Question 1

A post-colonial African leader who did not lead an independence movement was

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A)  Idi Amin. 
B)  Jomo Kenyatta. 
C)  Kwame Nkrumah. 
D)  Robert Mugabe. 
A)  Idi Amin. 
B)  Jomo Kenyatta. 
C)  Kwame Nkrumah. 
D)  Robert Mugabe. A

Question 2

Before he became an advocate for Indian independence,after the First World War Mohandas K.Gandhi was first

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A)  a leader for civil rights in the United States. 
B)  an opponent of French imperialism in Indochina. 
C)  a man who fought in South Africa for the rights of Black Africans and others. 
D)  active against the European imperial powers in China and East Asia. 
A)  a leader for civil rights in the United States. 
B)  an opponent of French imperialism in Indochina. 
C)  a man who fought in South Africa for the rights of Black Africans and others. 
D)  active against the European imperial powers in China and East Asia. C

Question 3

The event that immediately preceded and helped to cause the flight of colonial powers from Africa was

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A)  the loss of Indochina by France. 
B)  the Suez Canal Crisis. 
C)  the violent rebellion that broke out in Algeria. 
D)  the granting of independence to India and Pakistan. 
A)  the loss of Indochina by France. 
B)  the Suez Canal Crisis. 
C)  the violent rebellion that broke out in Algeria. 
D)  the granting of independence to India and Pakistan. B

Question 4

In the aftermath of the First World War,what were the main ideologies that arose?

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In the aftermath of the First World War,

Question 5

What were the major combatants' expectations of how the war would be fought in 1914? How closely did the war conform to their expectations? Why were they so wrong?

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In 1914, the major combatants in World W

Question 6

Who were the main combatants of the First World War,and what were they fighting about?

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The main combatants of the First World W

Question 7

What effect did this conflict have on the rest of the world?

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The effect of this conflict on the rest

Question 8

How did the dynamics of the Cold War complicate the decolonization process?

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The dynamics of the Cold War complicated

Question 9

The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union that broke out after the end of the Second World War was based on what key ideas and concerns?

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The Cold War between the United States a

Question 10

A later revolutionary leader who worked as a waiter in Paris after the First World War was

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A)  Axl Rose. 
B)  Ho Chi Minh. 
C)  Leopold Sénghor. 
D)  Raúl Haya de la Torre. 
A)  Axl Rose. 
B)  Ho Chi Minh. 
C)  Leopold Sénghor. 
D)  Raúl Haya de la Torre.

Question 11

In what ways did the experiences of 1914-1945 provide an essential foundation for the tensions and confrontations of the Cold War?

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The experiences of 1914-1945 provided an

Question 12

Newly decolonized states in Africa faced serious difficulties because of all of the following factors EXCEPT:

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A)  growing populations. 
B)  historically hostile communities. 
C)  a lack of natural resources. 
D)  unworkable borders. 
A)  growing populations. 
B)  historically hostile communities. 
C)  a lack of natural resources. 
D)  unworkable borders.

Question 13

The leading nuclear researchers of the 1930s to 1940s were

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A)  American and British. 
B)  Russians. 
C)  German and French. 
D)  Japanese. 
A)  American and British. 
B)  Russians. 
C)  German and French. 
D)  Japanese.

Question 14

All of the following are fundamental points of contention and division within the European Union EXCEPT:

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A)  the creation of a common market. 
B)  expansion of membership. 
C)  the creation of a centralized pan-European state. 
D)  admitting Muslim countries like Turkey. 
A)  the creation of a common market. 
B)  expansion of membership. 
C)  the creation of a centralized pan-European state. 
D)  admitting Muslim countries like Turkey.

Question 15

What factors have contributed to the spread of democracy since 1974? What factors threaten the success of democracy in some places?

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Several factors have contributed to the

Question 16

China competed with the Soviet Union for the leading role within the world communist movement in all of the following ways EXCEPT by:

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A)  launching the Cultural Revolution. 
B)  intervening in Korea. 
C)  developing new doctrines within Marxism. 
D)  reforming its political system to make it more democratic. 
A)  launching the Cultural Revolution. 
B)  intervening in Korea. 
C)  developing new doctrines within Marxism. 
D)  reforming its political system to make it more democratic.

Question 17

How did the split between Communist China and the USSR complicate the Cold War and its effects?

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The split between Communist China and th

Question 18

What role did the ideologies that arose in the 1920s and 1930s play during the Second World War?

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The ideologies that arose in the 1920s a

Question 19

The Marshall Plan offered assistance

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A)  to create a military alliance against the Soviet Union. 
B)  for the recovery of Europe. 
C)  that helped split the countries in the Soviet bloc. 
D)  to create nuclear capabilities in Britain and France. 
A)  to create a military alliance against the Soviet Union. 
B)  for the recovery of Europe. 
C)  that helped split the countries in the Soviet bloc. 
D)  to create nuclear capabilities in Britain and France.

Question 20

What were the immediate consequences of the First World War for Europe,for the United States,and for the rest of the world?

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The immediate consequences of the First

Exam 28: World Order and Disorder: Global Politics in the Twentieth

A post-colonial African leader who did not lead an independence movement was

Before he became an advocate for Indian independence,after the First World War Mohandas K.Gandhi was first

The event that immediately preceded and helped to cause the flight of colonial powers from Africa was

In the aftermath of the First World War,what were the main ideologies that arose?

What were the major combatants' expectations of how the war would be fought in 1914? How closely did the war conform to their expectations? Why were they so wrong?

Who were the main combatants of the First World War,and what were they fighting about?

What effect did this conflict have on the rest of the world?

How did the dynamics of the Cold War complicate the decolonization process?

The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union that broke out after the end of the Second World War was based on what key ideas and concerns?

A later revolutionary leader who worked as a waiter in Paris after the First World War was

In what ways did the experiences of 1914-1945 provide an essential foundation for the tensions and confrontations of the Cold War?

Newly decolonized states in Africa faced serious difficulties because of all of the following factors EXCEPT:

The leading nuclear researchers of the 1930s to 1940s were

All of the following are fundamental points of contention and division within the European Union EXCEPT:

What factors have contributed to the spread of democracy since 1974? What factors threaten the success of democracy in some places?

China competed with the Soviet Union for the leading role within the world communist movement in all of the following ways EXCEPT by:

How did the split between Communist China and the USSR complicate the Cold War and its effects?

What role did the ideologies that arose in the 1920s and 1930s play during the Second World War?

The Marshall Plan offered assistance

What were the immediate consequences of the First World War for Europe,for the United States,and for the rest of the world?

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