Question 1

In what year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the moon?

Accepted Answer

A) 1949 
B) 1957 
C) 1969 
D) 1975 
E) 1980 
A) 1949 
B) 1957 
C) 1969 
D) 1975 
E) 1980 C

Question 2

Where did economic specialists representing over forty countries meet in 1944 to devise a new international monetary system?

Accepted Answer

A) Washington, D.C. 
B) London 
C) Yalta 
D) Moscow 
E) Bretton Woods 
A) Washington, D.C. 
B) London 
C) Yalta 
D) Moscow 
E) Bretton Woods E

Question 3

The Egyptian-Israeli war in 1973 led directly to the

Accepted Answer

A) autonomy of the Palestinian people. 
B) Arab oil embargo. 
C) creation of the PLO. 
D) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. 
E) United Nations troops being stationed in the Gaza Strip. 
A) autonomy of the Palestinian people. 
B) Arab oil embargo. 
C) creation of the PLO. 
D) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. 
E) United Nations troops being stationed in the Gaza Strip. B

Question 4

Policies of racial segregation called apartheid were used by the white government of what country?

Accepted Answer

A) Rhodesia 
B) South Africa 
C) Namibia 
D) Ghana 
E) Angola 
A) Rhodesia 
B) South Africa 
C) Namibia 
D) Ghana 
E) Angola

Question 5

The Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961

Accepted Answer

A) was a response to the Cuban missile crisis. 
B) was a failed United States-sponsored attempt to overthrow Castro. 
C) led to the overthrow of Batista. 
D) was Cuban terrorists attacking U.S. military bases in Florida. 
E) All of these 
A) was a response to the Cuban missile crisis. 
B) was a failed United States-sponsored attempt to overthrow Castro. 
C) led to the overthrow of Batista. 
D) was Cuban terrorists attacking U.S. military bases in Florida. 
E) All of these

Question 6

What factors raised the standards of living in post-war Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) increased wages 
B) government-sponsored health care 
C) social welfare programs including pensions and grants to the poor 
D) income redistribution 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) increased wages 
B) government-sponsored health care 
C) social welfare programs including pensions and grants to the poor 
D) income redistribution 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 7

Discuss the major figures in the struggle against apartheid.

Accepted Answer

The African National Congress, formed in

Question 8

In 1947, India and Pakistan went to war over the

Accepted Answer

A) export of Kashmir wool. 
B) northwestern state of Kashmir. 
C) assassination of the Hindu leader Indira Gandhi. 
D) breech of a nuclear weapons pact. 
E) All of these 
A) export of Kashmir wool. 
B) northwestern state of Kashmir. 
C) assassination of the Hindu leader Indira Gandhi. 
D) breech of a nuclear weapons pact. 
E) All of these

Question 9

Which of the following wars ended with a truce but no formal peace treaty?

Accepted Answer

A) Sino-Russian War 
B) Vietnam War 
C) World War II 
D) Korean War 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Sino-Russian War 
B) Vietnam War 
C) World War II 
D) Korean War 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 10

The Korean War, 1950-1953, was limited to the Korean peninsula because

Accepted Answer

A) the United States feared that attacking China might prompt Soviet retaliation. 
B) neither side could win a decisive victory. 
C) military technology had stagnated. 
D) geographic conditions favored a defensive war. 
E) of the inaccessibility of its location. 
A) the United States feared that attacking China might prompt Soviet retaliation. 
B) neither side could win a decisive victory. 
C) military technology had stagnated. 
D) geographic conditions favored a defensive war. 
E) of the inaccessibility of its location.

Question 11

What word or phrase coined by Winston Churchill became a watchword of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A) Detente 
B) Iron curtain 
C) Decolonization 
D) East versus West 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Detente 
B) Iron curtain 
C) Decolonization 
D) East versus West 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 12

Which of the following did not occur in 1970?

