Question 1

In post-World War II western Europe, the "woman question" concerned what new problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women were making gains in the workplace, but without a proportional decrease in domestic responsibility. 
B)  Women were being advised to focus their lives around acquiring a husband and children. 
C)  Women were more likely to be sympathetic to communism than were men. 
D)  More women were moving into the workplace, but there were not enough available jobs to accommodate them. 
A)  Women were making gains in the workplace, but without a proportional decrease in domestic responsibility. 
B)  Women were being advised to focus their lives around acquiring a husband and children. 
C)  Women were more likely to be sympathetic to communism than were men. 
D)  More women were moving into the workplace, but there were not enough available jobs to accommodate them.

Question 2

Which of the following factors encouraged the British to transfer power quickly to the Indian National Congress following World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  The threat of radicalized peasant uprisings prompted the British to expedite the transfer of power to the middle-class leaders of the Indian National Congress. 
B)  The British had to give up the rule of India because Indian nationalists threatened violent revolution over the British attempt to select the Indian cricket team to tour Australia in 1946. 
C)  The British, exhausted from World War II, were unable to cope with the cost of famine relief in 1946. 
D)  The outbreak of civil war between Hindus and Muslims in South Asia in 1945 encouraged the British to leave India as quickly as possible. 
A)  The threat of radicalized peasant uprisings prompted the British to expedite the transfer of power to the middle-class leaders of the Indian National Congress. 
B)  The British had to give up the rule of India because Indian nationalists threatened violent revolution over the British attempt to select the Indian cricket team to tour Australia in 1946. 
C)  The British, exhausted from World War II, were unable to cope with the cost of famine relief in 1946. 
D)  The outbreak of civil war between Hindus and Muslims in South Asia in 1945 encouraged the British to leave India as quickly as possible.

Question 3

Which of the following was a response to Khrushchev's speech in 1956 attempting to separate Stalinism from true communism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supporters of Stalin attempted to regain control of the Politburo. 
B)  Polish and Hungarian intellectuals tried to break away from strict communist controls. 
C)  The Soviet army commanders withdrew troops from eastern Europe. 
D)  The Politburo gave orders to have Stalin's supporters quietly poisoned to avoid open disunity among the communist elite. 
A)  Supporters of Stalin attempted to regain control of the Politburo. 
B)  Polish and Hungarian intellectuals tried to break away from strict communist controls. 
C)  The Soviet army commanders withdrew troops from eastern Europe. 
D)  The Politburo gave orders to have Stalin's supporters quietly poisoned to avoid open disunity among the communist elite.

Question 4

What was the cause of the 1973 oil embargo enacted by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  OPEC wanted to force increased exploration for petroleum and other energy resources. 
B)  Arab oil-producing states wanted to pressure Israel's First World allies by halting oil exports to them. 
C)  Threats of war in the Persian Gulf led to closing off the oil fields for fear that they might be destroyed in the fighting. 
D)  OPEC states were running low on petroleum reserves and needed to find a way to slow down oil consumption. 
A)  OPEC wanted to force increased exploration for petroleum and other energy resources. 
B)  Arab oil-producing states wanted to pressure Israel's First World allies by halting oil exports to them. 
C)  Threats of war in the Persian Gulf led to closing off the oil fields for fear that they might be destroyed in the fighting. 
D)  OPEC states were running low on petroleum reserves and needed to find a way to slow down oil consumption.

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 did not 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, and child. 
A)  Germany refused to surrender, even though the Soviets, British, and Americans were converging on Berlin. 
B)  Truman feared that if he did not 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, and child.

