The prophetic leaders attempt to gather support to overthrow various imperial powers in the hope of restarting a holy or perfect society ?

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The Islamic State (IS), al-Qaeda-linked groups, Boko Haram and other extremist movements are protagonists in today’s deadliest crises, complicating efforts to end them. They have exploited wars, state collapse and geopolitical upheaval in the Middle East, gained new footholds in Africa and pose an evolving threat elsewhere. Reversing their gains requires avoiding the mistakes that enabled their rise. This means distinguishing between groups with different goals; using force more judiciously; ousting militants only with a viable plan for what comes next; and looking to open lines of communication, even with hardliners. Vital, too, is to de-escalate the crises they feed off and prevent others erupting, by nudging leaders toward dialogue, inclusion and reform and reacting sensibly to terrorist attacks. Most important is that action against “violent extremism” not distract from or deepen graver threats, notably escalating major- and regional-power rivalries.

The reach of “jihadists” (a term Crisis Group uses reluctantly but that groups this report covers self-identify with; a fuller explanation for its use is on page 2) has expanded dramatically over the past few years. Some movements are now powerful insurgent forces, controlling territory, supplanting the state and ruling with a calibrated mix of coercion and co-option. Little suggests they can be defeated by military means alone. Yet, they espouse, to varying degrees, goals incompatible with the nation-state system, rejected by most people in areas affected and hard to accommodate in negotiated settlements. Most appear resilient, able to adapt to shifting dynamics. The geography of crisis today means similar groups will blight many of tomorrow’s wars.

IS has reshaped the jihadist landscape: its strategy bloodier than that of al-Qaeda, from which it split in 2013; its declared caliphate across much of Iraq and Syria and grip on a Libyan coastal strip; thousands of foreigners and dozens of movements enlisted; its attacks in the Muslim world and the West. Fighting on multiple fronts – against Iran’s allies, Sunni Arab regimes and the West – it has woven together sectarian, revolutionary and anti-imperialist threads of jihadist thought. Its leadership is mostly Iraqi but the movement is protean: millenarian and local insurgent; to some a source of protection, to others of social mobility and yet others of purpose; with strands aiming to consolidate the caliphate, take Baghdad or even Mecca, or lure the West into an apocalyptic battle. Primarily, though, its rise reflects recent Iraqi and Syrian history: Sunni exclusion and anomie after the disastrous U.S invasion; harsh treatment under Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki; and the brutality of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and its allies. Any response must factor in IS’s many faces. But mostly it needs to address Sunni suffering in the Levant and the dangerous sense of victimisation that has helped spawn across the Sunni Arab world.

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#4. The Lend-Lease aid was to -
A. Help the Allied powers fight the Axis powers
B. Persuade other nations to join the United Nations.
C. Provide technical assistance to developing nations.
D. Persuade other Nations to pay their debts to the U.S.

Which event prompted the riots in the city of Wilmington?

the economic depression
the Republicans gaining control of city government
the end of Reconstruction
the Democrats’ victory in the state elections

One soldier suspects that Will might be transporting horses, but Will manages to leave safely. yes or no

Which of these statements about Homosapiens is TRUE:


They were the direct descendants of Homoerectus.


They never practiced hunting and gathering, as they quickly domesticated plants and animals.


They were the first hominids to cross into the Americas.


They hunted and killed off the Cro-Magnon peoples.

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what was the view point of white southerners during reconstruction? example: how & why they were able to influence transition from slavery to freedom & include opinion about ex slaves & impact of reconstruction

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True or false: using a debit card for purchase is a convenient way to by now and pay later

What does totalitarianism mean

Who or what did Napoleon overthrow in 1799 when he took over the government of
France?
The Committee of Public Safety
The 4th Republic
The Directory
King Louis XVI

Which choices accurately identify portions of the Three-Fifths Compromise ratified at the Constitutional Convention?
A)
The compromise required a national census to be administered every ten
years.
B)
The debate in question related to the compromise concerned the issue of
slavery.
The compromise required the end of the slave trade in the Unites States by
1808.
D)
The compromise defined a state's population to equal the free population
plus 3/5 of "all other persons."
E)
The compromise required 3/5 of the members of Congress to agree to the
end of slavery as an institution in the United States

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Was Thomas Jefferson a President and if so what number was he

Which form of government allows the people to vote on all of the issues?

This is a multiple choice question! Please answer this.

20. During the New Imperialism, nations expanded their empires to
A. compete with one another.
B. establish lasting order.
C. build factories in every corner of the globe.
D. spread democracy.

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Did the U.S owe money to merchants and farmers after the Revolutionary War?????

Have you ever wondered what swims in the deepest parts of the world's oceans? Well, we just got a better idea about one mysterious creature of the deep ocean: the giant squid.

Just recently a Japanese film crew managed to film a giant squid swimming in its natural habitat. They managed to lure it to their cameras with bait after many hours of waiting and searching two thousand feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

The giant squid is truly a giant. It can grow up to 50 feet in length, with tentacles making up most of this great length. For comparison, 50 feet is about as long as most school buses. Imagine meeting something the size of your school bus in the deep dark ocean and you might get an idea what it is like to meet a squid.

Over the centuries, many squid specimens have been found, but it's hard to get an idea of how the squid lives because it typically cruises in the deepest depths of the ocean. We know that the giant squid's main predator is the sperm whale. We know this because bits of giant squid have been found in the stomachs of sperm whales. We also know they feed on deep-sea fish and other squid. We know this because of all the giant squid that have washed ashore.

The giant squid lives in all of the world's oceans—though few are found in the tropics or the Arctic waters. As a result, stories of giant squid were told among sailors for hundreds of years. These sightings must have been frightening and may be the source for the legend of the Kraken—a sea monster reputed to be as large as an island—capable of eating an entire ship.

Read the following text from the passage:

Just recently a Japanese film crew managed to film a giant squid swimming in its natural habitat.

What does this sentence imply about the filming of the giant squid?
A. it became like a job for the crew.
B. It cost a great deal of money.
C. It needed a large crew of people to finish.
D. It was done with great difficulty.

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What makes a source credible?
A. It lacks evidence to support its arguments
B. It is consistently reliable
C. It is written without context
D. Its autor is a president

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True or false: The Aeneid is a famous story about the beginnings of Rome

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The Soviet Union are the first country to put a satellite in orbit around the Earth.

How should Kari revise the sentence so its grammar is correct?

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How did the actions of some Catholic officials encourage the Protestant Reformation?


A. Some officials were secretly supporting Martin Luther’s push for reforms.

B. Some officials were involved in simony, which caused people to seek reform.

C. Some officials disagreed with the way the pope handled Martin Luther’s proposals.

D. Some officials required people living on church lands to pay property taxes to the church.

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Which mountains did the Indo Aryans cross to get into northwest India?
a. Kamet Mountains
b. Kush Mountains
c. Trisul Mountains
d. Hardeol Mountains

During World War II, why were some opposed to the use of atomic weapons on Japan?

Many believed it violated international law.

Many feared it caused Germany to retaliate.

Many feared it would cause a decrease in the Russian population.

Many believed it would decrease America's standing as a world power.

What goods did Mesopotamia have to trade?