Question 1

How did the work of Christian Dior reflect the ideology of the return to normalcy advocated by popular culture following World War II?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 2

How did the agreements reached at the Yalta and Potsdam conferences in 1945 shape the future of postwar Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States and the Soviet Union divided Germany into two halves, with the Soviets occupying the eastern half and the United States occupying the western half. 
B)  The four major Allied powers agreed to a vast anti-fascism project to reprogram German attitudes and help remake Germany into a functioning democracy. 
C)  The Allies divided Germany into four zones, each of which was controlled by one of the four principal victors in the war and occupied by troops from those nations. 
D)  Stalin ceded control of Germany to the United States, Britain, and France in return for having free reign over nearly all of eastern Europe. 
A)  The United States and the Soviet Union divided Germany into two halves, with the Soviets occupying the eastern half and the United States occupying the western half. 
B)  The four major Allied powers agreed to a vast anti-fascism project to reprogram German attitudes and help remake Germany into a functioning democracy. 
C)  The Allies divided Germany into four zones, each of which was controlled by one of the four principal victors in the war and occupied by troops from those nations. 
D)  Stalin ceded control of Germany to the United States, Britain, and France in return for having free reign over nearly all of eastern Europe.

Question 3

The Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals, held in the fall of 1945, led to either execution or long-term prison terms for

Accepted Answer

A)  three hundred senior Nazi SS, Gestapo, and military officers. 
B)  twenty-four senior Nazi officials. 
C)  more than one thousand Nazi officials and concentration camp administrators. 
D)  one hundred defendants, including thirty-five Nazi judges. 
A)  three hundred senior Nazi SS, Gestapo, and military officers. 
B)  twenty-four senior Nazi officials. 
C)  more than one thousand Nazi officials and concentration camp administrators. 
D)  one hundred defendants, including thirty-five Nazi judges.

Question 4

What were the causes of the "thaw" in the Soviet Union's internal policies in the mid-to-late 1950s, and what were some of the major political changes that reflected this new approach?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 5

What European country experienced a stunning revival in the 1960s that was labeled the "economic miracle"?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  West Germany 
C)  Great Britain 
D)  East Germany 
A)  France 
B)  West Germany 
C)  Great Britain 
D)  East Germany

Question 6

In 1950, the UN Security Council approved a "police action" that deployed troops in

Accepted Answer

A)  Korea. 
B)  the Philippines. 
C)  Uganda. 
D)  Japan. 
A)  Korea. 
B)  the Philippines. 
C)  Uganda. 
D)  Japan.

Question 7

According to this map, which of the following European nations was part of the Warsaw Pact?
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Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Italy 
C)  Poland 
D)  Yugoslavia 
A)  France 
B)  Italy 
C)  Poland 
D)  Yugoslavia

Question 8

Why did Yuri Gagarin cause great concern in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  He organized the Soviet missile program and threatened to "bury" the West during a visit to the United States. 
B)  He was the first man to orbit the earth, thus demonstrating that the Soviet Union was ahead of the United States in space technology. 
C)  He was the chief scientist on the Soviet nuclear weapons program during the cold war. 
D)  He was the director of the KGB, the Soviet intelligence agency responsible for spying on the United States. 
A)  He organized the Soviet missile program and threatened to "bury" the West during a visit to the United States. 
B)  He was the first man to orbit the earth, thus demonstrating that the Soviet Union was ahead of the United States in space technology. 
C)  He was the chief scientist on the Soviet nuclear weapons program during the cold war. 
D)  He was the director of the KGB, the Soviet intelligence agency responsible for spying on the United States.

Question 9

Why was World War II more destructive in Europe than World War I?

Accepted Answer

A)  World War II was a war that for the first time involved all sectors of society, not just the military and munitions manufacturers. 
B)  Nazi policies fanaticized the German army, leading it to wreak far greater material destruction than the army of the German kaiser during World War I. 
C)  Armies in World War II had fought a war of movement on the ground and in the air, and massive bombing campaigns leveled thousands of square miles of territory. 
D)  The Allies in World War II were much more bent on punishing Germany in an effort to avenge the victims of Nazi aggression. 
A)  World War II was a war that for the first time involved all sectors of society, not just the military and munitions manufacturers. 
B)  Nazi policies fanaticized the German army, leading it to wreak far greater material destruction than the army of the German kaiser during World War I. 
C)  Armies in World War II had fought a war of movement on the ground and in the air, and massive bombing campaigns leveled thousands of square miles of territory. 
D)  The Allies in World War II were much more bent on punishing Germany in an effort to avenge the victims of Nazi aggression.