Accepted Answer

A) establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency 
B) passage of Clean Air Act 
C) first celebration of Earth Day 
D) publication of study called The Limits of Growth 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency 
B) passage of Clean Air Act 
C) first celebration of Earth Day 
D) publication of study called The Limits of Growth 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 13

Kenya faced a difficult task in winning independence mostly because of

Accepted Answer

A) the resistance of white coffee planters. 
B) the lack of a well-educated Kenyan leader. 
C) the nonviolent nature of Kenyan nationalism. 
D) its large supplies of oil, which made it a prime target for invasion by other African nations. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) the resistance of white coffee planters. 
B) the lack of a well-educated Kenyan leader. 
C) the nonviolent nature of Kenyan nationalism. 
D) its large supplies of oil, which made it a prime target for invasion by other African nations. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 14

In the wake of World War II, the model of economic recovery in the west emphasized

Accepted Answer

A) hoarding of resources from Communist countries. 
B) a military industrial complex. 
C) redevelopment of transportation infrastructures in the wake of wartime destruction. 
D) restructuring of the labor system. 
E) the production of consumer goods. 
A) hoarding of resources from Communist countries. 
B) a military industrial complex. 
C) redevelopment of transportation infrastructures in the wake of wartime destruction. 
D) restructuring of the labor system. 
E) the production of consumer goods.

Question 15

Why were Greece and Turkey admitted to NATO in 1947?

Accepted Answer

A) They were felt to be capable of participating in the EEC. 
B) To check Soviet expansion in Europe 
C) They were democratic republics with constitutions and met the NATO criteria. 
D) They provided missile bases to Western military forces. 
E) To reward their resistance movements against the Axis powers during World War II 
A) They were felt to be capable of participating in the EEC. 
B) To check Soviet expansion in Europe 
C) They were democratic republics with constitutions and met the NATO criteria. 
D) They provided missile bases to Western military forces. 
E) To reward their resistance movements against the Axis powers during World War II

Question 16

What was the experience of Africans in British colonies during their struggle for independence?

Accepted Answer

The experience of British African coloni

Question 17

The Cold War isolated and excluded Japan from world political issues, helping Japan to

Accepted Answer

A) quietly begin to rebuild its military. 
B) regain control over its wartime territories. 
C) rebuild and develop its economic strength. 
D) open its borders to immigrants from nations at war. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) quietly begin to rebuild its military. 
B) regain control over its wartime territories. 
C) rebuild and develop its economic strength. 
D) open its borders to immigrants from nations at war. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 18

How was "World War III" avoided in the post-World War II period?

Accepted Answer

Students should recognize the dangers an

Question 19

Leaders of "Third World" nations preferred the term

Accepted Answer

A) independent. 
B) Second World. 
C) nonaligned. 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) independent. 
B) Second World. 
C) nonaligned. 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 20

Describe decolonization and nation building in South and Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

Japanese demonstrations of European weak

Exam 31: The Cold War and Decolonization

In what year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the moon?

Where did economic specialists representing over forty countries meet in 1944 to devise a new international monetary system?

The Egyptian-Israeli war in 1973 led directly to the

Policies of racial segregation called apartheid were used by the white government of what country?

The Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961

What factors raised the standards of living in post-war Western Europe?

Discuss the major figures in the struggle against apartheid.

In 1947, India and Pakistan went to war over the

Which of the following wars ended with a truce but no formal peace treaty?

The Korean War, 1950-1953, was limited to the Korean peninsula because

What word or phrase coined by Winston Churchill became a watchword of the Cold War?

Which of the following did not occur in 1970?

Kenya faced a difficult task in winning independence mostly because of

In the wake of World War II, the model of economic recovery in the west emphasized

Why were Greece and Turkey admitted to NATO in 1947?

What was the experience of Africans in British colonies during their struggle for independence?

The Cold War isolated and excluded Japan from world political issues, helping Japan to

How was "World War III" avoided in the post-World War II period?

Leaders of "Third World" nations preferred the term

Describe decolonization and nation building in South and Southeast Asia.

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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