in America. B They were fleeing a major famine caused by crop failure. C They were attracted by economic opportunities and available land. D They were searching for gold and other natural sources of wealth in America.

2. Which state became the final battleground for making the Nineteenth Amendment the law of the land?

Karl Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto as An attack on democracy A call to improve market economies An anti-tax revolt A criticism of the Industrial Revolution and Capitalism

1. Identify Main Ideas How did trade play a role in Britain's becoming a global power? 2. Identify Cause and Effect Why did North America's geography make it difficult for the British to win the war? 3. Check Understanding Why did colonists wait to declare independence from Britain? 4. Hypothesize Why do you think many countries over time have emulated the principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution? 5. Describe In what way does the Bill of Rights put the ideas of the Enlightenment into practice?