240's GACE History (6-12) Study Guide Is 98% Test-Aligned
240's GACE History (6-12) study guide is built around the official exam framework so you can study what is actually tested. This page shows exactly how the guide maps to the real exam — SMR by SMR and competency by competency — so you can see where coverage is strongest, where some depth gaps remain, and how each part of the guide supports your prep.
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UNITED STATES HISTORY TO 1877 (242) (DOMAIN 242)
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SMR 242.001 Understand major developments in early U.S. and Georgia history to 1830.
176 Qs18 Materials115 Cards0 VideosCovered
| Official Competency | Matching 240 Topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Demonstrate knowledge of the governments, social structures, religions, technologies, and agricultural practices of early American Indian cultures and civilizations (e.g., Maya, Inca, Aztec, Mississippian). | Early U.S. History Overview - Advanced; Native American Groups Pre-Colonization; Georgia History - Colonial (to 1775) | Covered | 39 | 3 | 4 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (39 questions, 3 materials, 4 cards, 0 videos). |
| b. Analyze the economic, political, and religious reasons for European exploration and colonization of the Western Hemisphere and the short- and long-term effects of exploration and colonization (e.g., Navigation Acts, salutary neglect, self-governance, cultural diffusion). | European Colonization of the Americas - Advanced; Effect of European Colonization of the Americas - Advanced; Colonial America - Advanced; Georgia History - Colonial (to 1775) | Covered | 43 | 4 | 23 | 0 | Covered by 4 topics (43 questions, 4 materials, 23 cards, 0 videos). |
| c. Examine the forced migration of Africans to the American colonies, the practice of racebased enslavement of people, and colonial economic development. | Slavery; Africans in Colonial America | Covered | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (19 questions, 2 materials, 9 cards, 0 videos). |
| d. Analyze the causes and effects, key events, and significant figures of the American Revolution. | Causes of The American Revolution - Advanced; The American Revolution - Advanced; Key Figures of the American Revolution; Marginalized Groups in the American Revolution; Georgia History - Revolution and Republic (1775-1830) | Covered | 39 | 5 | 49 | 0 | Covered by 5 topics (39 questions, 5 materials, 49 cards, 0 videos). |
| e. Examine the foundations of the American nation and the principles elaborated in the Declaration of Independence and the Northwest Ordinance. | The Early Republic; Georgia History - Revolution and Republic (1775-1830) | Covered | 15 | 2 | 21 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (15 questions, 2 materials, 21 cards, 0 videos). |
| f. Analyze the problems arising under the Articles of Confederation and the debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. | Constitutional Convention Arguments; Articles of Confederation - Advanced; Georgia History - Revolution and Republic (1775-1830) | Covered | 25 | 3 | 15 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (25 questions, 3 materials, 15 cards, 0 videos). |
| g. Demonstrate knowledge of early presidential administrations, the establishment of a strong federal government, and sectional issues from 1789 to 1830. | Early 1800s - Advanced; Causes of Sectionalism; Georgia History - Revolution and Republic (1775-1830) | Covered | 23 | 3 | 27 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (23 questions, 3 materials, 27 cards, 0 videos). |
SMR 242.002 Understand major developments in U.S. and Georgia history from 1830 to 1877.
117 Qs9 Materials76 Cards1 VideosCovered
| Official Competency | Matching 240 Topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Examine the connections between territorial expansion through treaties and purchases, economic and industrial development, Manifest Destiny, the Mexican-American War, debates over sectional issues, and the displacement of American Indians in the United States and Georgia. | U.S. History Overview 1797 - 1877 - Advanced; Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny - Advanced; Georgia History - Westward Expansion (1830 - 1877); Immigration 1830-1850 | Covered | 43 | 4 | 33 | 0 | Covered by 4 topics (43 questions, 4 materials, 33 cards, 0 videos). |
| b. Analyze federalism, economic developments, sectional issues, and the practice of slavery as causes of the Civil War. | Slavery Compromises; Georgia History - Westward Expansion (1830 - 1877) | Covered | 29 | 2 | 20 | 1 | Covered by 2 topics (29 questions, 2 materials, 20 cards, 1 videos). |
| c. Analyze the effects, key events, and significant figures of the Civil War. | Civil War; Civil War - Major Milestones; Georgia History - Westward Expansion (1830 - 1877) | Covered | 36 | 3 | 25 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (36 questions, 3 materials, 25 cards, 0 videos). |
| d. Analyze the effects of the Reconstruction period (e.g., changes to the U.S. Constitution, an affirmation of federal authority, Black Codes, interracial democracy, lingering social and political differences). | Key Figures of the Civil War and Reconstruction; Reconstruction; Georgia History - Westward Expansion (1830 - 1877) | Covered | 36 | 3 | 37 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (36 questions, 3 materials, 37 cards, 0 videos). |
UNITED STATES HISTORY FROM 1877 TO THE PRESENT (243) (DOMAIN 243)
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SMR 243.001 Understand major developments in U.S. and Georgia history from 1877 to 1945.
