Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

Trump deals with ‘Europe's last dictator’ in Belarus -- 09/28/2026

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Q: President Donald Trump said last week that he wanted to buy potash fertilizer from Russian ally Belarus for “substantially less” than from Canada, a long-time U.S. ally. However, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, sometimes called "Europe's last dictator," said his nation didn’t have enough potash fertilizer available to satisfy Trump’s demands. Where is Belarus, a landlocked country on Russia’s western border?

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Second question (of five)

Q: While the Trump administration engaged in a trade war with Canada, the largest potash producer, it eased economic sanctions on Belarus, which helped Russia launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Lukashenko released some of his more than 1,400 political prisoners after U.S. sanctions were eased. Belarus is considered less free than Russia. Which Russian neighbor ranks as the world’s freest nation?

A. China

B. Estonia

C. Finland

D. Norway



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