Question 1

Which of the following saved Chinese communists from being overwhelmed by Nationalist forces in the Chinese Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Soviet Union changed its support from the Nationalists to the communists. 
B)  Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek died suddenly, throwing the Nationalist army into disarray. 
C)  The Japanese invasion diverted Nationalist troops from pursuing the communists into the Chinese interior. 
D)  The Nationalist army was diverted to fight against the Germans, who had hopes of conquering China. 
A)  The Soviet Union changed its support from the Nationalists to the communists. 
B)  Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek died suddenly, throwing the Nationalist army into disarray. 
C)  The Japanese invasion diverted Nationalist troops from pursuing the communists into the Chinese interior. 
D)  The Nationalist army was diverted to fight against the Germans, who had hopes of conquering China.

Question 2

Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique called for a return to traditional gender roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which region was the last to undergo decolonization ?

Accepted Answer

A)  western Africa 
B)  North Africa 
C)  Southeast Asia 
D)  southern Africa 
A)  western Africa 
B)  North Africa 
C)  Southeast Asia 
D)  southern Africa

Question 4

Analyze the impact of the Cold War-era international politics on decolonization and nation-building movements in the Third World.

Accepted Answer

After World War II, the world's new domi

Question 5

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  The USSR offered a large amount of aid for economic and military redevelopment throughout Europe. 
B)  Capitalism failed to provide adequate supplies of weapons to protect them from German invasions. 
C)  Many eastern Europeans, reacting to the horrors of fascism, looked to the Soviets for solutions to rebuild society. 
D)  The Soviet Union demonstrated how effective communism was at protecting human rights. 
A)  The USSR offered a large amount of aid for economic and military redevelopment throughout Europe. 
B)  Capitalism failed to provide adequate supplies of weapons to protect them from German invasions. 
C)  Many eastern Europeans, reacting to the horrors of fascism, looked to the Soviets for solutions to rebuild society. 
D)  The Soviet Union demonstrated how effective communism was at protecting human rights.

Question 7

Roughly equal numbers of military personnel and civilians died during World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

India and China both achieved political independence peacefully.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Francophone writer Frantz Fanon argued that violence against European oppressors would provide catharsis to peoples in the Third World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How did the Korean War transform Japan's relationship with the winners of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan became an important ally of the United States in the fight against communism. 
B)  Japan became an important ally of the Soviet Union in the fight to expand communism. 
C)  Japan once again became a strong, aggressive neocolonial power. 
D)  Japan used the Korean War as an opportunity to attempt to redress the war crimes it had committed in World War II. 
A)  Japan became an important ally of the United States in the fight against communism. 
B)  Japan became an important ally of the Soviet Union in the fight to expand communism. 
C)  Japan once again became a strong, aggressive neocolonial power. 
D)  Japan used the Korean War as an opportunity to attempt to redress the war crimes it had committed in World War II.

Question 11

Which of the following is a reason why historians have described World War II as a total global conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  World War II led to significant transformations of all the major prewar forms of government. 
B)  Fighting in World War II took place on three continents and included soldiers from all continents except Antarctica. 
C)  All countries in the world were involved in the war, suffering severe financial losses and dislocation to their economies. 
D)  Class, race, and gender boundaries were dissolved by the needs of total war in all the combating nations. 
A)  World War II led to significant transformations of all the major prewar forms of government. 
B)  Fighting in World War II took place on three continents and included soldiers from all continents except Antarctica. 
C)  All countries in the world were involved in the war, suffering severe financial losses and dislocation to their economies. 
D)  Class, race, and gender boundaries were dissolved by the needs of total war in all the combating nations.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the multiethnic empire 
B)  the Warsaw Pact 
C)  the nation-state 
D)  the European Economic Community 
A)  the multiethnic empire 
B)  the Warsaw Pact 
C)  the nation-state 
D)  the European Economic Community

Question 13

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.

