Question 1

Use the following to answer questions :
-apartheid

Accepted Answer

A) The main black nationalist organization in South Africa, led by Nelson Mandela. 
B) Economic restructuring and reform implemented by Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev that permitted an easing of government price controls on some goods, more independence for state enterprises, and the establishment of profit-seeking private cooperatives. 
C) The site of a Chinese student revolt in 1989 at which Communists imposed martial law and arrested, injured, or killed hundreds of students. 
D) Beginning in 1987, a prolonged campaign of civil disobedience by Palestinian youth against Israeli soldiers; the Arabic word means "shaking off." 
E) A return beginning in the 1980s to policies intended to promote free markets and the free circulation of capital across national borders.
F)An economic and political alliance of twelve European nations formed in 1993 that has since grown to include twenty-eight European nations.
G)The global recirculation by international banks of profits from the higher price of oil following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo.
H)The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
I)The system of racial segregation and discrimination that was supported by the Afrikaner government in South Africa.
J)A government headed by a council of commanders of the branches of the armed forces.
K)Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev's popular campaign for government transparency and more open media.
L)Policies restricting public spending, lowering import barriers, privatizing state enterprises, and deregulating markets in response to the 1980s debt crisis in Latin America.
M)A nickname from the 1970s and 1980s used to describe what some considered the unfair relationship between Japan's business world and government.
N)Led by Lech Walęsa, an independent Polish trade union organized in 1980 that worked for the rights of workers and political reform.
O)A cartel formed in 1960 by oil-exporting countries designed to coordinate oil production and raise prices, giving those countries greater capacity for economic development and greater leverage in world affairs. 
A) The main black nationalist organization in South Africa, led by Nelson Mandela. 
B) Economic restructuring and reform implemented by Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev that permitted an easing of government price controls on some goods, more independence for state enterprises, and the establishment of profit-seeking private cooperatives. 
C) The site of a Chinese student revolt in 1989 at which Communists imposed martial law and arrested, injured, or killed hundreds of students. 
D) Beginning in 1987, a prolonged campaign of civil disobedience by Palestinian youth against Israeli soldiers; the Arabic word means "shaking off." 
E) A return beginning in the 1980s to policies intended to promote free markets and the free circulation of capital across national borders.
F)An economic and political alliance of twelve European nations formed in 1993 that has since grown to include twenty-eight European nations.
G)The global recirculation by international banks of profits from the higher price of oil following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo.
H)The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
I)The system of racial segregation and discrimination that was supported by the Afrikaner government in South Africa.
J)A government headed by a council of commanders of the branches of the armed forces.
K)Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev's popular campaign for government transparency and more open media.
L)Policies restricting public spending, lowering import barriers, privatizing state enterprises, and deregulating markets in response to the 1980s debt crisis in Latin America.
M)A nickname from the 1970s and 1980s used to describe what some considered the unfair relationship between Japan's business world and government.
N)Led by Lech Walęsa, an independent Polish trade union organized in 1980 that worked for the rights of workers and political reform.
O)A cartel formed in 1960 by oil-exporting countries designed to coordinate oil production and raise prices, giving those countries greater capacity for economic development and greater leverage in world affairs. I

Question 2

How did newfound oil wealth affect the development of Nigeria from the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria experienced steady economic development with a weak political system. 
B)  The military became less influential over Nigerian politics. 
C)  Religious differences became less central to political divisions. 
D)  Political and cultural unity remained elusive as the economy endured boom and bust cycles. 
A)  Nigeria experienced steady economic development with a weak political system. 
B)  The military became less influential over Nigerian politics. 
C)  Religious differences became less central to political divisions. 
D)  Political and cultural unity remained elusive as the economy endured boom and bust cycles. D

Question 3

What did Yasir Arafat agree to do in 1993?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attack Israel 
B)  Renounce the use of violence 
C)  Ally with China 
D)  Surrender to Israel 
A)  Attack Israel 
B)  Renounce the use of violence 
C)  Ally with China 
D)  Surrender to Israel B

Question 4

What led to the rise of OPEC as a global economic force in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Attempts t

Question 5

How did Mikhail Gorbachev attempt to reform the Soviet economy?

Accepted Answer

Soviet troops were withdrawn f

Question 6

What was a consequence of the Yom Kippur War in 1973?

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel was briefly conquered. 
B)  Chemical weapons were used. 
C)  The United States became more involved in peacemaking efforts. 
D)  Arab states were seriously weakened. 
A)  Israel was briefly conquered. 
B)  Chemical weapons were used. 
C)  The United States became more involved in peacemaking efforts. 
D)  Arab states were seriously weakened.