214 Qs20 Materials137 Cards2 VideosCovered
| Official Competency | Matching 240 Topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Demonstrate knowledge of events surrounding the emergence of the United States as an urban industrial society, including the social, economic, and political impacts. | U.S. History Overview 1877 - 1945 - Advanced; Second Industrial Revolution; Gilded Age; Panic of 1893; Populism; Georgia History - Effects of Industrialization (1877 - 1920) | Covered | 64 | 6 | 30 | 0 | Covered by 6 topics (64 questions, 6 materials, 30 cards, 0 videos). |
| b. Examine the continued settlement of Americans in the West, the intensified conflict with American Indians, and the resulting forced reservation system. | Conflicts Between Native Governments and the U.S. Government | Covered | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (5 questions, 1 materials, 17 cards, 0 videos). |
| c. Examine the political and social structures of the South and the institutionalization of racial discrimination after Reconstruction in the United States and Georgia. | Causes and Effects of Jim Crow Laws; Georgia History - Effects of Industrialization (1877 - 1920) | Covered | 9 | 2 | 12 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (9 questions, 2 materials, 12 cards, 0 videos). |
| d. Demonstrate knowledge of the aims and achievements of the Progressive Era. | Progressive Movement; Rise of Labor; Georgia History - Effects of Industrialization (1877 - 1920) | Covered | 26 | 3 | 30 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (26 questions, 3 materials, 30 cards, 0 videos). |
| e. Analyze the emergence of the United States as a world power and the conduct of foreign policy through the 1920s (e.g., Spanish-American War, imperialism, World War I, isolationism). | American Imperialism; Effects of World War I on America - Advanced; Georgia History - World War Era | Covered | 43 | 3 | 20 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (43 questions, 3 materials, 20 cards, 0 videos). |
| f. Examine the developments that contributed to unrest, tensions, and social change in the 1920s (e.g., racial intolerance, anti-immigrant attitudes, Red Scare, technological innovations and an improved standard of living, Harlem Renaissance, Great Migration, women's suffrage, Prohibition). | Immigration 1870-1920; Women's Rights Movement; Race-Based U.S. Policies; Early 20th Century Amendments; Interwar America; Georgia History - World War Era | Covered | 44 | 6 | 49 | 1 | Covered by 6 topics (44 questions, 6 materials, 49 cards, 1 videos). |
| g. Analyze the causes of the Great Depression and the government's responses to it as well as opposition to government expansion in the United States and Georgia. | Great Depression and the New Deal; Georgia History - World War Era | Covered | 24 | 2 | 10 | 1 | Covered by 2 topics (24 questions, 2 materials, 10 cards, 1 videos). |
| h. Examine U.S. participation in World War II and the effects of the war on American society. | Effects of World War II on America - Advanced; Georgia History - World War Era | Covered | 22 | 2 | 16 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (22 questions, 2 materials, 16 cards, 0 videos). |
SMR 243.002 Understand major developments in U.S. history and Georgia from 1945 to the present.
