Question 1

In addition to the devastation of the countries, cities, peoples, and cultures of Europe, what did World War II destroy?

Accepted Answer

A) American commitment to globalism in foreign policy 
B) European supremacy in world affairs 
C) Any commitment of old and new nations around the globe to supranational bodies of diplomacy and conflict resolution 
D) The capacity of western European nations to forge lasting economic and cultural ties in the post-war world 
E) The trans-Atlantic partnership 
A) American commitment to globalism in foreign policy 
B) European supremacy in world affairs 
C) Any commitment of old and new nations around the globe to supranational bodies of diplomacy and conflict resolution 
D) The capacity of western European nations to forge lasting economic and cultural ties in the post-war world 
E) The trans-Atlantic partnership

Question 2

The partition of the Indian subcontinent into the states of India and Pakistan in 1947 was accomplished with almost no violence or bloodshed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1961, the West constructed the Berlin Wall to prevent East German communists from emigrating to western Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Nikita Khrushchev

Accepted Answer

Nikita Khrushchev was a Soviet statesman

Question 5

Postwar Italian politics was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) the dominance of the Communist party. 
B) the demise of the Christian Democrats. 
C) the hegemony of the Christian Democrats with backing from the Catholic Church. 
D) the rapid rise and fall of Communist-dominated coalition governments. 
E) frequent military coups. 
A) the dominance of the Communist party. 
B) the demise of the Christian Democrats. 
C) the hegemony of the Christian Democrats with backing from the Catholic Church. 
D) the rapid rise and fall of Communist-dominated coalition governments. 
E) frequent military coups.

Question 6

What statement best describes the impact of Stalin's economic policies?

Accepted Answer

A) They completely overtaxed a war-damaged industrial plant. 
B) They were unrealistic since Russia lacked accessible natural resources and fossil fuels. 
C) They managed to produce both "guns and butter," that is rearmed the Soviet military while providing cheap and plentiful consumer goods. 
D) They instituted modified free-market capitalism in all economic areas but heavy industry. 
E) They emphasized the development of heavy industry and the production of modern weapons and space vehicles. 
A) They completely overtaxed a war-damaged industrial plant. 
B) They were unrealistic since Russia lacked accessible natural resources and fossil fuels. 
C) They managed to produce both "guns and butter," that is rearmed the Soviet military while providing cheap and plentiful consumer goods. 
D) They instituted modified free-market capitalism in all economic areas but heavy industry. 
E) They emphasized the development of heavy industry and the production of modern weapons and space vehicles.

Question 7

For which development was the American artist Jackson Pollock most noted?

Accepted Answer

A) A return to extreme realism in his paintings 
B) Postmodernist sculptures 
C) Pop Art, which celebrated the whims of popular culture 
D) Neo-Cubism 
E) Abstract Expressionist paintings 
A) A return to extreme realism in his paintings 
B) Postmodernist sculptures 
C) Pop Art, which celebrated the whims of popular culture 
D) Neo-Cubism 
E) Abstract Expressionist paintings

Question 8

How and why did the Cold War in Europe differ from the Cold War in Asia?

Accepted Answer

The Cold War in Europe differed from the

Question 9

What policy did George Kennan propose the U.S. adopt towards communism?

Accepted Answer

A) Massive retaliation 
B) Containment 
C) Appeasement 
D) Curtailment 
E) Mutually assured destruction (MA
D)  
A) Massive retaliation 
B) Containment 
C) Appeasement 
D) Curtailment 
E) Mutually assured destruction (MA
D)

Question 10

A leading voice in the postwar women's liberation movement was Simone de Beauvoir, author of The Second Sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What did the philosophical doctrine of existentialism stress?

Accepted Answer

A) The need for people to create their own values and give their lives meaning 
B) A return of God to the universe 
C) The human need to find universal values and beliefs 
D) A complete withdrawal from an active, involved life 
E) Defeatist nihilism 
A) The need for people to create their own values and give their lives meaning 
B) A return of God to the universe 
C) The human need to find universal values and beliefs 
D) A complete withdrawal from an active, involved life 
E) Defeatist nihilism

Question 12

Describe the course of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the first three decades following World War II.

Accepted Answer

The Arab-Israeli conflict in the first t

Question 13

France's Fourth Republic collapsed and Charles de Gaulle came to power in 1958 because of disastrous French defeats in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What was the last Eastern European country to fall under one-party Soviet domination after World War II due to its strong democratic traditions?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

The British partition of India was a response to conflict between

Accepted Answer

A) Hindus and Muslims. 
B) southern and northern Indians. 
C) Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. 
D) secularists and religious fundamentalists. 
E) India's largest ethnic communities. 
A) Hindus and Muslims. 
B) southern and northern Indians. 
C) Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. 
D) secularists and religious fundamentalists. 
E) India's largest ethnic communities.

Question 16

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Six-Day War

Accepted Answer

The Six-Day War, also known as the June

Question 17

Compare and contrast the struggle for independence in Algeria and Ghana. How would you explain the differences you note?

Accepted Answer

The struggle for independence in Algeria

Question 18

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Berlin blockade

Accepted Answer

The Berlin blockade was a Soviet attempt

Question 19

The Warsaw Pact included all of the following nations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Poland. 
B) Bulgaria. 
C) Yugoslavia. 
D) Hungary. 
E) Czechoslovakia. 
A) Poland. 
B) Bulgaria. 
C) Yugoslavia. 
D) Hungary. 
E) Czechoslovakia.

Question 20

The French welfare state became the model for most European states after the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 28: Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

In addition to the devastation of the countries, cities, peoples, and cultures of Europe, what did World War II destroy?

The partition of the Indian subcontinent into the states of India and Pakistan in 1947 was accomplished with almost no violence or bloodshed.

In 1961, the West constructed the Berlin Wall to prevent East German communists from emigrating to western Europe.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Nikita Khrushchev

Postwar Italian politics was characterized by

What statement best describes the impact of Stalin's economic policies?

For which development was the American artist Jackson Pollock most noted?

How and why did the Cold War in Europe differ from the Cold War in Asia?

What policy did George Kennan propose the U.S. adopt towards communism?

A leading voice in the postwar women's liberation movement was Simone de Beauvoir, author of The Second Sex.

What did the philosophical doctrine of existentialism stress?

Describe the course of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the first three decades following World War II.

France's Fourth Republic collapsed and Charles de Gaulle came to power in 1958 because of disastrous French defeats in Vietnam.

What was the last Eastern European country to fall under one-party Soviet domination after World War II due to its strong democratic traditions?

The British partition of India was a response to conflict between

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Six-Day War

Compare and contrast the struggle for independence in Algeria and Ghana. How would you explain the differences you note?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Berlin blockade

The Warsaw Pact included all of the following nations EXCEPT

The French welfare state became the model for most European states after the war.

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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