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What is history?
What is history?
- The study of future events and their implications
- The analysis of current societal trends
- The study of natural phenomena
- The systematic study and documentation of the human past (correct)
What is prehistory?
What is prehistory?
- The history of oral traditions
- The period of events before the invention of writing systems (correct)
- The study of ancient written documents
- The period after the invention of writing systems
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
What sources do historians use to seek knowledge of the past?
- Scientific experiments and laboratory studies
- Social media and internet sources
- Statistical data and mathematical models
- Written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers (correct)
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
What does history as an academic discipline use to describe past events?
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What do historians debate about when analyzing events?
What do historians debate about when analyzing events?
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What was the duration of World War II?
What was the duration of World War II?
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Which two military alliances were the primary opposing forces in World War II?
Which two military alliances were the primary opposing forces in World War II?
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What played a major role in enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and delivery of nuclear weapons during World War II?
What played a major role in enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and delivery of nuclear weapons during World War II?
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How many fatalities resulted from World War II?
How many fatalities resulted from World War II?
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What were the outcomes for Germany, Austria, and Japan in the wake of Axis defeat in World War II?
What were the outcomes for Germany, Austria, and Japan in the wake of Axis defeat in World War II?
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