Question 1

In 1956, 25 percent of Cuban national income was derived from

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A) tin and nickel mining. 
B) casinos. 
C) sugar manufacture and export. 
D) U.S. foreign aid. 
E) tourism. 
A) tin and nickel mining. 
B) casinos. 
C) sugar manufacture and export. 
D) U.S. foreign aid. 
E) tourism.

Question 2

The first British colony in West Africa to gain independence was

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A) Ghana. 
B) Rhodesia. 
C) Guinea. 
D) Nigeria. 
E) Egypt. 
A) Ghana. 
B) Rhodesia. 
C) Guinea. 
D) Nigeria. 
E) Egypt.

Question 3

How did the Cold War affect China and Japan?

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Both nations took advantage of the strug

Question 4

The Marshall Plan

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A) used currency reserves from member nations to finance temporary trade deficits. 
B) had launched a process of economic cooperation and integration. 
C) had provided 20 billion dollars in economic aid to friendly European countries by 1961. 
D) was never enacted due to partisan political feuds in Congress. 
E) had helped to rebuild Japan. 
A) used currency reserves from member nations to finance temporary trade deficits. 
B) had launched a process of economic cooperation and integration. 
C) had provided 20 billion dollars in economic aid to friendly European countries by 1961. 
D) was never enacted due to partisan political feuds in Congress. 
E) had helped to rebuild Japan.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of Israel?

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A) It was declared an independent Jewish state in 1948. 
B) It defeated armies sent by Arab countries in 1948. 
C) It displaced 700,000 Palestinian refugees. 
D) It took control of all of Jerusalem in 1967. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) It was declared an independent Jewish state in 1948. 
B) It defeated armies sent by Arab countries in 1948. 
C) It displaced 700,000 Palestinian refugees. 
D) It took control of all of Jerusalem in 1967. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 6

Most of the leaders of African independence movements were

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A) pro Communist. 
B) committed to imparting democracy. 
C) among the most westernized members of their society. 
D) oppressed by imperial European governments. 
E) influenced by the Soviet economic model. 
A) pro Communist. 
B) committed to imparting democracy. 
C) among the most westernized members of their society. 
D) oppressed by imperial European governments. 
E) influenced by the Soviet economic model.

Question 7

Who were the Viet Cong?

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A) a North Vietnamese-supported communist guerilla movement 
B) Chinese military advisors to the North Vietnamese 
C) CIA-sponsored freedom troops for South Vietnam 
D) neutral Vietnamese who wanted decolonization 
E) Westernized, pro-French South Vietnamese middle classes 
A) a North Vietnamese-supported communist guerilla movement 
B) Chinese military advisors to the North Vietnamese 
C) CIA-sponsored freedom troops for South Vietnam 
D) neutral Vietnamese who wanted decolonization 
E) Westernized, pro-French South Vietnamese middle classes

Question 8

What is the term applied to geopolitics dominated by the Eastern and Western rivalry in the Cold War era?

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The answer of What is the term applied to geopolitics...

Question 9

Which leader of the African National Congress organized guerrilla resistance against apartheid starting in 1960?

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A) Leopold Senghor 
B) Kwame Nkrumah 
C) Jomo Kenyatta 
D) Nelson Mandela 
E) Patrice Lamumba 
A) Leopold Senghor 
B) Kwame Nkrumah 
C) Jomo Kenyatta 
D) Nelson Mandela 
E) Patrice Lamumba

Question 10

Which president's reform agenda for America was called the Great Society?

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A) John Kennedy 
B) Lyndon Johnson 
C) Harry Truman 
D) Richard Nixon 
E) Dwight Eisenhower 
A) John Kennedy 
B) Lyndon Johnson 
C) Harry Truman 
D) Richard Nixon 
E) Dwight Eisenhower

Question 11

Who overthrew the Batista dictatorship in Cuba?

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The answer of Who overthrew the Batista dictatorship in Cuba?...

Question 12

The Soviet-dominated counterpart to NATO, which included countries of eastern Europe, was the

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A) Warsaw Pact. 
B) Green Revolution. 
C) Helsinki Accords. 
D) Détente agreements. 
E) Bretton Woods Collective. 
A) Warsaw Pact. 
B) Green Revolution. 
C) Helsinki Accords. 
D) Détente agreements. 
E) Bretton Woods Collective.

Question 13

What was the most significant threat of the Cold War?

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The answer of What was the most significant threat of...

Question 14

Steve Biko was

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A) Prime Minister of the apartheid government in South Africa. 
B) one of the founders of the Black Consciousness Movement. 
C) a radical within the African National Congress. 
D) an Anglican bishop within South Africa who won the Nobel Peace Prize. 
E) elected as president of the new Republic of Zimbabwe. 
A) Prime Minister of the apartheid government in South Africa. 
B) one of the founders of the Black Consciousness Movement. 
C) a radical within the African National Congress. 
D) an Anglican bishop within South Africa who won the Nobel Peace Prize. 
E) elected as president of the new Republic of Zimbabwe.

Question 15

Which counties have the only veto power at the United Nations?

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The permanent members of the S

Question 16

What event was the catalyst for the space race?

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A) The United States landing of a man on the moon 
B) The successful Soviet flight of a man around the earth 
C) The Soviet Sputnik satellite launch 
D) The crash of the Apollo 11 
E) The U-2 incident of 1960 
A) The United States landing of a man on the moon 
B) The successful Soviet flight of a man around the earth 
C) The Soviet Sputnik satellite launch 
D) The crash of the Apollo 11 
E) The U-2 incident of 1960

Question 17

Which world leader claimed he would "reduce [the opposition] to a smoking, radiating ruin at the end of two hours" in the event of attack?

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A) Josef Stalin 
B) Nikita Khrushchev 
C) Mae Zedong 
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower 
E) John F. Kennedy 
A) Josef Stalin 
B) Nikita Khrushchev 
C) Mae Zedong 
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower 
E) John F. Kennedy

Question 18

The United Nations Security Council includes seven rotating members and how many permanent members?

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A) 1 
B) 3 
C) 5 
D) 7 
E) 10 
A) 1 
B) 3 
C) 5 
D) 7 
E) 10

Question 19

How did the Cold War change the United Nations?

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Students should note the fact that the U

Exam 31: The Cold War and Decolonization

In 1956, 25 percent of Cuban national income was derived from

The first British colony in West Africa to gain independence was

How did the Cold War affect China and Japan?

The Marshall Plan

Which of the following is true of Israel?

Most of the leaders of African independence movements were

Who were the Viet Cong?

What is the term applied to geopolitics dominated by the Eastern and Western rivalry in the Cold War era?

Which leader of the African National Congress organized guerrilla resistance against apartheid starting in 1960?

Which president's reform agenda for America was called the Great Society?

Who overthrew the Batista dictatorship in Cuba?

The Soviet-dominated counterpart to NATO, which included countries of eastern Europe, was the

What was the most significant threat of the Cold War?

Steve Biko was

Which counties have the only veto power at the United Nations?

What event was the catalyst for the space race?

Which world leader claimed he would "reduce [the opposition] to a smoking, radiating ruin at the end of two hours" in the event of attack?

The United Nations Security Council includes seven rotating members and how many permanent members?

How did the Cold War change the United Nations?

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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