Question 7

What was the objective of the Chinese Cultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  To mobilize the masses and create greater social equality 
B)  To foster economic modernization by concentrating on heavy industry 
C)  To foment a worldwide Communist revolution 
D)  To overthrow Mao and the Red Guards 
A)  To mobilize the masses and create greater social equality 
B)  To foster economic modernization by concentrating on heavy industry 
C)  To foment a worldwide Communist revolution 
D)  To overthrow Mao and the Red Guards

Question 8

What was an important component of Deng Xiaoping's agricultural policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accelerating the pace of collectivization 
B)  Allowing peasants to farm in small family units 
C)  Importing massive amounts of Western technology 
D)  Focusing his efforts on cash crops to enrich the overall economy 
A)  Accelerating the pace of collectivization 
B)  Allowing peasants to farm in small family units 
C)  Importing massive amounts of Western technology 
D)  Focusing his efforts on cash crops to enrich the overall economy

Question 9

Use the following to answer questions :
-Solidarity

Accepted Answer

A) The main black nationalist organization in South Africa, led by Nelson Mandela. 
B) Economic restructuring and reform implemented by Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev that permitted an easing of government price controls on some goods, more independence for state enterprises, and the establishment of profit-seeking private cooperatives. 
C) The site of a Chinese student revolt in 1989 at which Communists imposed martial law and arrested, injured, or killed hundreds of students. 
D) Beginning in 1987, a prolonged campaign of civil disobedience by Palestinian youth against Israeli soldiers; the Arabic word means "shaking off." 
E) A return beginning in the 1980s to policies intended to promote free markets and the free circulation of capital across national borders.
F)An economic and political alliance of twelve European nations formed in 1993 that has since grown to include twenty-eight European nations.
G)The global recirculation by international banks of profits from the higher price of oil following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo.
H)The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
I)The system of racial segregation and discrimination that was supported by the Afrikaner government in South Africa.
J)A government headed by a council of commanders of the branches of the armed forces.
K)Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev's popular campaign for government transparency and more open media.
L)Policies restricting public spending, lowering import barriers, privatizing state enterprises, and deregulating markets in response to the 1980s debt crisis in Latin America.
M)A nickname from the 1970s and 1980s used to describe what some considered the unfair relationship between Japan's business world and government.
N)Led by Lech Walęsa, an independent Polish trade union organized in 1980 that worked for the rights of workers and political reform.
O)A cartel formed in 1960 by oil-exporting countries designed to coordinate oil production and raise prices, giving those countries greater capacity for economic development and greater leverage in world affairs. 
A) The main black nationalist organization in South Africa, led by Nelson Mandela. 
B) Economic restructuring and reform implemented by Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev that permitted an easing of government price controls on some goods, more independence for state enterprises, and the establishment of profit-seeking private cooperatives. 
C) The site of a Chinese student revolt in 1989 at which Communists imposed martial law and arrested, injured, or killed hundreds of students. 
D) Beginning in 1987, a prolonged campaign of civil disobedience by Palestinian youth against Israeli soldiers; the Arabic word means "shaking off." 
E) A return beginning in the 1980s to policies intended to promote free markets and the free circulation of capital across national borders.
F)An economic and political alliance of twelve European nations formed in 1993 that has since grown to include twenty-eight European nations.
G)The global recirculation by international banks of profits from the higher price of oil following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo.
H)The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
I)The system of racial segregation and discrimination that was supported by the Afrikaner government in South Africa.
J)A government headed by a council of commanders of the branches of the armed forces.
K)Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev's popular campaign for government transparency and more open media.
L)Policies restricting public spending, lowering import barriers, privatizing state enterprises, and deregulating markets in response to the 1980s debt crisis in Latin America.
M)A nickname from the 1970s and 1980s used to describe what some considered the unfair relationship between Japan's business world and government.
N)Led by Lech Walęsa, an independent Polish trade union organized in 1980 that worked for the rights of workers and political reform.
O)A cartel formed in 1960 by oil-exporting countries designed to coordinate oil production and raise prices, giving those countries greater capacity for economic development and greater leverage in world affairs.

