Question 1

In which of the regions of the world does Latin America belong?

Accepted Answer

A)  First world 
B)  Second world 
C)  Third world 
D)  Fourth world 
A)  First world 
B)  Second world 
C)  Third world 
D)  Fourth world

Question 2

The end of the cold war was associated with what large trend in the world at the end of the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rapid industrialization of the third world 
B)  The spread of multiparty democracy 
C)  The ending of world hunger 
D)  The dismantling of Western armed forces 
A)  The rapid industrialization of the third world 
B)  The spread of multiparty democracy 
C)  The ending of world hunger 
D)  The dismantling of Western armed forces

Question 3

Which of the following statements concerning Western culture during the later 20th century is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the fine arts, most artists attempted a return to the classical forms of the Renaissance and the ancient world. 
B)  More than any other scientific field, the social sciences abandoned the traditional emphasis on consistency in human and social behavior. 
C)  In the field of physics, modern scientists were unable to go beyond the startling discoveries of the 19th century. 
D)  Western culture in the 20th century, both in art and in science, became largely relative rather than objective. 
A)  In the fine arts, most artists attempted a return to the classical forms of the Renaissance and the ancient world. 
B)  More than any other scientific field, the social sciences abandoned the traditional emphasis on consistency in human and social behavior. 
C)  In the field of physics, modern scientists were unable to go beyond the startling discoveries of the 19th century. 
D)  Western culture in the 20th century, both in art and in science, became largely relative rather than objective.

Question 4

In what way was the restoration of an independent Korea complicated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Korea had become a colony of China, which refused to restore independence. 
B)  Korea was divided into zones controlled by the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 
C)  Korea?s government was claimed by surviving members of the old monarchy. 
D)  Korea had no prior experience as an independent government. 
A)  Korea had become a colony of China, which refused to restore independence. 
B)  Korea was divided into zones controlled by the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 
C)  Korea?s government was claimed by surviving members of the old monarchy. 
D)  Korea had no prior experience as an independent government.

Question 5

Welfare commitments became far and away the largest component of Western government budgets outside of

Accepted Answer

A)  Sweden 
B)  the United States 
C)  Britain 
D)  France 
A)  Sweden 
B)  the United States 
C)  Britain 
D)  France

Question 6

Kwame Nkrumah?s political and economic programs

Accepted Answer

A)  rejuvenated Ghana?s lagging industrialization with massive injections from the West. 
B)  resulted in the creation of the most democratic government in Africa. 
C)  led to failed development schemes and his eventual ouster from power in 1966. 
D)  represented the most thorough Westernization program in Africa. 
A)  rejuvenated Ghana?s lagging industrialization with massive injections from the West. 
B)  resulted in the creation of the most democratic government in Africa. 
C)  led to failed development schemes and his eventual ouster from power in 1966. 
D)  represented the most thorough Westernization program in Africa.

Question 7

What distinguishes those regions referred to as the ?third world? from other societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of stable political institutions 
B)  Lack of industrialization 
C)  Lack of major religious systems 
D)  Isolation in the world commercial network 
A)  Lack of stable political institutions 
B)  Lack of industrialization 
C)  Lack of major religious systems 
D)  Isolation in the world commercial network

Question 8

Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to significant change in Latin American women?s roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin American men 
B)  Feminist organizations 
C)  Suffrage movements 
D)  International pressures 
A)  Latin American men 
B)  Feminist organizations 
C)  Suffrage movements 
D)  International pressures

Question 9

One of the most common elements of African and Asian governments since decolonization is

Accepted Answer

A)  the creation of liberal democracies. 
B)  military takeovers. 
C)  communism. 
D)  effective industrialization. 
A)  the creation of liberal democracies. 
B)  military takeovers. 
C)  communism. 
D)  effective industrialization.

Question 10

After the end of the cold war, which of the following countries remained a superpower?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia 
B)  The Soviet Union 
C)  The United States 
D)  Great Britain 
A)  Russia 
B)  The Soviet Union 
C)  The United States 
D)  Great Britain

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a new development regarding the globalization of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Advances in creating a prototype universal language 
B)  The end of the cold war led to new opportunities for global communication 
C)  Advanced technical developments 
D)  The adjustment of peoples everywhere to the notion of global communications 
A)  Advances in creating a prototype universal language 
B)  The end of the cold war led to new opportunities for global communication 
C)  Advanced technical developments 
D)  The adjustment of peoples everywhere to the notion of global communications

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT a US method of influence within Latin America after World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participation in regional organizations 
B)  Support of governments that expressed pro-democratic sentiments 
C)  Covert undermining of ?unfriendly? countries 
D)  Direct annexation 
A)  Participation in regional organizations 
B)  Support of governments that expressed pro-democratic sentiments 
C)  Covert undermining of ?unfriendly? countries 
D)  Direct annexation

