Question 1

The Marshall Plan

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A)  was used currency reserves from member nations to finance temporary trade deficits. 
B)  had launched a process of economic cooperation and integration. 
C)  had provided 20 billion dollars in economic aid to friendly European countries by 1961. 
D)  was never enacted due to partisan political feuds in Congress. 
E)  had helped to rebuild Japan. 
A)  was used currency reserves from member nations to finance temporary trade deficits. 
B)  had launched a process of economic cooperation and integration. 
C)  had provided 20 billion dollars in economic aid to friendly European countries by 1961. 
D)  was never enacted due to partisan political feuds in Congress. 
E)  had helped to rebuild Japan. C

Question 2

Why were Greece and Turkey admitted to NATO in 1947?

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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 WW 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 WW II. B

Question 3

Kenya faced a difficult task in winning independence mostly because of

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A)  the influence of coffee planters who felt Africans were not ready for independence. 
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)  all of these. 
A)  the influence of coffee planters who felt Africans were not ready for independence. 
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)  all of these. A

Question 4

What event was the catalyst for the space race?

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A)  The United States landing of a man on the moon 
B)  The successful Soviet flight of a man around the earth 
C)  The Soviet Sputnik satellite launch 
D)  The crash of the Apollo 11 
E)  The U-2 incident of 1960 
A)  The United States landing of a man on the moon 
B)  The successful Soviet flight of a man around the earth 
C)  The Soviet Sputnik satellite launch 
D)  The crash of the Apollo 11 
E)  The U-2 incident of 1960

Question 5

Describe the political situation in the Middle East after World War II, with particular emphasis on the region's production of oil.

Accepted Answer

Students should recognize that the Arab

Question 6

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 7

How did the USSR violate the Bretton Woods Conference agreement of 1946 to participate in the World Bank?

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A)  By insisting that Communism would overthrow the propertied classes. 
B)  By instituting a closed monetary system for itself and allied communist countries in Eastern Europe. 
C)  By invading Hungary in 1956. 
D)  By refusing to participate in the Marshall Plan. 
E)  By participating in a grain embargo against China. 
A)  By insisting that Communism would overthrow the propertied classes. 
B)  By instituting a closed monetary system for itself and allied communist countries in Eastern Europe. 
C)  By invading Hungary in 1956. 
D)  By refusing to participate in the Marshall Plan. 
E)  By participating in a grain embargo against China.

Question 8

Who were the Viet Cong?

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A)  A North Vietnamese supported communist guerilla movement. 
B)  Chinese military advisors to the North Vietnamese. 
C)  CIA sponsored freedom troops for South Vietnam. 
D)  Neutral Vietnamese who wanted decolonization. 
E)  Westernized, pro-French South Vietnamese middle classes. 
A)  A North Vietnamese supported communist guerilla movement. 
B)  Chinese military advisors to the North Vietnamese. 
C)  CIA sponsored freedom troops for South Vietnam. 
D)  Neutral Vietnamese who wanted decolonization. 
E)  Westernized, pro-French South Vietnamese middle classes.

Question 9

Identify the following term(s).
-Kwame Nkrumah

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 10

Mao Zedong's 1958 Great Leap Forward was intended to propel China into a world industrial power and was a plan designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  build an alliance with the Soviet Union. 
B)  isolate China from foreign influences. 
C)  build modern Western-style factories. 
D)  industrialize using small-scale industries and collectivized agriculture. 
E)  put a man into space. 
A)  build an alliance with the Soviet Union. 
B)  isolate China from foreign influences. 
C)  build modern Western-style factories. 
D)  industrialize using small-scale industries and collectivized agriculture. 
E)  put a man into space.

Question 11

Identify the following term(s).
-United Nations

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 12

Which of the following is not true of the Helsinki Accords?

Accepted Answer

A)  were finalized in 1975. 
B)  were a precursor to human rights dialogue. 
C)  called for government and economic contact across the iron curtain. 
D)  said that no boundaries should be changed by military force. 
E)  called for the elimination of borders in Europe. 
A)  were finalized in 1975. 
B)  were a precursor to human rights dialogue. 
C)  called for government and economic contact across the iron curtain. 
D)  said that no boundaries should be changed by military force. 
E)  called for the elimination of borders in Europe.

Question 13

What was the most significant threat of the Cold War?

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Nuclear de

Question 14

Which of the following countries allied to invade Egypt and seize the Suez Canal?

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A)  Israel. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  France. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  b and c only 
A)  Israel. 
B)  Great Britain. 
C)  France. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  b and c only

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the independence movement in the Belgian Congo?

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A)  It was a civil war. 
B)  It introduced foreign mercenaries, 
C)  It was characterized by contending political and ethnic groups. 
D)  It included Cold War protagonists like Cuba and the U.S.S.R. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  It was a civil war. 
B)  It introduced foreign mercenaries, 
C)  It was characterized by contending political and ethnic groups. 
D)  It included Cold War protagonists like Cuba and the U.S.S.R. 
E)  all of the above

Question 16

Steve Biko was

Accepted Answer

A)  Prime Minister of the apartheid government in South Africa. 
B)  one of the founders of the Black Consciousness Movement. 
C)  a radical within the African National Congress 
D)  an Anglican bishop within South Africa who won the Nobel Peace Prize. 
E)  elected as president of the new Republic of Zimbabwe. 
A)  Prime Minister of the apartheid government in South Africa. 
B)  one of the founders of the Black Consciousness Movement. 
C)  a radical within the African National Congress 
D)  an Anglican bishop within South Africa who won the Nobel Peace Prize. 
E)  elected as president of the new Republic of Zimbabwe.

Question 17

Using Map (in the textbook) 31.3, discuss the creation of the state of Israel. What new territories did the Israelis acquire through the wars from 1947 to 1973?

Accepted Answer

The creation of the state of Israel can

Question 18

How did the Cold War affect China and Japan?

Accepted Answer

Both nations took advantage of the strug

Question 19

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 20

Most of the leaders of African independence movements were:

Accepted Answer

A)  pro Communist. 
B)  committed to imparting democracy. 
C)  among the most westernized members of their society. 
D)  oppressed by imperial European governments. 
E)  influenced by the Soviet economic model. 
A)  pro Communist. 
B)  committed to imparting democracy. 
C)  among the most westernized members of their society. 
D)  oppressed by imperial European governments. 
E)  influenced by the Soviet economic model.

Exam 31: The Cold War and Decolonization

The Marshall Plan

Why were Greece and Turkey admitted to NATO in 1947?

Kenya faced a difficult task in winning independence mostly because of

What event was the catalyst for the space race?

Describe the political situation in the Middle East after World War II, with particular emphasis on the region's production of oil.

The Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961

How did the USSR violate the Bretton Woods Conference agreement of 1946 to participate in the World Bank?

Who were the Viet Cong?

Identify the following term(s). -Kwame Nkrumah

Mao Zedong's 1958 Great Leap Forward was intended to propel China into a world industrial power and was a plan designed to

Identify the following term(s). -United Nations

Which of the following is not true of the Helsinki Accords?

What was the most significant threat of the Cold War?

Which of the following countries allied to invade Egypt and seize the Suez Canal?

Which of the following best describes the independence movement in the Belgian Congo?

Steve Biko was

Using Map (in the textbook) 31.3, discuss the creation of the state of Israel. What new territories did the Israelis acquire through the wars from 1947 to 1973?

How did the Cold War affect China and Japan?

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

Most of the leaders of African independence movements were:

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

Revolutions in Living

The Collapse of the Old Order

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

New Challenges in a New Millenium

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