Question 1

Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, the The Shah of Iran, was supported strongly by

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A)  the religious factions of Iran. 
B)  secular reformers and industrialists. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  Amnesty International. 
E)  None of these 
A)  the religious factions of Iran. 
B)  secular reformers and industrialists. 
C)  the United States. 
D)  Amnesty International. 
E)  None of these

Question 2

In 1798, Thomas Malthus argued that in China

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A)  a healthy economy would reduce the population. 
B)  a poor economy would drive people back to the land. 
C)  population growth would promote economic gains. 
D)  population growth would outstrip food production. 
E)  maximum population growth is part of God's beneficial design. 
A)  a healthy economy would reduce the population. 
B)  a poor economy would drive people back to the land. 
C)  population growth would promote economic gains. 
D)  population growth would outstrip food production. 
E)  maximum population growth is part of God's beneficial design.

Question 3

Identify the following term(s).
-Muhammad Reza Pahlavi

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Muhammad Reza Pahlavi was the last Shah

Question 4

Why was Saddam Husain originally seen as "friendly" to American interests?

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In 1980, Husain invaded Iran t

Question 5

Identify the following term(s).
-Kosovo

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Kosovo is a region in the Balkan Peninsu

Question 6

Which of the following is true about technological innovation after World War II?

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A)  It gave rise to an economic expansion and increased productivity. 
B)  It changed the way people lived, worked, and played. 
C)  It increased the power of industrialized nations relative to the developing world. 
D)  It intensified environmental destruction. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  It gave rise to an economic expansion and increased productivity. 
B)  It changed the way people lived, worked, and played. 
C)  It increased the power of industrialized nations relative to the developing world. 
D)  It intensified environmental destruction. 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

Identify the following term(s).
-Taliban

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The Taliban is an Islamist militant grou

Question 8

Describe how the superpower rivalry during the last two decades of the Cold War resulted in proxy wars.

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Between 1975 and the end of the century,

Question 9

In order to finance arms to Iran to secure the release of American hostages in Lebanon, President Ronald Reagan illicitly sold arms to the Contras and financed the war against the:

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A)  Cubans. 
B)  Sandinistas. 
C)  Juan Peron. 
D)  Afghan rebels. 
E)  Salvadore Allende. 
A)  Cubans. 
B)  Sandinistas. 
C)  Juan Peron. 
D)  Afghan rebels. 
E)  Salvadore Allende.

Question 10

The first Latin American nation to experience conservative reaction to the Cuban revolution by the army overthrowing their constitutional government in 1964 was

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A)  Argentina. 
B)  Peru. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Venezuela. 
E)  Uruguay. 
A)  Argentina. 
B)  Peru. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Venezuela. 
E)  Uruguay.

Question 11

Following the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany was united with West Germany in

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A)  1975. 
B)  1980. 
C)  1985. 
D)  1990 
E)  1998. 
A)  1975. 
B)  1980. 
C)  1985. 
D)  1990 
E)  1998.

Question 12

Which of the following is one of the "Asian Tigers"?

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A)  Taiwan 
B)  South Korea 
C)  Hong Kong 
D)  Singapore 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Taiwan 
B)  South Korea 
C)  Hong Kong 
D)  Singapore 
E)  All of the above

Question 13

The "Brazilian Solution" refers to

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A)  the rapid population expansion in Latin American nations. 
B)  Amerindian genocide. 
C)  the combination of dictatorship, repression, and government promotion of industrialization. 
D)  a chemical spray used to destroy the rain forest. 
E)  the development of a defense against nuclear attack. 
A)  the rapid population expansion in Latin American nations. 
B)  Amerindian genocide. 
C)  the combination of dictatorship, repression, and government promotion of industrialization. 
D)  a chemical spray used to destroy the rain forest. 
E)  the development of a defense against nuclear attack.

Question 14

What are the environmental consequences of post-World War II population and economic growth? How has technological innovation affected the environment?

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Enormous expansion of the world's popula

Question 15

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, new sources of conflict became immediately evident in the Middle East. Describe the first conflict after the end of the Cold War in the Middle East, and explain the events that led up to it and resolved it.

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Students should understand that the firs

Question 16

NATO forces were dispatched to the Balkans and used air strikes against Serbia to stop ethnic cleansing in:

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A)  Albania. 
B)  Montenegro 
C)  Bosnia-Herzogovinia 
D)  Kosovo 
E)  Croatia 
A)  Albania. 
B)  Montenegro 
C)  Bosnia-Herzogovinia 
D)  Kosovo 
E)  Croatia

Question 17

What part did technological innovation play in the economic expansion after World War II? What is the role of the transnational corporation on the dissemination of technology?

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World War II was an enormous generator o

Question 18

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 32.1 and find the areas of the Balkans that utilized ethnic cleansing against one another. Why did this happen? What historical root causes can be determined?

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The areas of the Balkans that utilized e

Question 19

Identify the following term(s).
-Mikhail Gorbachev

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The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-Mikhail Gorbachev...

Question 20

Identify the following term(s).
-Dirty War

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The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-Dirty War...

Exam 32: The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, the The Shah of Iran, was supported strongly by

In 1798, Thomas Malthus argued that in China

Identify the following term(s). -Muhammad Reza Pahlavi

Why was Saddam Husain originally seen as "friendly" to American interests?

Identify the following term(s). -Kosovo

Which of the following is true about technological innovation after World War II?

Identify the following term(s). -Taliban

Describe how the superpower rivalry during the last two decades of the Cold War resulted in proxy wars.

In order to finance arms to Iran to secure the release of American hostages in Lebanon, President Ronald Reagan illicitly sold arms to the Contras and financed the war against the:

The first Latin American nation to experience conservative reaction to the Cuban revolution by the army overthrowing their constitutional government in 1964 was

Following the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany was united with West Germany in

Which of the following is one of the "Asian Tigers"?

The "Brazilian Solution" refers to

What are the environmental consequences of post-World War II population and economic growth? How has technological innovation affected the environment?

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, new sources of conflict became immediately evident in the Middle East. Describe the first conflict after the end of the Cold War in the Middle East, and explain the events that led up to it and resolved it.

NATO forces were dispatched to the Balkans and used air strikes against Serbia to stop ethnic cleansing in:

What part did technological innovation play in the economic expansion after World War II? What is the role of the transnational corporation on the dissemination of technology?

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 32.1 and find the areas of the Balkans that utilized ethnic cleansing against one another. Why did this happen? What historical root causes can be determined?

Identify the following term(s). -Mikhail Gorbachev

Identify the following term(s). -Dirty War

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 Cold War and Decolonization

New Challenges in a New Millenium

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