Question 1

Which of the following led European Jews to migrate to Palestine during the first half of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believed that returning to their place of origin would lead to self-determination. 
B)  They sought assimilation into an existing regional Semitic culture. 
C)  They wished to create a new European colony in the Middle East,to replace the Ottoman Empire. 
D)  They hoped to learn Palestinian agricultural techniques in order to achieve economic success. 
A)  They believed that returning to their place of origin would lead to self-determination. 
B)  They sought assimilation into an existing regional Semitic culture. 
C)  They wished to create a new European colony in the Middle East,to replace the Ottoman Empire. 
D)  They hoped to learn Palestinian agricultural techniques in order to achieve economic success.

Question 2

Why did the development of more effective nuclear weapons ultimately decrease the risk of a direct confrontation between the United States and the USSR?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cooperating to develop the new weapons minimized the tension between the two powers. 
B)  Any conflict that involved nuclear weapons had the potential to destroy the world. 
C)  The spread of nuclear weapons to other states created new common enemies for the old allies. 
D)  Both countries felt secure in their own arsenals and were less concerned about their individual rivals. 
A)  Cooperating to develop the new weapons minimized the tension between the two powers. 
B)  Any conflict that involved nuclear weapons had the potential to destroy the world. 
C)  The spread of nuclear weapons to other states created new common enemies for the old allies. 
D)  Both countries felt secure in their own arsenals and were less concerned about their individual rivals.

Question 3

What contributed to Japan's postwar economic "miracle"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Japanese military's pressure to accelerate national industrial growth 
B)  The Soviet Union's infusion of experts and machinery 
C)  The Japanese government's protectionism and partnerships with private firms 
D)  The complete elimination of trade barriers with European countries 
A)  The Japanese military's pressure to accelerate national industrial growth 
B)  The Soviet Union's infusion of experts and machinery 
C)  The Japanese government's protectionism and partnerships with private firms 
D)  The complete elimination of trade barriers with European countries

Question 4

How did the Arab-Israeli War of 1947-1948 help shatter the legitimacy of Arab ruling elites?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arab ruling elites did not have the funds to make adequate provision for large numbers of Palestinian refugees. 
B)  Arab ruling elites counseled caution in challenging the partition,but their military fought anyway. 
C)  Arab states were poorly prepared to take on the Israeli Defense Force and eventually lost territory granted to them by the United Nations' partition. 
D)  Arab states lacked sufficient diplomatic training to effectively challenge the United Nations' partition. 
A)  Arab ruling elites did not have the funds to make adequate provision for large numbers of Palestinian refugees. 
B)  Arab ruling elites counseled caution in challenging the partition,but their military fought anyway. 
C)  Arab states were poorly prepared to take on the Israeli Defense Force and eventually lost territory granted to them by the United Nations' partition. 
D)  Arab states lacked sufficient diplomatic training to effectively challenge the United Nations' partition.

Question 5

For which of the following reasons did President Harry Truman authorize use of the atomic bomb in 1945?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany refused to surrender,even though the Soviets,British,and Americans were converging on Berlin. 
B)  Truman feared that if he didn't use the bomb the Russians would continue their drive to spread Communism into Western Europe. 
C)  The bomb had never been tested,and scientists needed to know if the theory behind it was valid. 
D)  An Allied invasion of Japan would cost hundreds of thousands of American lives,since the Japanese had vowed to defend the main islands to the last man,woman,or child. 
A)  Germany refused to surrender,even though the Soviets,British,and Americans were converging on Berlin. 
B)  Truman feared that if he didn't use the bomb the Russians would continue their drive to spread Communism into Western Europe. 
C)  The bomb had never been tested,and scientists needed to know if the theory behind it was valid. 
D)  An Allied invasion of Japan would cost hundreds of thousands of American lives,since the Japanese had vowed to defend the main islands to the last man,woman,or child.

Question 6

Why did Joseph Stalin believe that the Soviet Union deserved to dominate eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Soviet Union had refrained from using nuclear weapons in Europe,and should be rewarded. 
B)  The Soviet Union had been promised control of eastern Europe at the Yalta Conference. 
C)  The Soviet Union had sacrificed so many people in the war against fascism. 
D)  The Soviet Union had more money than did the United States to rebuild the devastated region after the war. 
A)  The Soviet Union had refrained from using nuclear weapons in Europe,and should be rewarded. 
B)  The Soviet Union had been promised control of eastern Europe at the Yalta Conference. 
C)  The Soviet Union had sacrificed so many people in the war against fascism. 
D)  The Soviet Union had more money than did the United States to rebuild the devastated region after the war.

Question 7

In comparison with life in First World countries,which of the following best describes life for ordinary people in Second World countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher standards of living,but lower levels of economic security 
B)  Greater social egalitarianism and more opportunities for self-expression 
C)  Lower standards of living,but higher levels of economic security 
D)  Higher standards of living,but greater demands for military and community service 
A)  Higher standards of living,but lower levels of economic security 
B)  Greater social egalitarianism and more opportunities for self-expression 
C)  Lower standards of living,but higher levels of economic security 
D)  Higher standards of living,but greater demands for military and community service

Which of the following led European Jews to migrate to Palestine during the first half of the twentieth century?

Why did the development of more effective nuclear weapons ultimately decrease the risk of a direct confrontation between the United States and the USSR?

What contributed to Japan's postwar economic "miracle"?

How did the Arab-Israeli War of 1947-1948 help shatter the legitimacy of Arab ruling elites?

For which of the following reasons did President Harry Truman authorize use of the atomic bomb in 1945?

Why did Joseph Stalin believe that the Soviet Union deserved to dominate eastern Europe?

In comparison with life in First World countries,which of the following best describes life for ordinary people in Second World countries?

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Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World 350-100 Bce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universalizing Religions 300-600 Ce

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Exam 20: The Three-World Order 1940-1975

Which of the following led European Jews to migrate to Palestine during the first half of the twentieth century?

Why did the development of more effective nuclear weapons ultimately decrease the risk of a direct confrontation between the United States and the USSR?

What contributed to Japan's postwar economic "miracle"?

How did the Arab-Israeli War of 1947-1948 help shatter the legitimacy of Arab ruling elites?

For which of the following reasons did President Harry Truman authorize use of the atomic bomb in 1945?

Why did Joseph Stalin believe that the Soviet Union deserved to dominate eastern Europe?

In comparison with life in First World countries,which of the following best describes life for ordinary people in Second World countries?

Becoming Human

Rivers,cities,and First States 3500-2000 Bce

Nomads,territorial States,and Microsocieties 2000-1200 Bce

First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia 1250-325 Bce

Worlds Turned Inside Out 1000-350 Bce

Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World 350-100 Bce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universalizing Religions 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World 1000-1300 Ce

Crisis and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia 1300-1500

Contact,commerce,and Colonization 1450-1600

Worlds Entangled 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power 1500-1780

Reordering the World 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires 1850-1914

An Unsettled World 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern 1910-1939

Globalization 1970-2000

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