Question 13

Which of the following statements concerning the German government after World War II is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany remained divided among three Western powers until 1980. 
B)  During the cold war, France, Britain, and the United States merged their territories to form the Federal Republic of Germany. 
C)  After World War II, the Weimar Republic was restored in Germany. 
D)  Germany fell under the direct government of the Soviet Union along with the rest of eastern Europe. 
A)  Germany remained divided among three Western powers until 1980. 
B)  During the cold war, France, Britain, and the United States merged their territories to form the Federal Republic of Germany. 
C)  After World War II, the Weimar Republic was restored in Germany. 
D)  Germany fell under the direct government of the Soviet Union along with the rest of eastern Europe.

Question 14

In what ways did the settlement of World War II repudiate the Versailles treaties that ended World War I? In what ways did the settlement affirm the concepts included in the Versailles treaties?

Accepted Answer

Repudiation: creation of small republics

Question 15

What were the main events in eastern Europe after World War II?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union became a superpower, the So

Question 16

Despite the loosening of Soviet control over eastern Europe following Stalin?s death, what aspects of Soviet domination continued to be enforced?

Accepted Answer

A)  Single-party dominance and military alignment with the Soviet Union 
B)  Centralized economic planning 
C)  Total rejection of Catholicism 
D)  Agricultural collectivization 
A)  Single-party dominance and military alignment with the Soviet Union 
B)  Centralized economic planning 
C)  Total rejection of Catholicism 
D)  Agricultural collectivization

Question 17

Which of the following statements concerning the Orthodox church under Stalin?s regime is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The regime appointed the Orthodox church the only approved religion within the state. 
B)  The Orthodox church became the primary instrument of the regime?s policy of education. 
C)  The Orthodox church ceased to exist during the Stalinist regime. 
D)  Loyalties to Orthodoxy persisted, but they were concentrated in a largely elderly minority. 
A)  The regime appointed the Orthodox church the only approved religion within the state. 
B)  The Orthodox church became the primary instrument of the regime?s policy of education. 
C)  The Orthodox church ceased to exist during the Stalinist regime. 
D)  Loyalties to Orthodoxy persisted, but they were concentrated in a largely elderly minority.

Question 18

Which of the following were NOT avenues of reform for Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Catholic church 
B)  Political stability 
C)  A high-tech military 
D)  Social justice 
A)  The Catholic church 
B)  Political stability 
C)  A high-tech military 
D)  Social justice

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a factor in the high birth rate of third world nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to import food to feed the increased population 
B)  Resistance to birth control 
C)  Social status symbols attached to male virility and the ability of women to have male children 
D)  The need to extend family lineages in Africa 
A)  The ability to import food to feed the increased population 
B)  Resistance to birth control 
C)  Social status symbols attached to male virility and the ability of women to have male children 
D)  The need to extend family lineages in Africa

Question 20

What Chinese leader established an autocratic government on Taiwan in 1948?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sun Yatsen 
B)  Shi Zilin 
C)  Kim Il-Sung 
D)  Chiang Kai-shek 
A)  Sun Yatsen 
B)  Shi Zilin 
C)  Kim Il-Sung 
D)  Chiang Kai-shek

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

In which of the regions of the world does Latin America belong?

The end of the cold war was associated with what large trend in the world at the end of the 20th century?

Which of the following statements concerning Western culture during the later 20th century is most accurate?

In what way was the restoration of an independent Korea complicated?

Welfare commitments became far and away the largest component of Western government budgets outside of

Kwame Nkrumah?s political and economic programs

What distinguishes those regions referred to as the ?third world? from other societies?

Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to significant change in Latin American women?s roles?

One of the most common elements of African and Asian governments since decolonization is

After the end of the cold war, which of the following countries remained a superpower?

Which of the following is NOT a new development regarding the globalization of the Earth?

Which of the following was NOT a US method of influence within Latin America after World War II?

Which of the following statements concerning the German government after World War II is most accurate?

In what ways did the settlement of World War II repudiate the Versailles treaties that ended World War I? In what ways did the settlement affirm the concepts included in the Versailles treaties?

What were the main events in eastern Europe after World War II?

Despite the loosening of Soviet control over eastern Europe following Stalin?s death, what aspects of Soviet domination continued to be enforced?

Which of the following statements concerning the Orthodox church under Stalin?s regime is most accurate?

Which of the following were NOT avenues of reform for Latin America during the 1960s and 1970s?

Which of the following is NOT a factor in the high birth rate of third world nations?

What Chinese leader established an autocratic government on Taiwan in 1948?

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