194 Qs33 Materials123 Cards3 VideosCovered
| Official Competency | Matching 240 Topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Demonstrate knowledge of the origins, issues, and events associated with the Cold War and U.S. foreign policy since 1945 (e.g., domino theory/containment, the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, the Korean War, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, the war in Vietnam, the space race, the collapse of the Soviet Union, conflicts in the Middle East). | The Cold War; U.S. History Overview 1945 - Present - Advanced; Marshall Plan; NATO; Space Race; Korean War and Vietnam War; The Cold War - SDI; The Cold War - Kissinger; The Cold War - The Bay of Pigs; Cuban Missile Crisis; The Cold War - Iran-Contra Affair; The Cold War - Latin America; The Cold War - Policies | Covered | 77 | 13 | 40 | 2 | Covered by 13 topics (77 questions, 13 materials, 40 cards, 2 videos). |
| b. Analyze major social, economic, technological, and political developments in the United States since 1945 (e.g., McCarthyism, the Interstate Highway System, Johnson's Great Society, President Nixon's resignation and pardon, the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], Reaganomics, the impacts of the attacks of September 11, 2001). | American Society 1945-1990; Political Developments 1945-1970; McCarthyism; Counterculture; Political Developments 1970-2020; Nixon and Watergate; The Gulf War; 911 and Response; ISIS; Georgia History - Political Developments (1945 - Present) | Covered | 53 | 10 | 44 | 0 | Covered by 10 topics (53 questions, 10 materials, 44 cards, 0 videos). |
| c. Demonstrate knowledge of the aims, activities, strategies, prominent figures, and achievements of the struggle for African American equality (e.g., Brown v. Board of Education, Montgomery bus boycott, civil disobedience, sit-in movement, Birmingham and Selma campaigns, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Black Power movement). | African American Civil Rights Movement in America; Key Figures of the Civil Rights Movement; Desegregation of Schools; Malcolm X; Georgia History - Civil Rights Movement | Covered | 39 | 5 | 27 | 1 | Covered by 5 topics (39 questions, 5 materials, 27 cards, 1 videos). |
| d. Demonstrate knowledge of events and issues in the struggle for the further extension of civil rights and social changes for marginalized groups (e.g., gender equality, rights of people with disabilities, Chicano rights, expansion of voting rights). | Civil Rights Movements of the 20th Century; Feminist Movement; Changing Roles of Women; Hispanic Civil Rights Movement; American Indian Civil Rights Movement; Georgia History - Civil Rights Movement | Covered | 29 | 6 | 30 | 0 | Covered by 6 topics (29 questions, 6 materials, 30 cards, 0 videos). |
WORLD HISTORY TO 1750 (244) (DOMAIN 244)
Partially covered
SMR 244.001 Understand major developments in world history from early civilizations to 1492 CE.
335 Qs41 Materials129 Cards4 VideosCovered
| Official Competency | Matching 240 Topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Demonstrate knowledge of the changes arising from the Neolithic Revolution and the birth of human civilization (e.g., the growth of agriculture, the domestication of animals, the emergence of towns, economic specialization, social differentiation, political organization) and of the governments, cultures, and economic systems of early river civilizations in Africa and Asia (e.g., Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China). | Ancient History Overview - Advanced; Trends in Early Civilizations; Mesopotamia; Ancient Egypt; Ancient Hebrews; Ancient India; Ancient China | Covered | 79 | 7 | 37 | 2 | Covered by 7 topics (79 questions, 7 materials, 37 cards, 2 videos). |
| b. Examine the features of the civilization of ancient Greece and Rome and their enduring effects on later civilization and analyze the internal and external factors that contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire. | Classical History Overview; Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome | Covered | 36 | 3 | 20 | 2 | Covered by 3 topics (36 questions, 3 materials, 20 cards, 2 videos). |
| c. Analyze major social, political, and economic developments in Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire, including the emergence of feudalism, the role of the Catholic Church in medieval civilization, the creation of the Holy Roman Empire, the rise of Russian civilization, the Crusades, and the Black Death. | World History Overview Middle Ages - Advanced; Decline of Western Roman Empire; Rise of Feudalism; Environment and Medieval Development; Christianity in Early Europe; Great Schism; Crusades; Printing Press; Black Death; Russian Imperialism; Holy Roman Empire | Covered | 82 | 11 | 31 | 0 | Covered by 11 topics (82 questions, 11 materials, 31 cards, 0 videos). |
| d. Demonstrate knowledge of the empires and Georgias of Asia during the period (e.g., China, Korea, Japan) and the trade routes that contributed to their growth. | Ancient Persia; Dynasties of India; Dynasties of China; Ancient Japan; Ancient Korea; Japan and Feudalism; India Pre Britain; China Pre Europeans | Covered | 39 | 8 | 22 | 0 | Covered by 8 topics (39 questions, 8 materials, 22 cards, 0 videos). |
| e. Demonstrate knowledge of the principal beliefs, sacred texts, and historical development of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. | Religions of the World - Abraham; Religions of the World | Covered | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (15 questions, 2 materials, 14 cards, 0 videos). |
| f. Demonstrate knowledge of major geographic, social, political, economic, and cultural characteristics of civilizations in the Americas during the period, including Mayan science and religion, Aztec religion and society, and Inca government and expansion. | Maya, Inca, Aztec | Covered | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (12 questions, 1 materials, 6 cards, 0 videos). |
| g. Demonstrate knowledge of major geographic, social, political, economic, and cultural characteristics of civilizations in Africa during the period, including trade routes and empires (e.g., Ghana, Mali, Songhai) and analyze the effects of the trans-Saharan slave trade on both western and central Africa and the enslaving societies. | Kingdom of Kush; Ancient Africa | Covered | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (11 questions, 2 materials, 3 cards, 0 videos). |
