Question 1

The Cold War was caused by all of the following factors except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Lend-Lease program 
B)  U.S. support of western Germany 
C)  financial recovery options through the Marshall Plan 
D)  American backing of Israel in the middle East 
E)  the Soviet Union's development of atomic weapons 
A)  the Lend-Lease program 
B)  U.S. support of western Germany 
C)  financial recovery options through the Marshall Plan 
D)  American backing of Israel in the middle East 
E)  the Soviet Union's development of atomic weapons

Question 2

Who was the main architect of peaceful reconciliation between France and Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles de Gaulle 
B)  Robert Schuman 
C)  Walter Rathenau 
D)  John Kenneth Galbraith 
E)  Clement Attlee 
A)  Charles de Gaulle 
B)  Robert Schuman 
C)  Walter Rathenau 
D)  John Kenneth Galbraith 
E)  Clement Attlee

Question 3

Although there were significant advances for women in Britain in the recovery period, real wages still lagged behind men's wages by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  15 to 20 percent 
B)  20 to 30 percent 
C)  30 to 50 percent 
D)  more than 50 percent 
E)  nothing; wages were required to be equal under the Labour Party reforms 
A)  15 to 20 percent 
B)  20 to 30 percent 
C)  30 to 50 percent 
D)  more than 50 percent 
E)  nothing; wages were required to be equal under the Labour Party reforms

Question 4

Did Krushchev's policy of de-Stalinization bring the cold war closer to a close? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Many people thought t

Question 5

What was the primary problem the English faced in decolonizing their African territories?

Accepted Answer

A)  They argued that the indigenous population did not have an intellectual and economic elite. 
B)  White settlers from Europe held the majority of land and political power. 
C)  Kenyan resistance by the Mau Mau initiated a five-year war. 
D)  White settlers refused to leave their homes and were sometimes violent. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  They argued that the indigenous population did not have an intellectual and economic elite. 
B)  White settlers from Europe held the majority of land and political power. 
C)  Kenyan resistance by the Mau Mau initiated a five-year war. 
D)  White settlers refused to leave their homes and were sometimes violent. 
E)  All of these.

Question 6

Conflicts between the East and West were most dangerous during ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Cuban Missile Crisis 
B)  the failure of Charles de Gaulle to participate in the UN 
C)  the construction of the Berlin Wall 
D)  the proxy wars of containment 
E)  None of these. 
A)  the Cuban Missile Crisis 
B)  the failure of Charles de Gaulle to participate in the UN 
C)  the construction of the Berlin Wall 
D)  the proxy wars of containment 
E)  None of these.

Question 7

The arms race portion of the cold war was intensified when ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the USSR sold nuclear technology to China 
B)  the United States began to install missiles in Turkey 
C)  the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space 
D)  Yuri Gagarin made the first manned space flight 
E)  the United States devoted more than 40 percent of its annual income to maintaining military superiority 
A)  the USSR sold nuclear technology to China 
B)  the United States began to install missiles in Turkey 
C)  the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into space 
D)  Yuri Gagarin made the first manned space flight 
E)  the United States devoted more than 40 percent of its annual income to maintaining military superiority

Question 8

All of the following countries sent troops to crush the Prague Spring except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland 
B)  Soviet Union 
C)  East Germany 
D)  Romania 
E)  Hungary 
A)  Poland 
B)  Soviet Union 
C)  East Germany 
D)  Romania 
E)  Hungary

Question 9

Discuss the connection between the art and the values of of the counterculture.

