Question 1

In 1947 India and Pakistan went to war over the

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A)  export of Kashmir wool. 
B)  northwestern state of Kashmir. 
C)  assassination of the Hindu leader Indira Gandhi. 
D)  breech of a nuclear weapons pact. 
E)  All of these

Question 2

The triumph of the Green Revolution was:

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A)  Construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt. 
B)  Khrushchev's success in the Virgin Lands Campaign. 
C)  the development of "miracle rice" 
D)  mandating cleanup of toxic waste in third world countries abused by the Industrial Nations 
E)  raising public awareness of ecology and recycling in the 1960s.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
-Kashmir

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-Kashmir...

Question 4

Using Map 30.3, discuss the 1967 war between Egypt and Israel. Why did the war start, and what territorial changes resulted?

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Question 5

The goal of Castro and his revolution was to

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A)  install a communist government. 
B)  champion human rights. 
C)  end American economic imperialism. 
D)  turn Cuba into a market economy and democracy. 
E)  All of these

Question 6

Which of the following can be said of the Six Day War of 1967?

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A)  It was a preemptive attack by Israel on Egyptian and Syrian airbases. 
B)  It resulted in Israel's acquisition of all of Jerusalem and the West Bank. 
C)  It resulted in Israel's acquisition of the Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula. 
D)  It was a victory for Israel. 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

Using Map 30.3, discuss the creation of the state of Israel. What new territories did the Israelis acquire through the wars from 1947 to 1973?

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Question 8

Third World nations were

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A)  unwilling to flirt with either the US or the USSR. 
B)  ignored by the Soviet Union. 
C)  mostly in Latin America. 
D)  usually newly independent, poor nations. 
E)  all in the Northern Hemisphere.

Question 9

Using Map 30.3, describe the locations of oil wells. Which countries are the members of OPEC? How does oil become a weapon? How important are the geostrategic maritime chokeholds of the Suez Canal, Bab al Mandeb, and the Strait of Hormuz?

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Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s).
-Helsinki Accords

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-Helsinki Accords...

Question 11

What factors raised the standards of living in post-war Western Europe?

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A)  increased wages. 
B)  government sponsored health care. 
C)  social welfare programs including pensions and grants to the poor. 
D)  income redistribution. 
E)  all of these.

Question 12

Using Map 30.1, discuss the development of Cold War tensions after World War II. What were the NATO and Warsaw Pact countries?

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Exam 30: The Cold War and Decolonization, 1945-1975