Question 1

This American general ordered mass aerial bombing of highly vulnerable Japanese cities.

Accepted Answer

A)  McArthur 
B)  Patton 
C)  Le May 
D)  Eisenhower 
A)  McArthur 
B)  Patton 
C)  Le May 
D)  Eisenhower

Question 2

How did the Indian Congress Party and nationalist leaders respond to British participation in World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  As in World War I, the Congress Party and nationalist leaders such as Gandhi led popular rallies in favor of the British war effort. 
B)  Nationalist leaders of all parties opposed the war effort. 
C)  Congress opposed the war effort and its leaders were jailed, but the Muslim League rallied to the British cause. 
D)  The Muslim League and the Communists opposed the British war effort as a means of establishing independence. 
A)  As in World War I, the Congress Party and nationalist leaders such as Gandhi led popular rallies in favor of the British war effort. 
B)  Nationalist leaders of all parties opposed the war effort. 
C)  Congress opposed the war effort and its leaders were jailed, but the Muslim League rallied to the British cause. 
D)  The Muslim League and the Communists opposed the British war effort as a means of establishing independence.

Question 3

Which of the following statements concerning the Algerian independence movement is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Algeria won its independence from France in a peaceful movement led by white settlers in the colony. 
B)  Decolonization in Algeria was violent, as white settlers resisted independence through the OAS supported by powerful elements within the French military. 
C)  Independence in Algeria was achieved as a result of the military victory of the FLN over the French army. 
D)  Unlike the rest of Africa, Algeria was never decolonized and remained a province of France. 
A)  Algeria won its independence from France in a peaceful movement led by white settlers in the colony. 
B)  Decolonization in Algeria was violent, as white settlers resisted independence through the OAS supported by powerful elements within the French military. 
C)  Independence in Algeria was achieved as a result of the military victory of the FLN over the French army. 
D)  Unlike the rest of Africa, Algeria was never decolonized and remained a province of France.

Question 4

Compare and contrast the postcolonial governments of India and Egypt.

Accepted Answer

Contrasts: no military intervention in I

Question 5

At this conference in 1942, the Nazi high command finalized plans for the destruction of the Jewish race.

Accepted Answer

A)  Krakow 
B)  Auschwitz 
C)  Copenhagen 
D)  Wannsee 
A)  Krakow 
B)  Auschwitz 
C)  Copenhagen 
D)  Wannsee

Question 6

In 1988, Gorbachev encouraged a new parliament within his country called

Accepted Answer

A)  the League of Stalin. 
B)  the People?s Domain. 
C)  the Congress of People?s Deputies. 
D)  the Diet. 
A)  the League of Stalin. 
B)  the People?s Domain. 
C)  the Congress of People?s Deputies. 
D)  the Diet.

Question 7

A ?technocrat? was

Accepted Answer

A)  a new political partisan of the Christian Democratic Party. 
B)  an opponent of the replacement of men by machines. 
C)  a new breed of bureaucrat typified by training in engineering or economics. 
D)  a person who promoted government by the magnates of industry. 
A)  a new political partisan of the Christian Democratic Party. 
B)  an opponent of the replacement of men by machines. 
C)  a new breed of bureaucrat typified by training in engineering or economics. 
D)  a person who promoted government by the magnates of industry.

Question 8

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the European economy of the post-1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The European economy stagnated shortly after the withdrawal of the U.S. from European affairs. 
B)  Overall growth in gross national product surpassed the rates of any extended period since the Industrial Revolution began. 
C)  With the exception of a major depression from 1958 to 1964, the European economy grew. 
D)  While southern European nations, long the least developed of the continent, demonstrated remarkable growth, northern Europe slid into economic recession. 
A)  The European economy stagnated shortly after the withdrawal of the U.S. from European affairs. 
B)  Overall growth in gross national product surpassed the rates of any extended period since the Industrial Revolution began. 
C)  With the exception of a major depression from 1958 to 1964, the European economy grew. 
D)  While southern European nations, long the least developed of the continent, demonstrated remarkable growth, northern Europe slid into economic recession.

Question 9

This city became the capital of the Chinese Nationalists for much of WWII.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chongqing 
B)  Taipei 
C)  Nanjing 
D)  Cuomintang 
A)  Chongqing 
B)  Taipei 
C)  Nanjing 
D)  Cuomintang

Question 10

What was the only weakness of the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inability to provide economic growth 
B)  Corruption 
C)  Association with military policies of World War II 
D)  Adoption of a policy of nuclear armament 
A)  Inability to provide economic growth 
B)  Corruption 
C)  Association with military policies of World War II 
D)  Adoption of a policy of nuclear armament

Question 11

German reunification occurred in what year?