| h. Demonstrate knowledge of major geographic, social, political, economic, and cultural characteristics of the Byzantine Empire (e.g., the work of Byzantine scholars, Justinian's conquests and legal reforms, the influence and decline of Byzantine civilization) and the Mongolian Empire (e.g., the impact on Russia, China, and the Middle East; the role of Chinggis [Genghis] Khan in developing the Mongol Empire). | Mongols - Advanced; Byzantine Empire; Fall of Constantinople | Covered | 19 | 3 | 14 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (19 questions, 3 materials, 14 cards, 0 videos). |
| i. Demonstrate knowledge of major geographic, social, political, economic, and cultural characteristics of the Islamic civilization during the period, including achievements in medicine, science, mathematics, and geography; the growth of Muslim commerce; the work of Islamic scholars; and the interactions between these civilizations and western Europe (e.g., Muslim conquests, Crusades, trade, influence on the European Renaissance). | Patterns of Trade - Silk Road and Crusades; Middle Eastern Influence on World Culture and Technology; Growth of Islam | Covered | 37 | 3 | 11 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (37 questions, 3 materials, 11 cards, 0 videos). |
| j. Examine developments surrounding the decline of feudalism and the emergence of nationstates in Europe and the cultural, scientific, and social changes arising from the European Renaissance. | Renaissance - Advanced | Covered | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (5 questions, 1 materials, 6 cards, 0 videos). |
SMR 244.002 Understand major developments in world history from 1492 to 1750.
53 Qs7 Materials45 Cards0 VideosPartially covered
| Official Competency | Matching 240 Topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
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| a. Analyze the religious, social, political, and economic changes arising from the Protestant Reformation. | World History Overview 1450 - 1750 - Advanced; Reformation | Covered | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (18 questions, 2 materials, 7 cards, 0 videos). |
| b. Analyze the causes and effects of European explorations, conquests, colonization, and the Columbian exchange. | Regional Crops and Colonization; Colonization of Africa | Covered | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (16 questions, 2 materials, 2 cards, 0 videos). |
| c. Demonstrate knowledge of the major events and figures of the Scientific Revolution and analyze its effects on religious, political, and cultural institutions. | Scientific Revolution - Advanced | Covered | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (4 questions, 1 materials, 10 cards, 0 videos). |
| d. Demonstrate knowledge of the major figures, writings, and ideas of the Enlightenment (e.g., use of reason, natural rights, tabula rasa) and analyze the effects of Enlightenment ideas on society, religious authority, government, and mercantilism (e.g., Peter the Great, conflict with the Church). | Enlightenment - Advanced | Covered | 15 | 1 | 22 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (15 questions, 1 materials, 22 cards, 0 videos). |
| e. Demonstrate knowledge of major literary, artistic, intellectual, and scientific developments in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas during this period. | Social Developments 1492 - 1750 | Partially covered | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | Partial coverage by 1 topic (0 questions, 1 materials, 8 cards, 0 videos); limited supporting content. |
WORLD HISTORY FROM 1750 TO THE PRESENT (245) (DOMAIN 245)
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SMR 245.001 Understand major developments in world history from 1750 to 1900.
104 Qs12 Materials60 Cards0 VideosCovered
| Official Competency | Matching 240 Topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Demonstrate knowledge of the causes and effects of revolutions (e.g., the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Revolutions of 1848, Latin American revolutions). | World History Overview 1750 - 1945 - Advanced; French Revolution and Napoleon; Latin American Wars of Independence | Covered | 20 | 3 | 9 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (20 questions, 3 materials, 9 cards, 0 videos). |
| b. Apply knowledge of the ways in which the Industrial Revolution fundamentally changed the means of production and affected the society, politics, and economics of western Europe and the world. | Growth of Capitalism; Nineteenth Century Europe; First Industrial Revolution | Covered | 39 | 3 | 28 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (39 questions, 3 materials, 28 cards, 0 videos). |
| c. Analyze the political, economic, cultural, and social causes and effects of the imperial expansion of industrialized nations (e.g., Great Britian, France, Japan) in the nineteenth century. | French Imperialism; British Empire; Japanese Imperialism | Covered | 27 | 3 | 13 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (27 questions, 3 materials, 13 cards, 0 videos). |
| d. Demonstrate knowledge of major political developments during the period, including the rise of the Ottoman Empire; dynastic change in China; the consolidation of nation-states; the growth of absolutism, liberalism, and nationalism in Europe; the Meiji Restoration; and German and Italian unification. | The Ottoman Empire; Social Developments 1750 - 1900; China and European Attempted Colonization | Covered | 18 | 3 | 19 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (18 questions, 3 materials, 19 cards, 0 videos). |
| e. Demonstrate knowledge of major literary, artistic, intellectual, and scientific developments in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas during this period. | Social Developments 1750 - 1900 | Covered | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (3 questions, 1 materials, 11 cards, 0 videos). |
SMR 245.002 Understand major developments in world history from 1900 to the present.