Accepted Answer

After World War II, European powers had

Question 14

Which of the following is a similarity between the decolonization experiences of Algeria and South Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both countries suffered violent civil wars to end colonial control. 
B)  Both countries were independent before the end of World War II. 
C)  Both countries had large numbers of European settlers, which prevented a smooth transfer of power. 
D)  Both countries had trained large numbers of indigenous people in the civil service and military, making transition to independence easier. 
A)  Both countries suffered violent civil wars to end colonial control. 
B)  Both countries were independent before the end of World War II. 
C)  Both countries had large numbers of European settlers, which prevented a smooth transfer of power. 
D)  Both countries had trained large numbers of indigenous people in the civil service and military, making transition to independence easier.

Question 15

What issues did Third World radicalism attempt to address? How successful were its leaders in implementing their goals?

Accepted Answer

The idea of the Third World was radical

Question 16

Which of the following factors led to the failure of Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward in 1958?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peasants refused to cooperate in communal living because it conflicted with traditional Chinese values. 
B)  First World corporations refused to buy any of the items produced in the local Chinese communal factories. 
C)  The Red Guards were not behind the Great Leap Forward and undercut its effectiveness. 
D)  The communes failed to provide enough food to avoid famine and the manufactured goods were inferior. 
A)  Peasants refused to cooperate in communal living because it conflicted with traditional Chinese values. 
B)  First World corporations refused to buy any of the items produced in the local Chinese communal factories. 
C)  The Red Guards were not behind the Great Leap Forward and undercut its effectiveness. 
D)  The communes failed to provide enough food to avoid famine and the manufactured goods were inferior.

Question 17

Japan began its military expansion into mainland Asia after World War II began.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following encouraged the European powers to surrender their African colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The European powers determined that it was time to live up to their Enlightenment ideals. 
B)  The United States encouraged decolonization, but the USSR opposed it. 
C)  The treaty ending World War II called for immediate decolonization. 
D)  The European powers were too deep in debt to invest more in pacifying the discontented Africans. 
A)  The European powers determined that it was time to live up to their Enlightenment ideals. 
B)  The United States encouraged decolonization, but the USSR opposed it. 
C)  The treaty ending World War II called for immediate decolonization. 
D)  The European powers were too deep in debt to invest more in pacifying the discontented Africans.

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  It led to the environmental movement which questioned many of the ideas about economic progress and material prosperity upon which the "American Dream" had rested. 
B)  It led to more pesticides being used on crops in Third World countries in order to increase food production. 
C)  It led to the creation of the Pure Food and Drug Act. 
D)  It, along with Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, created the modern women's liberation movement. 
A)  It led to the environmental movement which questioned many of the ideas about economic progress and material prosperity upon which the "American Dream" had rested. 
B)  It led to more pesticides being used on crops in Third World countries in order to increase food production. 
C)  It led to the creation of the Pure Food and Drug Act. 
D)  It, along with Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, created the modern women's liberation movement.

Exam 20: The Three-World Order, 1940-1975

Which of the following saved Chinese communists from being overwhelmed by Nationalist forces in the Chinese Civil War?

Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique called for a return to traditional gender roles.

Which region was the last to undergo decolonization ?

Analyze the impact of the Cold War-era international politics on decolonization and nation-building movements in the Third World.

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

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

Roughly equal numbers of military personnel and civilians died during World War II.

India and China both achieved political independence peacefully.

Francophone writer Frantz Fanon argued that violence against European oppressors would provide catharsis to peoples in the Third World.

How did the Korean War transform Japan's relationship with the winners of World War II?

Which of the following is a reason why historians have described World War II as a total global conflict?

Following 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.

Which of the following is a similarity between the decolonization experiences of Algeria and South Africa?

What issues did Third World radicalism attempt to address? How successful were its leaders in implementing their goals?

Which of the following factors led to the failure of Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward in 1958?

Japan began its military expansion into mainland Asia after World War II began.

Which of the following encouraged the European powers to surrender their African colonies?

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

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

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