Question 1

Which of the following countries has NOT experienced a military takeover of its government?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ghana 
B)  Vietnam 
C)  Nigeria 
D)  India 
A)  Ghana 
B)  Vietnam 
C)  Nigeria 
D)  India

Question 2

Which of the following ?pragmatists? came to power following Mao?s fall in 1960?

Accepted Answer

A)  Li Dizhao 
B)  Chiang Kai-shek 
C)  Jiang Qing 
D)  Zhou Enlai 
A)  Li Dizhao 
B)  Chiang Kai-shek 
C)  Jiang Qing 
D)  Zhou Enlai

Question 3

Which of the following nations did NOT remain independent of direct Soviet control by 1948?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greece 
B)  Albania 
C)  Yugoslavia 
D)  Poland 
A)  Greece 
B)  Albania 
C)  Yugoslavia 
D)  Poland

Question 4

In which year did Germany rearm?

Accepted Answer

A)  1935 
B)  1936 
C)  1937 
D)  1938 
A)  1935 
B)  1936 
C)  1937 
D)  1938

Question 5

Which of the following was NOT a result of the peace treaties signed following World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States occupied Japan 
B)  Germany was divided into four zones of occupation 
C)  The Soviet Union took much of eastern Poland, while the Poles were compensated by receiving part of eastern Germany 
D)  German industrial power was destroyed. 
A)  The United States occupied Japan 
B)  Germany was divided into four zones of occupation 
C)  The Soviet Union took much of eastern Poland, while the Poles were compensated by receiving part of eastern Germany 
D)  German industrial power was destroyed.

Question 6

The ?bearded rebels? under Castro were also known as

Accepted Answer

A)  gauchos. 
B)  barbudos. 
C)  los lobos. 
D)  cubanos. 
A)  gauchos. 
B)  barbudos. 
C)  los lobos. 
D)  cubanos.

Question 7

The former Soviet Union gave way to the

Accepted Answer

A)  Soviet Commonwealth 
B)  United States of Russia 
C)  Commonwealth of Independent States 
D)  Russian Commonwealth 
A)  Soviet Commonwealth 
B)  United States of Russia 
C)  Commonwealth of Independent States 
D)  Russian Commonwealth

Question 8

In what year did the American occupation of Japan come to an end?

Accepted Answer

A)  1945 
B)  1947 
C)  1952 
D)  1955 
A)  1945 
B)  1947 
C)  1952 
D)  1955

Question 9

By 1960, Mao lost his position as state chairman

Accepted Answer

A)  because of the general and catastrophic failure of the Great Leap Forward. 
B)  when he was assassinated by a disgruntled intellectual. 
C)  when he proposed the destruction of Buddhist monasteries throughout China. 
D)  following the defeat of Chinese forces in Vietnam. 
A)  because of the general and catastrophic failure of the Great Leap Forward. 
B)  when he was assassinated by a disgruntled intellectual. 
C)  when he proposed the destruction of Buddhist monasteries throughout China. 
D)  following the defeat of Chinese forces in Vietnam.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  After the civil war that brought the Communists to power, the country was rapidly demilitarized. 
B)  The Peoples Liberation Army, the source of the Communist rise to power, gained dominance over the Communist Party. 
C)  Most of China was administered by civilian bureaucrats recruited from the old Confucian scholar-gentry. 
D)  The army remained clearly subordinate to the Communist Party, with cadre advisors attached to military contingents. 
A)  After the civil war that brought the Communists to power, the country was rapidly demilitarized. 
B)  The Peoples Liberation Army, the source of the Communist rise to power, gained dominance over the Communist Party. 
C)  Most of China was administered by civilian bureaucrats recruited from the old Confucian scholar-gentry. 
D)  The army remained clearly subordinate to the Communist Party, with cadre advisors attached to military contingents.

Question 11

What Nicaraguan politician led an opposition to U.S. occupation until his assassination in 1934?