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions :
-intifada

Accepted Answer

A) The main black nationalist organization in South Africa, led by Nelson Mandela. 
B) Economic restructuring and reform implemented by Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev that permitted an easing of government price controls on some goods, more independence for state enterprises, and the establishment of profit-seeking private cooperatives. 
C) The site of a Chinese student revolt in 1989 at which Communists imposed martial law and arrested, injured, or killed hundreds of students. 
D) Beginning in 1987, a prolonged campaign of civil disobedience by Palestinian youth against Israeli soldiers; the Arabic word means "shaking off." 
E) A return beginning in the 1980s to policies intended to promote free markets and the free circulation of capital across national borders.
F)An economic and political alliance of twelve European nations formed in 1993 that has since grown to include twenty-eight European nations.
G)The global recirculation by international banks of profits from the higher price of oil following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo.
H)The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
I)The system of racial segregation and discrimination that was supported by the Afrikaner government in South Africa.
J)A government headed by a council of commanders of the branches of the armed forces.
K)Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev's popular campaign for government transparency and more open media.
L)Policies restricting public spending, lowering import barriers, privatizing state enterprises, and deregulating markets in response to the 1980s debt crisis in Latin America.
M)A nickname from the 1970s and 1980s used to describe what some considered the unfair relationship between Japan's business world and government.
N)Led by Lech Walęsa, an independent Polish trade union organized in 1980 that worked for the rights of workers and political reform.
O)A cartel formed in 1960 by oil-exporting countries designed to coordinate oil production and raise prices, giving those countries greater capacity for economic development and greater leverage in world affairs. 
A) The main black nationalist organization in South Africa, led by Nelson Mandela. 
B) Economic restructuring and reform implemented by Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev that permitted an easing of government price controls on some goods, more independence for state enterprises, and the establishment of profit-seeking private cooperatives. 
C) The site of a Chinese student revolt in 1989 at which Communists imposed martial law and arrested, injured, or killed hundreds of students. 
D) Beginning in 1987, a prolonged campaign of civil disobedience by Palestinian youth against Israeli soldiers; the Arabic word means "shaking off." 
E) A return beginning in the 1980s to policies intended to promote free markets and the free circulation of capital across national borders.
F)An economic and political alliance of twelve European nations formed in 1993 that has since grown to include twenty-eight European nations.
G)The global recirculation by international banks of profits from the higher price of oil following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo.
H)The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
I)The system of racial segregation and discrimination that was supported by the Afrikaner government in South Africa.
J)A government headed by a council of commanders of the branches of the armed forces.
K)Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev's popular campaign for government transparency and more open media.
L)Policies restricting public spending, lowering import barriers, privatizing state enterprises, and deregulating markets in response to the 1980s debt crisis in Latin America.
M)A nickname from the 1970s and 1980s used to describe what some considered the unfair relationship between Japan's business world and government.
N)Led by Lech Walęsa, an independent Polish trade union organized in 1980 that worked for the rights of workers and political reform.
O)A cartel formed in 1960 by oil-exporting countries designed to coordinate oil production and raise prices, giving those countries greater capacity for economic development and greater leverage in world affairs.

Question 11

How did the oil embargo affect America's standing in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  The embargo increased respect for the United States as American pressure finally broke the embargo, benefitting other Western economies. 
B)  The embargo led other producers of raw materials to challenge U.S. influence over the global economy. 
C)  The embargo ended the importance of the U.S. dollar as a global currency. 
D)  The embargo led to a widespread perception of declining U.S. influence. 
A)  The embargo increased respect for the United States as American pressure finally broke the embargo, benefitting other Western economies. 
B)  The embargo led other producers of raw materials to challenge U.S. influence over the global economy. 
C)  The embargo ended the importance of the U.S. dollar as a global currency. 
D)  The embargo led to a widespread perception of declining U.S. influence.

Question 12

What were the consequences of Hamas's electoral victory in January 2006 through 2010?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Hamas was

Question 13

How did Brazil's military leaders react to the oil embargo of 1973?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil remained a staunch U.S. ally. 
B)  Brazil resisted U.S. pressure to continue supporting Israel. 
C)  Brazil moved closer to the Soviet Union. 
D)  Brazil switched to nuclear power as much as possible. 
A)  Brazil remained a staunch U.S. ally. 
B)  Brazil resisted U.S. pressure to continue supporting Israel. 
C)  Brazil moved closer to the Soviet Union. 
D)  Brazil switched to nuclear power as much as possible.