Question 10

What was the Voice of America?

Accepted Answer

A)  The official in-house publication of the Federal Communications Commission 
B)  A series of inspirational radio addresses by President John F. Kennedy 
C)  A radio station that used culture as a weapon in the cold war 
D)  The forerunner of public television 
A)  The official in-house publication of the Federal Communications Commission 
B)  A series of inspirational radio addresses by President John F. Kennedy 
C)  A radio station that used culture as a weapon in the cold war 
D)  The forerunner of public television

Question 11

Which of the following was argued by the philosophy of existentialism, which was championed by Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre and became fashionable in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human existence is the result not of divine creation but of natural birth, and human morality derives itself from nature. 
B)  Human (and personal) existence is not the result of divine creation or natural birth but is created through action and choice. 
C)  The question of human existence, although ultimately unanswerable, is the most pressing intellectual concern for the modern postwar world. 
D)  The question of human existence must be returned to its divine origins, but religion should also change its emphasis to humans rather than gods. 
A)  Human existence is the result not of divine creation but of natural birth, and human morality derives itself from nature. 
B)  Human (and personal) existence is not the result of divine creation or natural birth but is created through action and choice. 
C)  The question of human existence, although ultimately unanswerable, is the most pressing intellectual concern for the modern postwar world. 
D)  The question of human existence must be returned to its divine origins, but religion should also change its emphasis to humans rather than gods.

Question 12

What event in Hungary in 1956 precipitated an invasion by Soviet forces?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Hungarian leader Imre Nagy announced that Hungary might leave the Warsaw Pact. 
B)  Hungary's leaders expanded what had been purely economic demands to include the establishment of a multiparty system. 
C)  The Hungarian army ignored orders from Moscow and refused to repress a rebellion led by Hungarian railroad workers. 
D)  Marshal Zhukov overthrew Communist premier Imre Nagy. 
A)  The Hungarian leader Imre Nagy announced that Hungary might leave the Warsaw Pact. 
B)  Hungary's leaders expanded what had been purely economic demands to include the establishment of a multiparty system. 
C)  The Hungarian army ignored orders from Moscow and refused to repress a rebellion led by Hungarian railroad workers. 
D)  Marshal Zhukov overthrew Communist premier Imre Nagy.

Question 13

Why were the French forced to withdraw from Indochina in 1954?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States refused to support them in putting down a rebellion. 
B)  Ho Chi Minh's peasant army defeated them. 
C)  Soviet assistance to Vietnamese rebels meant that French forces were outgunned. 
D)  China intervened in a nationalist rebellion against French colonial rule. 
A)  The United States refused to support them in putting down a rebellion. 
B)  Ho Chi Minh's peasant army defeated them. 
C)  Soviet assistance to Vietnamese rebels meant that French forces were outgunned. 
D)  China intervened in a nationalist rebellion against French colonial rule.

Question 14

What did the Allies do with Germany in the immediate postwar era (to 1949), and how was this a sign of the looming cold war?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 15

An exception to the rule in eastern Europe, the Communist ruler Tito (Josip Broz, 1892-1980) established a fairly independent, non-Soviet Communist state in

Accepted Answer

A)  Yugoslavia. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  Bulgaria. 
D)  Albania. 
A)  Yugoslavia. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  Bulgaria. 
D)  Albania.

Question 16

In 1960, Niger, Chad, and Mali gained independence from which country?
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Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Starting relatively soon after World War II, western European countries received a large number of immigrant workers from their former

Accepted Answer

A)  enemy, the Soviet Union. 
B)  colonies. 
C)  allies, the United States and Canada. 
D)  trading rivals in eastern Europe. 
A)  enemy, the Soviet Union. 
B)  colonies. 
C)  allies, the United States and Canada. 
D)  trading rivals in eastern Europe.

Question 18

Based on the data appearing on this map, what contributing factor to later Middle Eastern tensions is evident?
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Accepted Answer

A)  Before 1948, Israel controlled lands beyond the Jordan River. 
B)  Upon its creation, Israel absconded lands not proposed for it in 1947. 
C)  Israel assumed sovereignty over the Sinai peninsula. 
D)  The holy city of Tel Aviv was controlled by Palestinians. 
A)  Before 1948, Israel controlled lands beyond the Jordan River. 
B)  Upon its creation, Israel absconded lands not proposed for it in 1947. 
C)  Israel assumed sovereignty over the Sinai peninsula. 
D)  The holy city of Tel Aviv was controlled by Palestinians.

