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In 2006, Muhammad Yunus was awarded the Nobel prize in economics for creating a system called microcredit for the purpose of ________.

A. giving credit cards to low-income people

B. providing loans for small businesses

C. encouraging big business investment in Bangladesh

Which country helped create Pakistan in 1947?

A Germany

B. Great Britain

C. Russia

D. The United States

 

How many Sikhs were killed when Indira Gandhi had the military of India put down a protest at the Golden Temple in 1984 ?

A 100

B. 500

C. 1,000

D. 10,000

Which nation supported the Taliban in the 1970 s and continues to be a factor in dealing with the War on Terror?

A. India

B. Pakistan

C. Bangladesh

D. Cambodia

Who led the 1962 military coup that ended the earliest attempts at democracy in Myanmar?

A. General Ne Win

B. General Saw Maung 

C. Aung San Suu Kyi

D. Sao Shwe Thaik 

Who led the 1962 military coup that ended the earliest attempts at democracy in Myanmar?

A General Ne Win

B. General Saw Maung

C. Aung San Suu Kyi

D. Sao Shwe Thaik

What kind of economy does Malaysia have today?

A. Command Economy

B. Market Economy

C. Mixed Economy

D. Limited Economy

In what year did Aung San Suu Kyi write "Freedom From Fear"?

A. 1971

B. 1981 

C. 1991

D. 2001

Aung San Suu Kyi won what award for her "Freedom from Fear" writing?

A. Pulitzer Prize

B. Medal of Freedom

C. Presidential Award

D. Nobel Peace Prize

Which of the following was an issue that troubled emerging nations in Africa?

A. flooding

B. border disputes

C. famine

D. government traditions

In what year did the Netherlands agree to recognize Indonesia's independence?

A. 1949

B. 1967

C. 1975

D. 1998

Who ordered anti-communist purges, killing thousands of Chinese-Indonesians, in Indonesia before seizing power in 1967 ?

A. Mohammad Hatta

B. Sukarno

C. Suharto

D. Joko Widodo

After World War II, new African nations emerged. The process brought all of the following issues EXCEPT which one?

A. Corrupt leadership

B. Border disputes

C. Civil warfare

D. Alliance agreements