Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a problem in the rural environment of third world countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deforestation 
B)  Depletion of soils 
C)  Insufficient labor supply 
D)  Industrial pollution 
A)  Deforestation 
B)  Depletion of soils 
C)  Insufficient labor supply 
D)  Industrial pollution C

Question 2

What work by Simone de Beauvoir signified the beginning of the new feminism in 1949?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patriarchal Society 
B)  The Feminine Mystique 
C)  The Second Sex 
D)  Mine, Yours, and Ours 
A)  Patriarchal Society 
B)  The Feminine Mystique 
C)  The Second Sex 
D)  Mine, Yours, and Ours C

Question 3

Discuss the role of the military in Latin American political development during the late 20th century.

Accepted Answer

Military came to forefront during 1960s in fear of Cuban expansion of Marxist revolution; made possible by failure of populist and liberal governments to supply reforms; often supported initially by U.S. as means of opposing communism; tended to conservatism; imposed bureaucratic authoritarian regimes based on military chain of command; heavy use of torture, political repression of opposition; governments lasted until mid-1980s.

Question 4

HItler?s last-ditch effort to repel the Allied armies became known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the Battle of Paris. 
B)  the Battle of the Ardennes. 
C)  the Battle of the Bulge. 
D)  the Battle of Britain. 
A)  the Battle of Paris. 
B)  the Battle of the Ardennes. 
C)  the Battle of the Bulge. 
D)  the Battle of Britain.

Question 5

Unlike most third world countries, China responded to its population problem in the mid-1960s by

Accepted Answer

A)  accepting UN proposals for birth control programs. 
B)  limiting urban couples to two children and rural couples to one. 
C)  refusing to adopt any birth control programs in order to foster more communist children. 
D)  allowing unrestricted births among the peasantry, but limiting urban couples to one child. 
A)  accepting UN proposals for birth control programs. 
B)  limiting urban couples to two children and rural couples to one. 
C)  refusing to adopt any birth control programs in order to foster more communist children. 
D)  allowing unrestricted births among the peasantry, but limiting urban couples to one child.

Question 6

What crisis emerged in 1956 that demonstrated the diminished powers of European nations in world affairs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Portugal attempted to reassert its control over Goa. 
B)  The Netherlands sought to establish colonial rule in South Africa. 
C)  Britain and France attempted forcibly to halt Egypt?s nationalization of the Suez Canal. 
D)  France was driven from Libya. 
A)  Portugal attempted to reassert its control over Goa. 
B)  The Netherlands sought to establish colonial rule in South Africa. 
C)  Britain and France attempted forcibly to halt Egypt?s nationalization of the Suez Canal. 
D)  France was driven from Libya.

Question 7

In many respects, the Iranian revolution of 1979 is most like

Accepted Answer

A)  the military coup in Egypt in 1952. 
B)  Gandhi?s non-violent resistance to the British Raj. 
C)  Kwame Nkrumah?s government. 
D)  the Mahdist revolution in the Sudan in the 1880s. 
A)  the military coup in Egypt in 1952. 
B)  Gandhi?s non-violent resistance to the British Raj. 
C)  Kwame Nkrumah?s government. 
D)  the Mahdist revolution in the Sudan in the 1880s.

Question 8

How did western Europe change after World War II?

Accepted Answer

The spread of liberal democrac

Question 9

What upset the pattern of political compromise around the patterns of parliamentary democracy and the welfare state in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Military revolutions in France and Spain 
B)  Protest on college campuses in Europe and the U.S. 
C)  The election of a fascist government in Portugal 
D)  The widespread depression that afflicted Europe 
A)  Military revolutions in France and Spain 
B)  Protest on college campuses in Europe and the U.S. 
C)  The election of a fascist government in Portugal 
D)  The widespread depression that afflicted Europe

Question 10

Compare and contrast the radical revolutions of the 1950s in Cuba and Guatemala.

Accepted Answer

Comparison: both based on populist appea

Question 11

Which of the following groups was flourishing under the rule of the Iranian shahs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Foreign investors 
B)  The ayatollahs 
C)  The mullahs 
D)  Small bazaar merchants 
A)  Foreign investors 
B)  The ayatollahs 
C)  The mullahs 
D)  Small bazaar merchants

Question 12

From the 17th century, Vietnam had been part of the colonial system of what European power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  Portugal 
C)  Spain 
D)  France 
A)  Britain 
B)  Portugal 
C)  Spain 
D)  France

Question 13

What did Mikhail Gorbachev intend by the policies of glasnost and perestroika?

