Question 1

Use the following to answer questions :
-National Liberation Front

Accepted Answer

A) The belief, held in countries such as the United States in the mid-twentieth century, that all countries evolved in a linear progression from traditional to mature. 
B) People who, through a movement beginning in 1919, sought black solidarity and envisioned a vast self-governing union of all African peoples. 
C) A movement within the Catholic Church to support the poor in situations of exploitation that emerged with particular force in Latin America in the 1960s. 
D) A 1948 American plan for providing economic aid to Europe to help it rebuild after World War II. 
E) The 1945 American policy of preventing the spread of Communist rule.
F)Political party founded in 1906 in colonial India that advocated for a separate Muslim homeland after independence.
G)Mao Zedong's acceleration of Chinese development in which industrial growth was to be based on small-scale backyard workshops run by peasants living in gigantic self-contained communes.
H)An anti-Soviet military alliance of Western nations, formed in 1949.
I)Mass protests in Africa's Gold Coast in the 1930s by producers of cocoa who refused to sell their beans to British firms and instead sold them directly to European and American chocolate manufacturers.
J)The anticolonial movement in Algeria, which began a war against the French in 1954 and won independence in 1962.
K)A modernizing, secular, and nationalist project of nation building in the Middle East aimed at economic development and the development of a strong military.
L)A movement launched in 1965 by Mao Zedong that attempted to recapture the revolutionary fervor of his guerrilla struggle.
M)The use of trade barriers to keep certain products out of one's country so that domestic industry can emerge and produce the same goods.
N)The belief, formulated in Latin America in the mid-twentieth century, that development in some areas of the world locks other nations into underdevelopment.
O)The European Economic Community created in 1957.
P)Created in 1964, a loose union of Palestinian refugee groups opposed to Israel and united in the goal of establishing a Palestinian state.
Q)The post-World War II conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
A) The belief, held in countries such as the United States in the mid-twentieth century, that all countries evolved in a linear progression from traditional to mature. 
B) People who, through a movement beginning in 1919, sought black solidarity and envisioned a vast self-governing union of all African peoples. 
C) A movement within the Catholic Church to support the poor in situations of exploitation that emerged with particular force in Latin America in the 1960s. 
D) A 1948 American plan for providing economic aid to Europe to help it rebuild after World War II. 
E) The 1945 American policy of preventing the spread of Communist rule.
F)Political party founded in 1906 in colonial India that advocated for a separate Muslim homeland after independence.
G)Mao Zedong's acceleration of Chinese development in which industrial growth was to be based on small-scale backyard workshops run by peasants living in gigantic self-contained communes.
H)An anti-Soviet military alliance of Western nations, formed in 1949.
I)Mass protests in Africa's Gold Coast in the 1930s by producers of cocoa who refused to sell their beans to British firms and instead sold them directly to European and American chocolate manufacturers.
J)The anticolonial movement in Algeria, which began a war against the French in 1954 and won independence in 1962.
K)A modernizing, secular, and nationalist project of nation building in the Middle East aimed at economic development and the development of a strong military.
L)A movement launched in 1965 by Mao Zedong that attempted to recapture the revolutionary fervor of his guerrilla struggle.
M)The use of trade barriers to keep certain products out of one's country so that domestic industry can emerge and produce the same goods.
N)The belief, formulated in Latin America in the mid-twentieth century, that development in some areas of the world locks other nations into underdevelopment.
O)The European Economic Community created in 1957.
P)Created in 1964, a loose union of Palestinian refugee groups opposed to Israel and united in the goal of establishing a Palestinian state.
Q)The post-World War II conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Question 2

What was the effect on Japan of the postwar American occupation?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Americ

Question 3

At the Potsdam Conference, why did Stalin reject free elections in eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  He worried that the United States would manipulate the results. 
B)  He argued that they would not be impartial because the United States would try to control them. 
C)  He worried that the results would be anti-Soviet and destroy his plans of a buffer zone. 
D)  He worried they would obligate the Soviet Union to shoulder the cost of war refugees in the region. 
A)  He worried that the United States would manipulate the results. 
B)  He argued that they would not be impartial because the United States would try to control them. 
C)  He worried that the results would be anti-Soviet and destroy his plans of a buffer zone. 
D)  He worried they would obligate the Soviet Union to shoulder the cost of war refugees in the region.

Question 4

What allowed Yugoslavia to reject Soviet control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tito, the leader of Yugoslavia, was not a Communist. 
B)  Yugoslavia had rich oil reserves and a consumer economy. 
C)  There was no Russian army in Yugoslavia. 
D)  The United States sent aid to Yugoslavia to keep the country democratic. 
A)  Tito, the leader of Yugoslavia, was not a Communist. 
B)  Yugoslavia had rich oil reserves and a consumer economy. 
C)  There was no Russian army in Yugoslavia. 
D)  The United States sent aid to Yugoslavia to keep the country democratic.