Question 14

How did the neoliberalism of the 1980s change the world economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It contributed to a shift in economic power to the developing world. 
B)  It increased the influence of free-market political ideals in the global economy. 
C)  It encouraged more developing countries to align themselves with the Soviet Union. 
D)  It undermined the "Washington Consensus." 
A)  It contributed to a shift in economic power to the developing world. 
B)  It increased the influence of free-market political ideals in the global economy. 
C)  It encouraged more developing countries to align themselves with the Soviet Union. 
D)  It undermined the "Washington Consensus."

Question 15

According to Map 32.2, "The Breakup of Yugoslavia," the city in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated was home to what ethnic majority in the early 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Croatians 
B)  Albanians 
C)  Macedonians 
D)  Serbians 
A)  Croatians 
B)  Albanians 
C)  Macedonians 
D)  Serbians

Question 16

Who deposed Guatemalan reformist president Jacobo Arbenz in 1954?

Accepted Answer

A)  The KGB 
B)  The CIA 
C)  The Guatemalan senate 
D)  A Honduran invasion 
A)  The KGB 
B)  The CIA 
C)  The Guatemalan senate 
D)  A Honduran invasion

Question 17

What was an important step in economic recovery after World War II for both South Korea and Taiwan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rapid industrialization 
B)  Creating national labor unions 
C)  Nationalizing utilities 
D)  Radical land reform 
A)  Rapid industrialization 
B)  Creating national labor unions 
C)  Nationalizing utilities 
D)  Radical land reform

Question 18

U.S. president Jimmy Carter brokered a historic peace treaty between what two Middle East political entities at the 1979 Camp David Accords?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel 
B)  Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization 
C)  Egypt and Israel 
D)  Jordan and the Palestine Liberation Organization 
A)  The Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel 
B)  Syria and the Palestine Liberation Organization 
C)  Egypt and Israel 
D)  Jordan and the Palestine Liberation Organization

Question 19

What did the government of Pakistan announce in 1998?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had captured Osama bin Laden. 
B)  They had developed nuclear weapons. 
C)  They were planning to invade Afghanistan. 
D)  They were no longer a secular state. 
A)  They had captured Osama bin Laden. 
B)  They had developed nuclear weapons. 
C)  They were planning to invade Afghanistan. 
D)  They were no longer a secular state.

Question 20

Where did populist uprisings that occurred in North Africa and the Middle East begin in 2010-2011?

Accepted Answer

A)  Syria 
B)  Libya 
C)  Israel 
D)  Tunisia 
A)  Syria 
B)  Libya 
C)  Israel 
D)  Tunisia

Exam 32: Liberalization, 1968-2000s

Use the following to answer questions : -apartheid

How did newfound oil wealth affect the development of Nigeria from the 1960s?

What did Yasir Arafat agree to do in 1993?

What led to the rise of OPEC as a global economic force in the 1970s?

How did Mikhail Gorbachev attempt to reform the Soviet economy?

What was a consequence of the Yom Kippur War in 1973?

What was the objective of the Chinese Cultural Revolution?

What was an important component of Deng Xiaoping's agricultural policies?

Use the following to answer questions : -Solidarity

Use the following to answer questions : -intifada

How did the oil embargo affect America's standing in the world?

What were the consequences of Hamas's electoral victory in January 2006 through 2010?

How did Brazil's military leaders react to the oil embargo of 1973?

How did the neoliberalism of the 1980s change the world economy?

According to Map 32.2, "The Breakup of Yugoslavia," the city in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated was home to what ethnic majority in the early 1990s?

Who deposed Guatemalan reformist president Jacobo Arbenz in 1954?

What was an important step in economic recovery after World War II for both South Korea and Taiwan?

U.S. president Jimmy Carter brokered a historic peace treaty between what two Middle East political entities at the 1979 Camp David Accords?

What did the government of Pakistan announce in 1998?

Where did populist uprisings that occurred in North Africa and the Middle East begin in 2010-2011?

The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 Bce

Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800-500 Bce

The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 Ce

Chinas Classical Age, to 221 Bce

The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

The World of Rome, Ca 1000 Bce-400 Ce

East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

The Islamic World, 600-1400

African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 Bce-1500 Ce

The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

States and Cultures in East Asia, 800-1400

Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800-1450

Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600

The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450-1600

The Islamic World Powers, 1300-1800

European Power and Expansion, 1500-1750

New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540-1790

Africa and the World, 1400-1800

Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400-1800

Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1825

The Revolution in Energy and Industry, 1760-1850

Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914

Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Imperialism, 1800-1914

Asia and the Pacific in the Era of Imperialism, 1800-1914

The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, 1810-1917

World War and Revolution, 1914-1929

Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939

The Great Depression and World War Ii, 1929-1945

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