Question 6

NATO and the Warsaw Pact were both designed to help contain the spread of communism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why did Egypt emerge as a potent symbol of pan-Arab nationalism in 1956?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt's military under Nasser was able to reclaim the Suez Canal from the British, French, and Israelis. 
B)  Because Egypt was the site of the oldest civilization in the region, it had great prestige. 
C)  Egypt was the site of origin of the Muslim Brotherhood, which soon came to power after they overthrew the king. 
D)  Egypt had been the capital of the last Muslim Caliphate, so it was the symbolic home of pan-Arab sentiments. 
A)  Egypt's military under Nasser was able to reclaim the Suez Canal from the British, French, and Israelis. 
B)  Because Egypt was the site of the oldest civilization in the region, it had great prestige. 
C)  Egypt was the site of origin of the Muslim Brotherhood, which soon came to power after they overthrew the king. 
D)  Egypt had been the capital of the last Muslim Caliphate, so it was the symbolic home of pan-Arab sentiments.

Question 8

Which of the following accurately depicts the Vietnamese intelligentsia under French rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Vietnamese intelligentsia rejected western culture and returned to traditional Shinto values. 
B)  The Vietnamese intelligentsia were granted land and mining concessions to ensure their loyalty. 
C)  Western-educated Vietnamese living overseas strongly supported the colonial government. 
D)  Western-educated Vietnamese worked as clerks, teachers, and petty officials, but had few opportunities for advancement. 
A)  The Vietnamese intelligentsia rejected western culture and returned to traditional Shinto values. 
B)  The Vietnamese intelligentsia were granted land and mining concessions to ensure their loyalty. 
C)  Western-educated Vietnamese living overseas strongly supported the colonial government. 
D)  Western-educated Vietnamese worked as clerks, teachers, and petty officials, but had few opportunities for advancement.

Question 9

Which of the following is a reason why the Algerian War of Independence shocked French citizens and the colons?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colons controlled Algeria's best land and finances. 
B)  The French government had declared that Algeria was not a colony, but an integral part of France. 
C)  France had already granted independence to all of its other African colonies. 
D)  The colons introduced terror tactics to force the population to choose between them and the nationalists. 
A)  The colons controlled Algeria's best land and finances. 
B)  The French government had declared that Algeria was not a colony, but an integral part of France. 
C)  France had already granted independence to all of its other African colonies. 
D)  The colons introduced terror tactics to force the population to choose between them and the nationalists.

Question 10

The Soviet Union quashed all national attempts to increase autonomy in its fifteen republics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following polices did Nasser pursue after the overthrow of the Egyptian king?

Accepted Answer

A)  a massive redistribution of land from large landholders to smallholders and the landless 
B)  the institution of strictly religious instruction in public schools 
C)  the opening of the political system to more political parties 
D)  the return of the Suez Canal to its original owners, the British and the French, after they provided aid to the government 
A)  a massive redistribution of land from large landholders to smallholders and the landless 
B)  the institution of strictly religious instruction in public schools 
C)  the opening of the political system to more political parties 
D)  the return of the Suez Canal to its original owners, the British and the French, after they provided aid to the government

Question 12

Which of the following led to the internal migration of 12 million South Asians in 1947?

Accepted Answer

A)  Millions of South Asians moved from rural poverty to seek better lives in urban centers. 
B)  Both Hindus and Muslims left their homes to relocate to the new countries, India or Pakistan, after more than a million people were killed in religious conflicts. 
C)  Millions of dalits, the lowest caste in India, moved from Hindu provinces to Muslim provinces, where they were promised equality under law. 
D)  Millions of people returned from overseas British-controlled plantations and factories to seek independent incomes in the new India. 
A)  Millions of South Asians moved from rural poverty to seek better lives in urban centers. 
B)  Both Hindus and Muslims left their homes to relocate to the new countries, India or Pakistan, after more than a million people were killed in religious conflicts. 
C)  Millions of dalits, the lowest caste in India, moved from Hindu provinces to Muslim provinces, where they were promised equality under law. 
D)  Millions of people returned from overseas British-controlled plantations and factories to seek independent incomes in the new India.

Question 13

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 14

Which of the following groups of Africans led anticolonial movements immediately following World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  religious leaders, rural peasants, and urban artisans 
B)  urban unemployed, former servicemen, western-educated indigenous elites 
C)  current and former members of colonial legislatures 
D)  primary school dropouts unable to find gainful employment 
A)  religious leaders, rural peasants, and urban artisans 
B)  urban unemployed, former servicemen, western-educated indigenous elites 
C)  current and former members of colonial legislatures 
D)  primary school dropouts unable to find gainful employment

Question 15

Which of the following actions were meant by the term blitzkrieg?