Accepted Answer

The Soviet economy and society had stagn

Question 14

The Egyptian government was able to force the British and their French allies out of the Suez Canal zone in

Accepted Answer

A)  1952. 
B)  1956. 
C)  1961. 
D)  1974. 
A)  1952. 
B)  1956. 
C)  1961. 
D)  1974.

Question 15

In Latin America the struggle for decolonization has been primarily

Accepted Answer

A)  one of economic subordination. 
B)  one of economic exploitation. 
C)  one of economic brinksmanship. 
D)  one of economic disengagement. 
A)  one of economic subordination. 
B)  one of economic exploitation. 
C)  one of economic brinksmanship. 
D)  one of economic disengagement.

Question 16

The United States demonstrated its continuing power in the Latin American region in its invasion of in 1989

Accepted Answer

A)  Panama 
B)  Costa Rica 
C)  El Salvador 
D)  Nicaragua 
A)  Panama 
B)  Costa Rica 
C)  El Salvador 
D)  Nicaragua

Question 17

Which of the following countries was NOT a charter member of the UN?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  The Soviet Union 
C)  Britain 
D)  France 
A)  China 
B)  The Soviet Union 
C)  Britain 
D)  France

Question 18

The term perestroika refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a new freedom to comment and criticize the Soviet government. 
B)  economic restructuring and more leeway for private ownership. 
C)  the Soviet space program. 
D)  the establishment of a liberal democracy. 
A)  a new freedom to comment and criticize the Soviet government. 
B)  economic restructuring and more leeway for private ownership. 
C)  the Soviet space program. 
D)  the establishment of a liberal democracy.

Question 19

In 1978 the United States government

Accepted Answer

A)  recognized Taiwan as a most-favored trading partner. 
B)  severed its diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognized the legitimacy of the communist government of mainland China. 
C)  offered significant military aid to Taiwan in its continuing opposition to communism in Asia. 
D)  supported Taiwan?s invasion of Quemoy and Matsu. 
A)  recognized Taiwan as a most-favored trading partner. 
B)  severed its diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognized the legitimacy of the communist government of mainland China. 
C)  offered significant military aid to Taiwan in its continuing opposition to communism in Asia. 
D)  supported Taiwan?s invasion of Quemoy and Matsu.

Question 20

The man who emerged as head of the Egyptian government following the 1952 coup was

Accepted Answer

A)  Gamal Abdul Nasser. 
B)  Ahmad Orabi. 
C)  Anwar Sadat. 
D)  Hasan al-Banna. 
A)  Gamal Abdul Nasser. 
B)  Ahmad Orabi. 
C)  Anwar Sadat. 
D)  Hasan al-Banna.

Exam 35: A Second Global Conflict and the End of the

Which of the following is NOT a problem in the rural environment of third world countries?

What work by Simone de Beauvoir signified the beginning of the new feminism in 1949?

Discuss the role of the military in Latin American political development during the late 20th century.

HItler?s last-ditch effort to repel the Allied armies became known as

Unlike most third world countries, China responded to its population problem in the mid-1960s by

What crisis emerged in 1956 that demonstrated the diminished powers of European nations in world affairs?

In many respects, the Iranian revolution of 1979 is most like

How did western Europe change after World War II?

What upset the pattern of political compromise around the patterns of parliamentary democracy and the welfare state in the 1960s?

Compare and contrast the radical revolutions of the 1950s in Cuba and Guatemala.

Which of the following groups was flourishing under the rule of the Iranian shahs?

From the 17th century, Vietnam had been part of the colonial system of what European power?

What did Mikhail Gorbachev intend by the policies of glasnost and perestroika?

The Egyptian government was able to force the British and their French allies out of the Suez Canal zone in

In Latin America the struggle for decolonization has been primarily

The United States demonstrated its continuing power in the Latin American region in its invasion of in 1989

Which of the following countries was NOT a charter member of the UN?

The term perestroika refers to

In 1978 the United States government

The man who emerged as head of the Egyptian government following the 1952 coup was

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