Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Their expanding overseas empires impinged on one another, creating borderland conflicts. 
B)  They had diametrically opposed political and economic ideologies. 
C)  They had been on opposing sides during World Wars I and II. 
D)  They both wanted to colonize Western Europe's former colonies. 
A)  Their expanding overseas empires impinged on one another, creating borderland conflicts. 
B)  They had diametrically opposed political and economic ideologies. 
C)  They had been on opposing sides during World Wars I and II. 
D)  They both wanted to colonize Western Europe's former colonies.

Question 2

Which of the following is a reason that communism lost its appeal in post-World War II Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communist political parties were outlawed in Western European countries. 
B)  Strong economic growth led to increased standards of living and expanded access to services like education and health care. 
C)  Observers who visited the Soviet Union were able to observe and report on the differences between communist theory and Soviet practice. 
D)  Europeans had successfully prosecuted Nazis and Fascists, so saw nothing to be gained from another authoritarian system such as communism. 
A)  Communist political parties were outlawed in Western European countries. 
B)  Strong economic growth led to increased standards of living and expanded access to services like education and health care. 
C)  Observers who visited the Soviet Union were able to observe and report on the differences between communist theory and Soviet practice. 
D)  Europeans had successfully prosecuted Nazis and Fascists, so saw nothing to be gained from another authoritarian system such as communism.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Questions refer to the image below.
"It's the same thing without mechanical problems" / Herblock  
-Why did the leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, reject the U.S. offer of Marshall Plan aid?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed accepting U.S. aid would be an admission of failure with the Soviet system. 
B)  He thought the amount of aid the Unites States offered was insulting, in light of Soviet contributions to the defeat of Germany during the war. 
C)  Stalin rejected the Marshall Plan's idea that Western technology was superior to Soviet technology. 
D)  Stalin's plan called for a return to an agrarian-based society, rejecting the inequalities found in industrialization. 
A)  He believed accepting U.S. aid would be an admission of failure with the Soviet system. 
B)  He thought the amount of aid the Unites States offered was insulting, in light of Soviet contributions to the defeat of Germany during the war. 
C)  Stalin rejected the Marshall Plan's idea that Western technology was superior to Soviet technology. 
D)  Stalin's plan called for a return to an agrarian-based society, rejecting the inequalities found in industrialization.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Sputnik demonstrated that Western and Soviet scientists could collaborate on scientific projects. 
B)  Sputnik elevated the prestige of Soviet science to observers in the Third World. 
C)  Sputnik's success led several states to leave NATO. 
D)  Sputnik's success diminished the risk of nuclear war. 
A)  Sputnik demonstrated that Western and Soviet scientists could collaborate on scientific projects. 
B)  Sputnik elevated the prestige of Soviet science to observers in the Third World. 
C)  Sputnik's success led several states to leave NATO. 
D)  Sputnik's success diminished the risk of nuclear war.

Question 6

In which of the following ways did the United States attempt to counter growing radicalism in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United Sates accepted the right of Latin American peoples to choose their own form of governance. 
B)  President John Kennedy sent advisors to dole out aid, explain how to reform local land systems, and demonstrate the benefits of liberal capitalism. 
C)  President Kennedy condemned the persecution and execution of protestors in Argentina, Uruguay, and Venezuela. 
D)  U.S. policymakers supported the democratically elected government of socialist Salvador Allende in Chile. 
A)  The United Sates accepted the right of Latin American peoples to choose their own form of governance. 
B)  President John Kennedy sent advisors to dole out aid, explain how to reform local land systems, and demonstrate the benefits of liberal capitalism. 
C)  President Kennedy condemned the persecution and execution of protestors in Argentina, Uruguay, and Venezuela. 
D)  U.S. policymakers supported the democratically elected government of socialist Salvador Allende in Chile.