Question 5

What was Nikita Khrushchev's "secret speech" in 1956?

Accepted Answer

A)  An endorsement of the capitalistic system of the West 
B)  A rejection of communism as theorized by Marx 
C)  A condemnation of the crimes of Stalin 
D)  A promise to undertake a war against NATO 
A)  An endorsement of the capitalistic system of the West 
B)  A rejection of communism as theorized by Marx 
C)  A condemnation of the crimes of Stalin 
D)  A promise to undertake a war against NATO

Question 6

How did the United Nations differ from the earlier League of Nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United Nations was designed to mediate international conflicts. 
B)  The United Nations was envisioned as a smaller organization. 
C)  The League of Nations was not made up of nation-states. 
D)  The United Nations had a more ambitious role to play. 
A)  The United Nations was designed to mediate international conflicts. 
B)  The United Nations was envisioned as a smaller organization. 
C)  The League of Nations was not made up of nation-states. 
D)  The United Nations had a more ambitious role to play.

Question 7

How did the Middle East develop after World War II?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Arabs emer

Question 8

To what extent was the revolution in Cuba a Communist takeover of a popular democratic state?

Accepted Answer

Castro also attempte

Question 9

The former African colonies of which European power constituted a majority of the member states in the United Nations' Afro-Asian bloc?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain 
B)  Belgium 
C)  France 
D)  Italy 
A)  Great Britain 
B)  Belgium 
C)  France 
D)  Italy

Question 10

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was originally formed as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  An anti-Soviet military alliance 
B)  A pan-European unity alliance 
C)  An economic alliance to promote peace 
D)  A union of American states 
A)  An anti-Soviet military alliance 
B)  A pan-European unity alliance 
C)  An economic alliance to promote peace 
D)  A union of American states

Question 11

What evidence in this illustration indicates that the person portrayed was a member of the Red Guards?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is clutching a Little Red Book. 
B)  The button she is wearing indicates her position within the Red Guard. 
C)  Only members of the Red Guard were allowed to wear green uniforms. 
D)  The illustrations that decorate the background reflect all of the activities in which the Red Guard was involved. 
A)  She is clutching a Little Red Book. 
B)  The button she is wearing indicates her position within the Red Guard. 
C)  Only members of the Red Guard were allowed to wear green uniforms. 
D)  The illustrations that decorate the background reflect all of the activities in which the Red Guard was involved.

Question 12

Which of these was a goal of the westernized African elite in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased support for traditional chiefs 
B)  Modest steps toward self-government 
C)  The end of colonial taxation 
D)  Immediate independence 
A)  Increased support for traditional chiefs 
B)  Modest steps toward self-government 
C)  The end of colonial taxation 
D)  Immediate independence

Question 13

Cuba was a virtual colony of what country until the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  Spain 
C)  France 
D)  The United States 
A)  Britain 
B)  Spain 
C)  France 
D)  The United States

Question 14

What were the different opinions within the Soviet Communist Party about de-Stalinization and its effects?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
After the

Question 15

What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  To contain communism to areas already occupied by the Soviet army 
B)  To rebuild the western European economies 
C)  To force the Communists out of eastern Europe 
D)  To destroy Communist parties in western Europe 
A)  To contain communism to areas already occupied by the Soviet army 
B)  To rebuild the western European economies 
C)  To force the Communists out of eastern Europe 
D)  To destroy Communist parties in western Europe

Question 16

Use the following to answer questions :
-import substitution industrialization (ISI)

