Exam 20: The Three-World Order 1940-1975

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Assess the claim that World War I shocked the European-centered world order but World War II destroyed it.How was World War II different from World War I,and how did their outcomes differ?

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Which of the following European claims did the systematic implementation of the Nazi genocide challenge?

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Which of the following is a reason why some First World powers supported South Africa during the 1950s and 1960s?

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Question 23

What was the Marshall Plan's goal?

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In 1947,outgoing colonial rulers of India split the subcontinent into two states based on the distribution of raw materials and infrastructure.

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Which of the following issues led to the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

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Question 26

After World War II,which of the following emerged as the prevailing global political organization?

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Evaluate the factors that led to decolonization following World War II.Discuss at least one specific example of each of the following: negotiated transitions,civil wars,or incomplete decolonizations.

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What purpose did the Warsaw Pact serve?

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Why was the launch of Sputnik significant in the context of the Cold War?

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What motivated the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Analyze the political,social,and economic impacts the Cold War had on the populations of the First and Second Worlds.

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Question 31

India and China both achieved political independence peacefully.

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Question 32

How did Japan justify its conquest of neighboring territory during World War II?

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Question 33

European visual propaganda justified both war against other powers and the defense of Europe's own colonies.

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Why did communism appeal to many Europeans after World War II?

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Question 35

Which Cold War event brought the world closest to nuclear war?

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The reason that Nazi bureaucrats decided to exterminate,instead of deport,the Jewish population of eastern Europe was that they believed that deportation was too costly.

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Which of the following was a consequence of Rachel Carson's book,Silent Spring?

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Question 38

During the Cold War,what did the United States and the Soviet Union expect from Third World countries?

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Which of the following accurately compares the Germans and Japanese during the 1930s and 1940s?

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Exam 20: The Three-World Order 1940-1975

Assess the claim that World War I shocked the European-centered world order but World War II destroyed it.How was World War II different from World War I,and how did their outcomes differ?

Which of the following European claims did the systematic implementation of the Nazi genocide challenge?

Which of the following is a reason why some First World powers supported South Africa during the 1950s and 1960s?

What was the Marshall Plan's goal?

In 1947,outgoing colonial rulers of India split the subcontinent into two states based on the distribution of raw materials and infrastructure.

Which of the following issues led to the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

After World War II,which of the following emerged as the prevailing global political organization?

Evaluate the factors that led to decolonization following World War II.Discuss at least one specific example of each of the following: negotiated transitions,civil wars,or incomplete decolonizations.

What purpose did the Warsaw Pact serve?

Why was the launch of Sputnik significant in the context of the Cold War?

What motivated the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Analyze the political,social,and economic impacts the Cold War had on the populations of the First and Second Worlds.

India and China both achieved political independence peacefully.

How did Japan justify its conquest of neighboring territory during World War II?

European visual propaganda justified both war against other powers and the defense of Europe's own colonies.

Why did communism appeal to many Europeans after World War II?

Which Cold War event brought the world closest to nuclear war?

The reason that Nazi bureaucrats decided to exterminate,instead of deport,the Jewish population of eastern Europe was that they believed that deportation was too costly.

Which of the following was a consequence of Rachel Carson's book,Silent Spring?

During the Cold War,what did the United States and the Soviet Union expect from Third World countries?

Which of the following accurately compares the Germans and Japanese during the 1930s and 1940s?

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