Accepted Answer

A)  1991 
B)  1990 
C)  1988 
D)  1995 
A)  1991 
B)  1990 
C)  1988 
D)  1995

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT a 1980s reason for the increased movement of peoples within the hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers seeking jobs 
B)  The demands for cheap labor 
C)  The flight of political refugees 
D)  Tourism 
A)  Workers seeking jobs 
B)  The demands for cheap labor 
C)  The flight of political refugees 
D)  Tourism

Question 13

Among the worst examples of military regimes in third world nations was

Accepted Answer

A)  Uganda. 
B)  India. 
C)  Kenya. 
D)  Zambia. 
A)  Uganda. 
B)  India. 
C)  Kenya. 
D)  Zambia.

Question 14

Who headed the American occupation government of Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hap Arnold 
B)  Omar Bradley 
C)  Douglas MacArthur 
D)  Dwight D. Eisenhower 
A)  Hap Arnold 
B)  Omar Bradley 
C)  Douglas MacArthur 
D)  Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 15

A 1944 Allied landing in this country created a European front against the Germans.

Accepted Answer

A)  Belgium 
B)  France 
C)  Sicily 
D)  Spain 
A)  Belgium 
B)  France 
C)  Sicily 
D)  Spain

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true in regards to officers of the Latin American military?

Accepted Answer

A)  They began to see themselves as above the selfish interests of political parties. 
B)  They began to think of themselves as the true representatives of the nation. 
C)  They believed in the value of hierarchy and usually kept their place in society. 
D)  They believed they were the best equipped to solve their nation?s problems. 
A)  They began to see themselves as above the selfish interests of political parties. 
B)  They began to think of themselves as the true representatives of the nation. 
C)  They believed in the value of hierarchy and usually kept their place in society. 
D)  They believed they were the best equipped to solve their nation?s problems.

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the amazing economic growth of Japan following the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cheap loans for technological innovation 
B)  Educational expansion 
C)  A growing population and a reduction in the agricultural labor force 
D)  A rapidly growing military-industrial complex 
A)  Cheap loans for technological innovation 
B)  Educational expansion 
C)  A growing population and a reduction in the agricultural labor force 
D)  A rapidly growing military-industrial complex

Question 18

Which of the following statements concerning the Soviet military following Stalin?s death is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Overall the Soviet Union played a cautious diplomatic game, almost never engaging in warfare but maintaining a high level of preparedness. 
B)  The continued growth of the Soviet military led to an increasing willingness on the part of Russian rulers to engage in direct military intervention around the globe. 
C)  Following Stalin?s death, subsequent Soviet rulers enacted a policy of progressive demilitarization. 
D)  Following World War II, the Soviet military played no significant role in subsequent Russian history. 
A)  Overall the Soviet Union played a cautious diplomatic game, almost never engaging in warfare but maintaining a high level of preparedness. 
B)  The continued growth of the Soviet military led to an increasing willingness on the part of Russian rulers to engage in direct military intervention around the globe. 
C)  Following Stalin?s death, subsequent Soviet rulers enacted a policy of progressive demilitarization. 
D)  Following World War II, the Soviet military played no significant role in subsequent Russian history.

Question 19

This institution was created as a result of WWII.

Accepted Answer

A)  The League of Nations 
B)  The United Nations 
C)  The World Bank 
D)  The International Monetary Fund 
A)  The League of Nations 
B)  The United Nations 
C)  The World Bank 
D)  The International Monetary Fund

Question 20

Taiwan?s greatest trade partner was

Accepted Answer

A)  mainland China. 
B)  the U.S. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Hong Kong. 
A)  mainland China. 
B)  the U.S. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Hong Kong.

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

This American general ordered mass aerial bombing of highly vulnerable Japanese cities.

How did the Indian Congress Party and nationalist leaders respond to British participation in World War II?

Which of the following statements concerning the Algerian independence movement is most accurate?

Compare and contrast the postcolonial governments of India and Egypt.

At this conference in 1942, the Nazi high command finalized plans for the destruction of the Jewish race.

In 1988, Gorbachev encouraged a new parliament within his country called

A ?technocrat? was

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the European economy of the post-1950s?

This city became the capital of the Chinese Nationalists for much of WWII.

What was the only weakness of the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan in the 1980s?

German reunification occurred in what year?

Which of the following was NOT a 1980s reason for the increased movement of peoples within the hemisphere?

Among the worst examples of military regimes in third world nations was

Who headed the American occupation government of Japan?

A 1944 Allied landing in this country created a European front against the Germans.

Which of the following is NOT true in regards to officers of the Latin American military?

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the amazing economic growth of Japan following the 1950s?

Which of the following statements concerning the Soviet military following Stalin?s death is most accurate?

This institution was created as a result of WWII.

Taiwan?s greatest trade partner was

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