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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.

Congo fighting flares within hours of peace deal ceremony -- 12/08/2025

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Q: Fighting raged in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) just hours after President Trump declared, “We're settling a war that's been going on for decades,” during a peace deal ceremony last week in Washington. Where is DR Congo, the largest country in central Africa?

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Q: President Trump hosted the presidents of DR Congo and its small eastern neighbor, Rwanda, who signed agreements aimed at ending the fighting. The deal also opened the region’s critical mineral reserves to the United States. Which European nation brutally exploited DR Congo’s resources in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

A. Belgium

B. France

C. Germany

D. United Kingdom


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