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

World War II differed from World War I i

Question 8

Which of the following was a consequence of Rachel Carson's book, 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.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Use the passage below and your knowledge of world history to answer all parts of the question that follows.
Following the Second World War, the political elites of Great Britain and France, the last remaining colonial powers of any consequence, believed that they could engineer the transfer of power to "trustworthy" indigenous leaders in the colonial territories previously under their control, and that they could manage this transfer in accord with the colonial ruling elites' own ideas. It was hoped that these transitions would be long and drawn out-in other words, lasting decades rather than a few years-and that they would take place peacefully. There was also the expectation that the newly independent states, not without gratitude for many years of colonial "partnership," would cultivate harmonious relations with their former colonial powers. With this in mind, decolonization was understood as a strategy and political goal of Europeans, a goal to be reached with skill and determination.
Decolonization: A Short History Jan C. Jansen & Jürgen Osterhammel
Translated by Jeremiah Riemer
(A) Identify ONE transfer of power that went to "trustworthy" indigenous leaders as described in line 3.
(B) Identify and explain why these transfers of power did NOT go as the countries hoped, as stated in the second sentence.
(C) Identify and describe a postcolonial relationship between a former colony and its colonizer.

Accepted Answer

(A) The best example would be India.
(B)

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

Questions refer to the image below.
"It's the same thing without mechanical problems" / Herblock  
-What was the primary motivation of the United States to develop the Marshall Plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  To encourage Eastern European countries to rebel against the Soviet Union 
B)  To rebuild Western Europe to prepare for a war with the Soviet Union 
C)  To put U.S. farmers and industry back to work following World War II 
D)  To limit the appeal of communism in Europe 
A)  To encourage Eastern European countries to rebel against the Soviet Union 
B)  To rebuild Western Europe to prepare for a war with the Soviet Union 
C)  To put U.S. farmers and industry back to work following World War II 
D)  To limit the appeal of communism in Europe

Question 13

India and China both achieved political independence peacefully.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Under what circumstances did the Cold War become a "hot" war?

Accepted Answer

A)  It became a hot war when the United States and the Soviet Union became involved in armed conflict. 
B)  It became a hot war when the Soviet Union enforced its will on its Eastern European satellite states. 
C)  It became a hot war when the United States and the Soviet Union armed their Third World allies and encouraged proxy wars. 
D)  It became a hot war when the United States and the Soviet Union established foreign military bases in Third World countries. 
A)  It became a hot war when the United States and the Soviet Union became involved in armed conflict. 
B)  It became a hot war when the Soviet Union enforced its will on its Eastern European satellite states. 
C)  It became a hot war when the United States and the Soviet Union armed their Third World allies and encouraged proxy wars. 
D)  It became a hot war when the United States and the Soviet Union established foreign military bases in Third World countries.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which World War I and/or World War II impacted the world order from 1914-1989.
In your response you should do the following:
$\bullet$Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
$\bullet$Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
$\bullet$Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
$\bullet$Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
$\bullet$Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.

Accepted Answer

Good answers will:
@#LAT-DLM&Contain a thesis stat

Question 18

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 19

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.

Question 20

Develop an argument that evaluates the ways the United States and/or the Soviet Union sought to maintain influence during the Cold War.
In your response you should do the following:
$\bullet$Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
$\bullet$Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
$\bullet$Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
$\bullet$Use historical reasoning (e.g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
$\bullet$Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.

Accepted Answer

Good answers will:
@#LAT-DLM&Contain a thesis stat

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

Which of the following is a reason that communism lost its appeal in post-World War II Western Europe?

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

Questions refer to the image below. "It's the same thing without mechanical problems" / Herblock -Why did the leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, reject the U.S. offer of Marshall Plan aid?

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

In which of the following ways did the United States attempt to counter growing radicalism in Latin America?

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

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

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

Questions refer to the image below. "It's the same thing without mechanical problems" / Herblock -What was the primary motivation of the United States to develop the Marshall Plan?

India and China both achieved political independence peacefully.

Under what circumstances did the Cold War become a "hot" war?

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

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

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

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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Exam 13: The Three-World Order 1940-1975

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

Which of the following is a reason that communism lost its appeal in post-World War II Western Europe?

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

Questions refer to the image below. "It's the same thing without mechanical problems" / Herblock -Why did the leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, reject the U.S. offer of Marshall Plan aid?

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

In which of the following ways did the United States attempt to counter growing radicalism in Latin America?

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

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

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

Questions refer to the image below. "It's the same thing without mechanical problems" / Herblock -What was the primary motivation of the United States to develop the Marshall Plan?

India and China both achieved political independence peacefully.

Under what circumstances did the Cold War become a "hot" war?

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

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

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

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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