[ 361 ] Geography and the World GED ® TEST SOCIAL STUDIES FLASH REVIEW • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • _____________ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A civil war is defined as a war between factions or regions of the same country. Based on this definition, which of these is NOT a civil war? a. the 1642 struggle between supporters of the king and parliamentarians in England b. the 1918 conflict between the anticommunist White Army and the Red Army of the Soviets in Russia c. the war between the Hutu and Tutsi peoples in present-day Rwanda d. the 1904 conflict between Russia and Japan over control of Manchuria and Korea Please use the chart to answer the following question. Famous Explorers of the Middle Ages Which of the following most likely explains why the Norwegian explorers traveled west whereas the Italian explorers traveled east? a. The Italians were looking for wealth, but the Norwegians were looking for land. b. Geography made it easier to travel eastward from Italy and westward from Norway. c. Italian explorers had already visited North America. d. Norwegian explorers had nothing to trade with the people of Asia.