Osama bin Laden is the founder of the terrorist organization Al
Qa'eda and was the most wanted terrorist by US government
authorities. Bin Laden was the supposed mastermind of the 9/11
terrorist attacks in the US and was in hiding for nearly a decade.
In 9/11 over 3,000 people died. He was killed on May 1, 2011 by the
Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and four men, including
Osama, died in the attack. No American was wounded or killed.
President Obama ordered the attack after receiving intelligence of
bin Laden's location in a compound in Pakistan.
For more information on the man and the terrorist organization,
see the Related Link.
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Who founded Solidarity
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A group of shipyard workers
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What was perestrokia
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a soviet policy to make the economy more open to foreign competition and individuals citizens
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Why was joining the WTO such a major step for China
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The Chinese government had to reveal more about its internal and external economic policies in order to join the WTO. The Chinese government has never been open about its policies to the West, but membership in the WTO forced them to be.
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What problem did the United states and Russia still have to solve after the Cold War
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Preventing a nuclear war
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Which department of the US government was created after the September 11 attacks
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The Department of Homeland Security was created after the
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Why were the citizens of the Soviet Union unhappy with their government
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The citizens of the soviet union were unhappy with their government because they spect too much of their money on the military.
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What was the purpose of the START agreements
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They would reduce the amount of nuclear arms in the United
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Which was not an attack on American interests by Al-Qaeda
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Operation Desert Storm,the Persian Gulf War, was not an attack
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What is meant by the phrase free trade
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That international business is not limited by tariffs or
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What event led to a reunited Germany
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The fall of the Berlin wall -APEX
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What was the new Soviet idea of Glasnost
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Allowing for more freedom of speech -APEX
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How did standardized containers improve shipping
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they required less loading and unloading
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What was not a potential problem of using more nuclear energy
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the cost of nuclear fuel was low - Apex
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Which of the following is not a sustainable form or energy production
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Coal
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Who helped the Afghanis fight against the Soviet Union in their war of the 1980
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United States
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Which of the following is not an issue that President Obama has tried to correct
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Who was Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden is the founder of the terrorist organization Al
Qa'eda and was the most wanted terrorist by US government
authorities. Bin Laden was the supposed mastermind of the 9/11
terrorist attacks in the US and was in hiding for nearly a decade.
In 9/11 over 3,000 people died. He was killed on May 1, 2011 by the
Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and four men, including
Osama, died in the attack. No American was wounded or killed.
President Obama ordered the attack after receiving intelligence of
bin Laden's location in a compound in Pakistan.
For more information on the man and the terrorist organization,
see the Related Link.
Who founded Solidarity
A group of shipyard workers
just did it on apex
What was perestrokia
a soviet policy to make the economy more open to foreign competition and individuals citizens
Why was joining the WTO such a major step for China
The Chinese government had to reveal more about its internal and external economic policies in order to join the WTO. The Chinese government has never been open about its policies to the West, but membership in the WTO forced them to be.
(apex)A few decades ago, China would not allow outsiders to see what it was doing. It forced china to be less secretive.
What problem did the United states and Russia still have to solve after the Cold War
Preventing a nuclear war
Which department of the US government was created after the September 11 attacks
The Department of Homeland Security was created after the
attacks of 11 September 2001.
Why were the citizens of the Soviet Union unhappy with their government
The citizens of the soviet union were unhappy with their government because they spect too much of their money on the military.
What was the purpose of the START agreements
They would reduce the amount of nuclear arms in the United
States and Russia.
Which was not an attack on American interests by Al-Qaeda
Operation Desert Storm,the Persian Gulf War, was not an attack
on American interests by Al-Qaeda.
What is meant by the phrase free trade
That international business is not limited by tariffs or
quotas
What event led to a reunited Germany
The fall of the Berlin wall -APEX
What was the new Soviet idea of Glasnost
Allowing for more freedom of speech -APEX
How did standardized containers improve shipping
they required less loading and unloading
What was not a potential problem of using more nuclear energy
the cost of nuclear fuel was low - Apex
Which of the following is not a sustainable form or energy production
Coal
Who helped the Afghanis fight against the Soviet Union in their war of the 1980
United States
Which of the following is not an issue that President Obama has tried to correct