Question 1

Which of the following is not a minority nationality region of the former Yugoslavian nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bosnia 
B)  Muria 
C)  Serbia 
D)  Croatia 
A)  Bosnia 
B)  Muria 
C)  Serbia 
D)  Croatia

Question 2

Germany?s war effort was based on the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  blitzkrieg. 
B)  horse-mounted infantry. 
C)  trench warfare. 
D)  Anschloss. 
A)  blitzkrieg. 
B)  horse-mounted infantry. 
C)  trench warfare. 
D)  Anschloss.

Question 3

President Jimmy Carter

Accepted Answer

A)  invaded Grenada. 
B)  invaded Panama. 
C)  gave control of the Panama Canal to Panama. 
D)  invaded Costa Rica 
A)  invaded Grenada. 
B)  invaded Panama. 
C)  gave control of the Panama Canal to Panama. 
D)  invaded Costa Rica

Question 4

The Khedive Farouk was toppled from power in 1952 by a coup led by

Accepted Answer

A)  the Free Officers Movement. 
B)  the Muslim Brotherhood. 
C)  the Mahdists. 
D)  Black September. 
A)  the Free Officers Movement. 
B)  the Muslim Brotherhood. 
C)  the Mahdists. 
D)  Black September.

Question 5

Which of the following statements concerning population growth in the third world is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Population in Asia has actually begun to decline in recent decades. 
B)  The rate of population growth of Asia is much higher than that of Africa. 
C)  The rate of population growth of Africa is greater than that of Asia. 
D)  The population of Africa has actually begun to decline in recent decades. 
A)  Population in Asia has actually begun to decline in recent decades. 
B)  The rate of population growth of Asia is much higher than that of Africa. 
C)  The rate of population growth of Africa is greater than that of Asia. 
D)  The population of Africa has actually begun to decline in recent decades.

Question 6

In this country, the Communist Party renamed itself Socialist in 1988.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hungary 
B)  Bulgaria 
C)  Czechoslovakia 
D)  Romania 
A)  Hungary 
B)  Bulgaria 
C)  Czechoslovakia 
D)  Romania

Question 7

Where was the focal point of the cold war in Europe immediately after World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hungary 
B)  Czechoslovakia 
C)  France 
D)  Germany 
A)  Hungary 
B)  Czechoslovakia 
C)  France 
D)  Germany

Question 8

What European colonizer, other than Britain, was able to hold on to its colonies in Africa into the mid-1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Germany 
C)  The United States 
D)  Portugal 
A)  France 
B)  Germany 
C)  The United States 
D)  Portugal

Question 9

What nation other than Japan in the Pacific Rim was the most obvious example of the spread of new economic dynamism?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Korea 
B)  North Korea 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  Malaya 
A)  South Korea 
B)  North Korea 
C)  Vietnam 
D)  Malaya

Question 10

Profound cultural variations on what is moral and proper lead to a human -rights position of

Accepted Answer

A)  absolutism. 
B)  relativism. 
C)  universalism. 
D)  sectionalism. 
A)  absolutism. 
B)  relativism. 
C)  universalism. 
D)  sectionalism.

Question 11

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the progress of democratization in Latin America during the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Despite return to democratic government in many Latin American countries, problems with populist movements, threats from military leaders, inflation, and the drug trade weakened the new regimes. 
B)  Once democratic governments were restored in much of Latin America, the influence of the U.S. in the region began to wane. 
C)  The return of democracy to Latin America was so universal that military governments ceased to exist. 
D)  Democratic governments in the 1980s ceased to be troubled by the existence of leftist, guerrilla movements. 
A)  Despite return to democratic government in many Latin American countries, problems with populist movements, threats from military leaders, inflation, and the drug trade weakened the new regimes. 
B)  Once democratic governments were restored in much of Latin America, the influence of the U.S. in the region began to wane. 
C)  The return of democracy to Latin America was so universal that military governments ceased to exist. 
D)  Democratic governments in the 1980s ceased to be troubled by the existence of leftist, guerrilla movements.

Question 12

What Russian leader significantly altered political, diplomatic, and economic policies in the Soviet Union after 1985?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yuri Andropov 
B)  Leonid Brezhnev 
C)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
D)  Yuri Gagarin 
A)  Yuri Andropov 
B)  Leonid Brezhnev 
C)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
D)  Yuri Gagarin

Question 13

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the outcome of the Cuban revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Despite the successful overthrow of Batista, the revolutionary government failed to enact significant reforms in the plantation economy. 
B)  The revolutionary government eventually announced its adoption of Marxist-Leninist leanings, broke off relations with the U.S., and introduced sweeping socialist reforms. 
C)  The largely liberal government that resulted from the revolution returned to the constitution of 1940 and closer relationships with the U.S. 
D)  After a brief sojourn in the U.S., Batista was able to return to power with the support of the U.S. military. 
A)  Despite the successful overthrow of Batista, the revolutionary government failed to enact significant reforms in the plantation economy. 
B)  The revolutionary government eventually announced its adoption of Marxist-Leninist leanings, broke off relations with the U.S., and introduced sweeping socialist reforms. 
C)  The largely liberal government that resulted from the revolution returned to the constitution of 1940 and closer relationships with the U.S. 
D)  After a brief sojourn in the U.S., Batista was able to return to power with the support of the U.S. military.