Accepted Answer

A) The belief, held in countries such as the United States in the mid-twentieth century, that all countries evolved in a linear progression from traditional to mature. 
B) People who, through a movement beginning in 1919, sought black solidarity and envisioned a vast self-governing union of all African peoples. 
C) A movement within the Catholic Church to support the poor in situations of exploitation that emerged with particular force in Latin America in the 1960s. 
D) A 1948 American plan for providing economic aid to Europe to help it rebuild after World War II. 
E) The 1945 American policy of preventing the spread of Communist rule.
F)Political party founded in 1906 in colonial India that advocated for a separate Muslim homeland after independence.
G)Mao Zedong's acceleration of Chinese development in which industrial growth was to be based on small-scale backyard workshops run by peasants living in gigantic self-contained communes.
H)An anti-Soviet military alliance of Western nations, formed in 1949.
I)Mass protests in Africa's Gold Coast in the 1930s by producers of cocoa who refused to sell their beans to British firms and instead sold them directly to European and American chocolate manufacturers.
J)The anticolonial movement in Algeria, which began a war against the French in 1954 and won independence in 1962.
K)A modernizing, secular, and nationalist project of nation building in the Middle East aimed at economic development and the development of a strong military.
L)A movement launched in 1965 by Mao Zedong that attempted to recapture the revolutionary fervor of his guerrilla struggle.
M)The use of trade barriers to keep certain products out of one's country so that domestic industry can emerge and produce the same goods.
N)The belief, formulated in Latin America in the mid-twentieth century, that development in some areas of the world locks other nations into underdevelopment.
O)The European Economic Community created in 1957.
P)Created in 1964, a loose union of Palestinian refugee groups opposed to Israel and united in the goal of establishing a Palestinian state.
Q)The post-World War II conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. 
A) The belief, held in countries such as the United States in the mid-twentieth century, that all countries evolved in a linear progression from traditional to mature. 
B) People who, through a movement beginning in 1919, sought black solidarity and envisioned a vast self-governing union of all African peoples. 
C) A movement within the Catholic Church to support the poor in situations of exploitation that emerged with particular force in Latin America in the 1960s. 
D) A 1948 American plan for providing economic aid to Europe to help it rebuild after World War II. 
E) The 1945 American policy of preventing the spread of Communist rule.
F)Political party founded in 1906 in colonial India that advocated for a separate Muslim homeland after independence.
G)Mao Zedong's acceleration of Chinese development in which industrial growth was to be based on small-scale backyard workshops run by peasants living in gigantic self-contained communes.
H)An anti-Soviet military alliance of Western nations, formed in 1949.
I)Mass protests in Africa's Gold Coast in the 1930s by producers of cocoa who refused to sell their beans to British firms and instead sold them directly to European and American chocolate manufacturers.
J)The anticolonial movement in Algeria, which began a war against the French in 1954 and won independence in 1962.
K)A modernizing, secular, and nationalist project of nation building in the Middle East aimed at economic development and the development of a strong military.
L)A movement launched in 1965 by Mao Zedong that attempted to recapture the revolutionary fervor of his guerrilla struggle.
M)The use of trade barriers to keep certain products out of one's country so that domestic industry can emerge and produce the same goods.
N)The belief, formulated in Latin America in the mid-twentieth century, that development in some areas of the world locks other nations into underdevelopment.
O)The European Economic Community created in 1957.
P)Created in 1964, a loose union of Palestinian refugee groups opposed to Israel and united in the goal of establishing a Palestinian state.
Q)The post-World War II conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Question 17

How were post-World War II African leaders different from the interwar generation?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were more willing to cooperate with colonial authorities. 
B)  They were less likely to be Western-educated. 
C)  They were typically of more humble origins. 
D)  They were mostly returned soldiers. 
A)  They were more willing to cooperate with colonial authorities. 
B)  They were less likely to be Western-educated. 
C)  They were typically of more humble origins. 
D)  They were mostly returned soldiers.

Question 18

Why did Jiang Jieshi and 2 million others flee to Taiwan in 1949?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were fleeing the largest typhoon in Chinese history. 
B)  They were fleeing the Communist takeover of mainland China 
C)  They were fleeing yet another Soviet invasion. 
D)  They were fleeing American advances into North Korea. 
A)  They were fleeing the largest typhoon in Chinese history. 
B)  They were fleeing the Communist takeover of mainland China 
C)  They were fleeing yet another Soviet invasion. 
D)  They were fleeing American advances into North Korea.

Question 19

What contributed to the collapse of Juan Perón's government in 1955?

Accepted Answer

A)  A small-scale American invasion 
B)  The death of his popular wife, Evita 
C)  The unwillingness of Perón to rule outside the law 
D)  An economic boom that provoked rivals 
A)  A small-scale American invasion 
B)  The death of his popular wife, Evita 
C)  The unwillingness of Perón to rule outside the law 
D)  An economic boom that provoked rivals

Question 20

What factors led to the civil rights revolution in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The strugg

Exam 31: Review

Use the following to answer questions : -National Liberation Front

What was the effect on Japan of the postwar American occupation?

At the Potsdam Conference, why did Stalin reject free elections in eastern Europe?

What allowed Yugoslavia to reject Soviet control?

What was Nikita Khrushchev's "secret speech" in 1956?

How did the United Nations differ from the earlier League of Nations?

How did the Middle East develop after World War II?

To what extent was the revolution in Cuba a Communist takeover of a popular democratic state?

The former African colonies of which European power constituted a majority of the member states in the United Nations' Afro-Asian bloc?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was originally formed as which of the following?

What evidence in this illustration indicates that the person portrayed was a member of the Red Guards?

Which of these was a goal of the westernized African elite in the 1920s?

Cuba was a virtual colony of what country until the 1930s?

What were the different opinions within the Soviet Communist Party about de-Stalinization and its effects?

What was the goal of the Truman Doctrine?

Use the following to answer questions : -import substitution industrialization (ISI)

How were post-World War II African leaders different from the interwar generation?

Why did Jiang Jieshi and 2 million others flee to Taiwan in 1949?

What contributed to the collapse of Juan Perón's government in 1955?

What factors led to the civil rights revolution in the United States?

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