Accepted Answer

The youth movement in the 1960s was ofte

Question 10

The New Wave was culturally represented by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Beatles 
B)  The Who 
C)  Bob Dylan 
D)  Jean-Luc Godard 
E)  Daniel Cohn-Bendit 
A)  The Beatles 
B)  The Who 
C)  Bob Dylan 
D)  Jean-Luc Godard 
E)  Daniel Cohn-Bendit

Question 11

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Accepted Answer

Defensive alliance established

Question 12

Which writer was born in Algeria and opposed Algerian independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Simone de Beauvoir 
B)  Jean-Paul Sartre 
C)  Albert Camus 
D)  Jean Genet 
E)  Eugène Ionesco 
A)  Simone de Beauvoir 
B)  Jean-Paul Sartre 
C)  Albert Camus 
D)  Jean Genet 
E)  Eugène Ionesco

Question 13

Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre were united in their opposition to Algerian independence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Who was the Zionist leader instrumental in founding the state of Israel amidst Palestine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moshe Diane 
B)  Golda Meir 
C)  David Ben-Gurion 
D)  Amos Oz 
E)  Benjamin Disraeli 
A)  Moshe Diane 
B)  Golda Meir 
C)  David Ben-Gurion 
D)  Amos Oz 
E)  Benjamin Disraeli

Question 15

What did Brown v. Board of Education end?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poll taxes 
B)  Race-based school segregation 
C)  Voting restrictions on African-Americans 
D)  Employment discrimination 
E)  None of these. 
A)  Poll taxes 
B)  Race-based school segregation 
C)  Voting restrictions on African-Americans 
D)  Employment discrimination 
E)  None of these.

Question 16

Examine the significance of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. These two treaty orga

Question 17

What was the intention of the Truman Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  To establish postwar economic recovery in Europe 
B)  To offer Western support to countries fighting communism 
C)  To speed reindustrialization of Germany 
D)  To require decolonization of European holdings 
E)  To formally divide Europe into spheres of influence 
A)  To establish postwar economic recovery in Europe 
B)  To offer Western support to countries fighting communism 
C)  To speed reindustrialization of Germany 
D)  To require decolonization of European holdings 
E)  To formally divide Europe into spheres of influence

Question 18

What was the name of the organization responsible for overseeing relations with Communist parties abroad and the new governments within the communist block?

Accepted Answer

A)  Comintern 
B)  Komsomol 
C)  KGB 
D)  Politburo 
E)  Cominform 
A)  Comintern 
B)  Komsomol 
C)  KGB 
D)  Politburo 
E)  Cominform

Question 19

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was closely aligned with Tito 
B)  purged Ana Pauker to seize power in Romania 
C)  was a key witness in the Slánský trial 
D)  used nonalignment to represent the PLO 
E)  was the leader of communist Hungary from 1948 to 1965 
A)  was closely aligned with Tito 
B)  purged Ana Pauker to seize power in Romania 
C)  was a key witness in the Slánský trial 
D)  used nonalignment to represent the PLO 
E)  was the leader of communist Hungary from 1948 to 1965

Question 20

The Warsaw Pact was created to be the eastern version of NATO.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 28: Europe Divided

The Cold War was caused by all of the following factors except ______________.

Who was the main architect of peaceful reconciliation between France and Germany?

Although there were significant advances for women in Britain in the recovery period, real wages still lagged behind men's wages by ______________.

Did Krushchev's policy of de-Stalinization bring the cold war closer to a close? Why or why not?

What was the primary problem the English faced in decolonizing their African territories?

Conflicts between the East and West were most dangerous during ______________.

The arms race portion of the cold war was intensified when ______________.

All of the following countries sent troops to crush the Prague Spring except ______________.

Discuss the connection between the art and the values of of the counterculture.

The New Wave was culturally represented by ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Which writer was born in Algeria and opposed Algerian independence?

Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre were united in their opposition to Algerian independence.

Who was the Zionist leader instrumental in founding the state of Israel amidst Palestine?

What did Brown v. Board of Education end?

Examine the significance of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

What was the intention of the Truman Doctrine?

What was the name of the organization responsible for overseeing relations with Communist parties abroad and the new governments within the communist block?

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej ______________.

The Warsaw Pact was created to be the eastern version of NATO.

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The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

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State Building and the European State System

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