Question 19

What 1956 event in Egypt sparked an international crisis that inspired colonized peoples around the world in their fight for independence from their colonizers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptian nationalists declared Egypt's independence from British rule and began organizing democratic elections. 
B)  A member of the Muslim Brotherhood was elected as the first president of independent Egypt. 
C)  The Egyptian president decided to expel all British and French citizens from Egyptian territory. 
D)  Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the British-owned Suez Canal. 
A)  Egyptian nationalists declared Egypt's independence from British rule and began organizing democratic elections. 
B)  A member of the Muslim Brotherhood was elected as the first president of independent Egypt. 
C)  The Egyptian president decided to expel all British and French citizens from Egyptian territory. 
D)  Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the British-owned Suez Canal.

Question 20

In 1947, what two independent countries emerged out of a former British colony as the result of a political and religious conflict incited by the British?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kenya and Tanzania 
B)  Ireland and Northern Ireland 
C)  India and Pakistan 
D)  North and South Vietnam 
A)  Kenya and Tanzania 
B)  Ireland and Northern Ireland 
C)  India and Pakistan 
D)  North and South Vietnam

Exam 27: The Cold War and the Remaking of Europe, 1945-1960s

How did the work of Christian Dior reflect the ideology of the return to normalcy advocated by popular culture following World War II?

How did the agreements reached at the Yalta and Potsdam conferences in 1945 shape the future of postwar Germany?

The Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals, held in the fall of 1945, led to either execution or long-term prison terms for

What were the causes of the "thaw" in the Soviet Union's internal policies in the mid-to-late 1950s, and what were some of the major political changes that reflected this new approach?

What European country experienced a stunning revival in the 1960s that was labeled the "economic miracle"?

In 1950, the UN Security Council approved a "police action" that deployed troops in

According to this map, which of the following European nations was part of the Warsaw Pact? ​ ​

Why did Yuri Gagarin cause great concern in the United States?

Why was World War II more destructive in Europe than World War I?

What was the Voice of America?

Which of the following was argued by the philosophy of existentialism, which was championed by Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre and became fashionable in the 1950s?

What event in Hungary in 1956 precipitated an invasion by Soviet forces?

Why were the French forced to withdraw from Indochina in 1954?

What did the Allies do with Germany in the immediate postwar era (to 1949), and how was this a sign of the looming cold war?

An exception to the rule in eastern Europe, the Communist ruler Tito (Josip Broz, 1892-1980) established a fairly independent, non-Soviet Communist state in

In 1960, Niger, Chad, and Mali gained independence from which country? ​ ​

Starting relatively soon after World War II, western European countries received a large number of immigrant workers from their former

Based on the data appearing on this map, what contributing factor to later Middle Eastern tensions is evident? ​ ​

What 1956 event in Egypt sparked an international crisis that inspired colonized peoples around the world in their fight for independence from their colonizers?

In 1947, what two independent countries emerged out of a former British colony as the result of a political and religious conflict incited by the British?

Early Western Civilization, 400,000-1000 B.C.E

Near East Empires and the Reemergence of Civilization in Greece, 1000-500 B.C.E

The Greek Golden Age, C 500-C 400 B.C.E

From the Classical to the Hellenistic World, 400-30 B.C.E

The Rise of Rome and Its Republic, 753-44 B.C.E

The Creation of the Roman Empire, 44 B.C.E-284 C.E

The Transformation of the Roman Empire, 284-600 C.E

The Heirs of Rome: Islam, Byzantium, and Europe, 600-750

From Centralization to Fragmentation, 750-1050

Commercial Quickening and Religious Reform, 1050-1150

The Flowering of the Middle Ages, 1150-1215

The Medieval Synthesis and Its Cracks, 1215-1340

Crisis and Renaissance, 1340-1492

Global Encounters and the Shock of the Reformation, 1492-1560

Wars of Religion and the Clash of Worldviews, 1560-1648

Absolutism, Constitutionalism, and the Search for Order, 1640-1700

The Atlantic System and Its Consequences, 1700-1750

The Promise of Enlightenment, 1750-1789

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Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800-1830

Industrialization and Social Ferment, 1830-1850

Politics and Culture of the Nation-State, 1850-1870

Empire, Industry, and Everyday Life, 1870-1890

Modernity and the Road to War, 1890-1914

World War I and Its Aftermath, 1914-1929

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According to this map, which of the following European nations was part of the Warsaw Pact?

In 1960, Niger, Chad, and Mali gained independence from which country?

Based on the data appearing on this map, what contributing factor to later Middle Eastern tensions is evident?