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  1. The Cold War was primarily a rivalry between the United States and which nation?

    Answer: The Soviet Union

    The Cold War was a decades-long standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

  2. Which of the following is an example of a fixed cost for a business?

    Answer: Monthly rent for a building

    Rent stays the same regardless of how much is produced, making it a fixed cost.

  3. A peninsula is best defined as what?

    Answer: Land bordered by water on most sides

    A peninsula is a body of land nearly surrounded by water but connected to a mainland.

  4. The principle that the government's power comes from the people is known as what?

    Answer: Popular sovereignty

    Popular sovereignty holds that political power resides in the people.

  5. The Great Depression of the 1930s was triggered in part by what 1929 event?

    Answer: The stock market crash

    The 1929 stock market crash helped set off the Great Depression.

  6. Which type of map is designed to show physical features like mountains and rivers?

    Answer: Physical map

    Physical maps display landforms and natural features.

  7. The right of citizens to vote is known as what?

    Answer: Suffrage

    Suffrage is the right to vote in political elections.