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What was “We Are The World” intended to accomplish?

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Stars Singing at Awards Show
Retry Correct Incorrect Although charity singles like “We Are The World” are largely considered a passé way to raise money nowadays, CBS News quoted Lionel Richie as saying that the 1985 single proved popular enough to raise between $40 million and $50 million for Ethiopian famine relief.
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What was “We Are The World” intended to accomplish?

  • Ending Apartheid in South Africa
  • Supporting refugees of the Ugandan Bush War
  • Supporting refugees of the Second Sudanese Civil War
  • Alleviating the disastrous effects of famine in Ethiopia
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