Accepted Answer

A)  Augusto Sandino 
B)  Violeta Chamorro 
C)  Daniel Ortega 
D)  Luiz Inacio Silva 
A)  Augusto Sandino 
B)  Violeta Chamorro 
C)  Daniel Ortega 
D)  Luiz Inacio Silva

Question 12

In what year did the French relinquish their colony in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  1947 
B)  1954 
C)  1973 
D)  1981 
A)  1947 
B)  1954 
C)  1973 
D)  1981

Question 13

In what sense was the Iranian revolution of 1979 a throwback to the fundamentalist revolts of the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

Revolution aimed at Westernized regime t

Question 14

Define ʺtotal war.ʺ How did the World Wars of the 20th century demonstrate the application of ʺtotal warʺ?

Accepted Answer

Total war: war resulting from the impact

Question 15

Which of the following countries was not a member of the ?eastern bloc??

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland 
B)  Hungary 
C)  Turkey 
D)  Romania 
A)  Poland 
B)  Hungary 
C)  Turkey 
D)  Romania

Question 16

The Vietnamese nationalists in 1954 decisively defeated the French at the battle of

Accepted Answer

A)  Hue. 
B)  Hanoi. 
C)  Qang Diep. 
D)  Dien Bien Phu. 
A)  Hue. 
B)  Hanoi. 
C)  Qang Diep. 
D)  Dien Bien Phu.

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a concern within the former Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Invasion by the West 
B)  Economic coordination 
C)  Control of the military 
D)  Relationships between the former Soviet states 
A)  Invasion by the West 
B)  Economic coordination 
C)  Control of the military 
D)  Relationships between the former Soviet states

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT a feature of government involvement in Japanese industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Setting production goals 
B)  Establishing investment goals 
C)  Limiting imports 
D)  Selecting the heads of the major corporations 
A)  Setting production goals 
B)  Establishing investment goals 
C)  Limiting imports 
D)  Selecting the heads of the major corporations

Question 19

What was the solution to the division in India between Muslims and Hindus in 1947?

Accepted Answer

A)  The British established a single government with a Hindu majority, but with specific offices reserved for Muslims. 
B)  The government of India was divided between two houses of the Indian parliament, one for Muslims, one for Hindus. 
C)  The British simply withdrew from India without any political settlement of the problem of religious division. 
D)  The British decided to divide India into two nations: a Muslim Pakistan and a secular, but Hindu-dominated, India. 
A)  The British established a single government with a Hindu majority, but with specific offices reserved for Muslims. 
B)  The government of India was divided between two houses of the Indian parliament, one for Muslims, one for Hindus. 
C)  The British simply withdrew from India without any political settlement of the problem of religious division. 
D)  The British decided to divide India into two nations: a Muslim Pakistan and a secular, but Hindu-dominated, India.

Question 20

Development schemes in Iran were forestalled because of

Accepted Answer

A)  internal bickering among the mullahs and ayatollahs. 
B)  a lengthy and exhausting border war with neighboring Iraq. 
C)  Iran?s invasion of Israel. 
D)  the radical secularization of Iran?s government. 
A)  internal bickering among the mullahs and ayatollahs. 
B)  a lengthy and exhausting border war with neighboring Iraq. 
C)  Iran?s invasion of Israel. 
D)  the radical secularization of Iran?s government.

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

Which of the following countries has NOT experienced a military takeover of its government?

Which of the following ?pragmatists? came to power following Mao?s fall in 1960?

Which of the following nations did NOT remain independent of direct Soviet control by 1948?

In which year did Germany rearm?

Which of the following was NOT a result of the peace treaties signed following World War II?

The ?bearded rebels? under Castro were also known as

The former Soviet Union gave way to the

In what year did the American occupation of Japan come to an end?

By 1960, Mao lost his position as state chairman

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

What Nicaraguan politician led an opposition to U.S. occupation until his assassination in 1934?

In what year did the French relinquish their colony in Vietnam?

In what sense was the Iranian revolution of 1979 a throwback to the fundamentalist revolts of the 19th century?

Define ʺtotal war.ʺ How did the World Wars of the 20th century demonstrate the application of ʺtotal warʺ?

Which of the following countries was not a member of the ?eastern bloc??

The Vietnamese nationalists in 1954 decisively defeated the French at the battle of

Which of the following was NOT a concern within the former Soviet Union?

Which of the following was NOT a feature of government involvement in Japanese industry?

What was the solution to the division in India between Muslims and Hindus in 1947?

Development schemes in Iran were forestalled because of

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