Accepted Answer

A)  extensive aerial bombardment by the Allies followed by infantry invasion of Germany 
B)  the Nazi plan to strike western Europe before turning against the Soviet Union 
C)  tank-led assaults, followed by motorized infantrymen and finally foot soldiers 
D)  all-out assault on civilian populations who had helped the Nazis after the civilians were no longer useful 
A)  extensive aerial bombardment by the Allies followed by infantry invasion of Germany 
B)  the Nazi plan to strike western Europe before turning against the Soviet Union 
C)  tank-led assaults, followed by motorized infantrymen and finally foot soldiers 
D)  all-out assault on civilian populations who had helped the Nazis after the civilians were no longer useful

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the Cuban Missile Crisis 
B)  the Bay of Pigs invasion 
C)  the Prague Spring 
D)  the Battle of Dien Bien Phu 
A)  the Cuban Missile Crisis 
B)  the Bay of Pigs invasion 
C)  the Prague Spring 
D)  the Battle of Dien Bien Phu

Question 17

The 1950 Group Areas Act required South Africans to live in their designated racial "homeland."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following first tested President Truman's containment policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Berlin blockade 
B)  the bombing of Nagasaki 
C)  the Marshall Plan 
D)  the siege of Stalingrad 
A)  the Berlin blockade 
B)  the bombing of Nagasaki 
C)  the Marshall Plan 
D)  the siege of Stalingrad

Question 19

Which of the following people provided the model for protest that Martin Luther King Jr. adopted in his pursuit of civil rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nelson Mandela 
B)  Mohandas Gandhi 
C)  Ho Chi Minh 
D)  Gamal Abdel Nasser 
A)  Nelson Mandela 
B)  Mohandas Gandhi 
C)  Ho Chi Minh 
D)  Gamal Abdel Nasser

Question 20

Why did many African leaders think that Africa would move swiftly to a special African form of socialism following decolonization?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believed that the common African traditions that informed negritude would enable them to embrace social justice and equality. 
B)  They believed that they had been most prosperous under, and wanted to return to, Islamic caliphates. 
C)  They believed that the colonial experience had provided them with strong economic principles to begin independence. 
D)  They believed that the model provided by the First World was best suited to African conditions. 
A)  They believed that the common African traditions that informed negritude would enable them to embrace social justice and equality. 
B)  They believed that they had been most prosperous under, and wanted to return to, Islamic caliphates. 
C)  They believed that the colonial experience had provided them with strong economic principles to begin independence. 
D)  They believed that the model provided by the First World was best suited to African conditions.

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

In post-World War II western Europe, the "woman question" concerned what new problem?

Which of the following factors encouraged the British to transfer power quickly to the Indian National Congress following World War II?

Which of the following was a response to Khrushchev's speech in 1956 attempting to separate Stalinism from true communism?

What was the cause of the 1973 oil embargo enacted by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC) ?

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

NATO and the Warsaw Pact were both designed to help contain the spread of communism.

Why did Egypt emerge as a potent symbol of pan-Arab nationalism in 1956?

Which of the following accurately depicts the Vietnamese intelligentsia under French rule?

Which of the following is a reason why the Algerian War of Independence shocked French citizens and the colons?

The Soviet Union quashed all national attempts to increase autonomy in its fifteen republics.

Which of the following polices did Nasser pursue after the overthrow of the Egyptian king?

Which of the following led to the internal migration of 12 million South Asians in 1947?

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

Which of the following groups of Africans led anticolonial movements immediately following World War II?

Which of the following actions were meant by the term blitzkrieg?

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

The 1950 Group Areas Act required South Africans to live in their designated racial "homeland."

Which of the following first tested President Truman's containment policy?

Which of the following people provided the model for protest that Martin Luther King Jr. adopted in his pursuit of civil rights?

Why did many African leaders think that Africa would move swiftly to a special African form of socialism following decolonization?

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