219 Qs28 Materials114 Cards2 VideosPartially covered
| Official Competency | Matching 240 Topics | Alignment | Qs | Mats | Cards | Vids | Notes |
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| a. Examine the positive and negative effects of advances in technology, communication, and transportation in the first half of the twentieth century. | Themes - Effects of Innovation; Impacts of Human Innovations; Impacts of Discoveries in Science, Math, and Technology; World History Overview 1945 - Present - Advanced | Covered | 42 | 4 | 7 | 1 | Covered by 4 topics (42 questions, 4 materials, 7 cards, 1 videos). |
| b. Analyze the causes of World War I and the connections between the war and subsequent events (e.g., the Russian Revolution, the rise of totalitarianism, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, events and policies that led to World War II). | World War I - Advanced; Revolutions of the Early 20th Century; The Worldwide Depression; Rise of Communism and Fascism; The Fourteen Points | Covered | 51 | 5 | 29 | 0 | Covered by 5 topics (51 questions, 5 materials, 29 cards, 0 videos). |
| c. Demonstrate knowledge of the causes and course of instances of genocide and ethnic cleansing (e.g., Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, Rwanda, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Darfur) during this period. | 20th Century Genocides and Ethnic Conflicts - Advanced; Decolonization in Africa and Asia; Effects of Colonization and Decolonization | Covered | 19 | 3 | 13 | 0 | Covered by 3 topics (19 questions, 3 materials, 13 cards, 0 videos). |
| d. Analyze the causes and major events of World War II and demonstrate knowledge of the treaties and agreements, changes to national boundaries, and newly created multinational organizations following World War II. | World War II - Advanced | Covered | 15 | 1 | 24 | 0 | Covered by 1 topic (15 questions, 1 materials, 24 cards, 0 videos). |
| e. Examine major political, social, and economic developments in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East since 1945 (e.g., nationalist movements and the end of colonial rule, the Chinese experience with communism, extensions of the Cold War in Latin America and Africa, the overthrow of apartheid in South Africa, Arab-Israeli conflicts, U.S. presence in Asia). | Communism and China; Post-World War II India; South Africa; Modern Global Conflicts | Covered | 21 | 4 | 18 | 0 | Covered by 4 topics (21 questions, 4 materials, 18 cards, 0 videos). |
| f. Demonstrate knowledge of the causes of and major events surrounding the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War and analyze subsequent challenges and conflicts in former Soviet republics, Soviet allies, Europe, and the nonaligned world. | The Cold War - Divided Germany; The Cold War - Collapse of Soviet Union | Covered | 12 | 2 | 15 | 0 | Covered by 2 topics (12 questions, 2 materials, 15 cards, 0 videos). |
| g. Analyze major issues and challenges in the world since 1991 (e.g., struggles of political and cultural groups for self-determination, shifts among global economic powers, improvements in technology, proliferation of nuclear weapons, shifts in global population, mass migrations, environmental concerns and the environmental movement, competition for the world's energy supplies). | Modern Population Trends; Interdependence of Nations - Advanced; Rise of Globalism; The European Union; Modern Social and Political Issues; Immigration 1930-2000; Rise of China; Information Age | Covered | 58 | 8 | 27 | 1 | Covered by 8 topics (58 questions, 8 materials, 27 cards, 1 videos). |
| h. Demonstrate knowledge of major literary, artistic, intellectual, and scientific developments in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas during this period. | Social Developments 1900 - Present | Partially covered | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Partial coverage by 1 topic (1 questions, 1 materials, 3 cards, 0 videos); limited supporting content. |
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