Question 14

Which of the following was not a significant change in Chinese policy in the late 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The decision to participate in the world economy 
B)  The decision to relax political controls 
C)  The decision to admit more market forces into China 
D)  The decision to allow competitive free enterprise within China 
A)  The decision to participate in the world economy 
B)  The decision to relax political controls 
C)  The decision to admit more market forces into China 
D)  The decision to allow competitive free enterprise within China

Question 15

Japan?s surrender in the Pacific was precipitated by

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of atomic weapons on the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima by the U.S. 
B)  a massive land and sea assault on the Japanese home islands. 
C)  the loss of the Philippines to the U.S. 
D)  the British advance through Malaya into China. 
A)  the use of atomic weapons on the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima by the U.S. 
B)  a massive land and sea assault on the Japanese home islands. 
C)  the loss of the Philippines to the U.S. 
D)  the British advance through Malaya into China.

Question 16

All of the following policies were followed by Soviet-sponsored regimes in eastern Europe EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  attacks on potential political rivals, including the Catholic church. 
B)  the initiation of five-year plans. 
C)  the establishment of parliamentary democracies. 
D)  collectivization of agriculture. 
A)  attacks on potential political rivals, including the Catholic church. 
B)  the initiation of five-year plans. 
C)  the establishment of parliamentary democracies. 
D)  collectivization of agriculture.

Question 17

Which of the following statements concerning the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arab states bordering Israel attacked the new nation, but failed to defeat the Israelis. 
B)  The United States supported the creation of Israel in 1948, but the Soviet Union opposed its formation. 
C)  The partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arabic states was carried out in the United Nations. 
D)  The Arab-Israeli war of 1948 created hundreds of thousands of Arab refugees from Palestine. 
A)  Arab states bordering Israel attacked the new nation, but failed to defeat the Israelis. 
B)  The United States supported the creation of Israel in 1948, but the Soviet Union opposed its formation. 
C)  The partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arabic states was carried out in the United Nations. 
D)  The Arab-Israeli war of 1948 created hundreds of thousands of Arab refugees from Palestine.

Question 18

Mao?s last campaign, launched in 1965, was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Long March. 
B)  Cultural Revolution. 
C)  Great Leap Forward. 
D)  May Fourth movement. 
A)  Long March. 
B)  Cultural Revolution. 
C)  Great Leap Forward. 
D)  May Fourth movement.

Question 19

The first leader of the U.S.-dominated Republic of Korea was

Accepted Answer

A)  Syngman Rhee 
B)  Lee Ho Park 
C)  Kim Il-Sung 
D)  So Kim Chung 
A)  Syngman Rhee 
B)  Lee Ho Park 
C)  Kim Il-Sung 
D)  So Kim Chung

Question 20

In which of the following ways was India similar to Egypt following decolonization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Level of industrialization 
B)  Emphasis on socialism and state intervention 
C)  Military takeover of government 
D)  Size of the middle class 
A)  Level of industrialization 
B)  Emphasis on socialism and state intervention 
C)  Military takeover of government 
D)  Size of the middle class

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

Which of the following is not a minority nationality region of the former Yugoslavian nation?

Germany?s war effort was based on the concept of

President Jimmy Carter

The Khedive Farouk was toppled from power in 1952 by a coup led by

Which of the following statements concerning population growth in the third world is most accurate?

In this country, the Communist Party renamed itself Socialist in 1988.

Where was the focal point of the cold war in Europe immediately after World War II?

What European colonizer, other than Britain, was able to hold on to its colonies in Africa into the mid-1970s?

What nation other than Japan in the Pacific Rim was the most obvious example of the spread of new economic dynamism?

Profound cultural variations on what is moral and proper lead to a human -rights position of

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the progress of democratization in Latin America during the 1980s?

What Russian leader significantly altered political, diplomatic, and economic policies in the Soviet Union after 1985?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the outcome of the Cuban revolution?

Which of the following was not a significant change in Chinese policy in the late 1970s?

Japan?s surrender in the Pacific was precipitated by

All of the following policies were followed by Soviet-sponsored regimes in eastern Europe EXCEPT

Which of the following statements concerning the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 is NOT correct?

Mao?s last campaign, launched in 1965, was the

The first leader of the U.S.-dominated Republic of Korea was

In which of the following ways was India similar to Egypt following decolonization?

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