Question 1

Which of the following was not a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  The USSR 
C)  China 
D)  Britain 
E)  Sweden 
A)  The United States 
B)  The USSR 
C)  China 
D)  Britain 
E)  Sweden

Question 2

How did decolonization affect the balance of power in the world during the cold war?

Accepted Answer

The removal of Europe from its imperial

Question 3

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 4

The development of Arab nationalism slowed with the creation of Israel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The costliest conflict for France involved

Accepted Answer

A)  Vietnam. 
B)  Algeria. 
C)  Morocco. 
D)  Indochina. 
E)  Bessarabia. 
A)  Vietnam. 
B)  Algeria. 
C)  Morocco. 
D)  Indochina. 
E)  Bessarabia.

Question 6

The shift in post-war influence after the creation of Israel led to which country providing the primary military support?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  USSR 
C)  France 
D)  U.S. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  Britain 
B)  USSR 
C)  France 
D)  U.S. 
E)  None of these.

Question 7

Gamal Abdel Nasser oversaw what decolonization confrontation?

Accepted Answer

A)  He formed the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
B)  He was the first president of Iran. 
C)  He nationalized the Suez Canal on behalf of Egypt. 
D)  He was a Berber leader in Algeria. 
E)  He formed OPEC. 
A)  He formed the Palestine Liberation Organization. 
B)  He was the first president of Iran. 
C)  He nationalized the Suez Canal on behalf of Egypt. 
D)  He was a Berber leader in Algeria. 
E)  He formed OPEC.

Question 8

Why was Ana Pauker called "the most powerful woman alive" by Time magazine?

Accepted Answer

A)  She was the leader of the French resistance. 
B)  She was the first woman elected as president in the Western world. 
C)  She was the head of the Romanian Communist Party. 
D)  She was the first secretary-general of the United Nations. 
E)  She was the leader of the first Zionist community in Israel. 
A)  She was the leader of the French resistance. 
B)  She was the first woman elected as president in the Western world. 
C)  She was the head of the Romanian Communist Party. 
D)  She was the first secretary-general of the United Nations. 
E)  She was the leader of the first Zionist community in Israel.

Question 9

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 10

How did the balance of power formerly embraced by western Europe turn into the balance between the superpowers of the Eastern and Western bloc nations?

Accepted Answer

As the Soviet Union retreated from its a

Question 11

What was the response of the United States to USSR's blockade of Berlin?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S. built a wall and posted guards to contain communism to East Germany. 
B)  The U.S. established military outposts with nuclear weapons in Western Europe. 
C)  The U.S. imposed economic sanctions on the Soviet Union. 
D)  The U.S. airlifted supplies into Berlin. 
E)  The U.S. lodged a formal grievance with the United Nations. 
A)  The U.S. built a wall and posted guards to contain communism to East Germany. 
B)  The U.S. established military outposts with nuclear weapons in Western Europe. 
C)  The U.S. imposed economic sanctions on the Soviet Union. 
D)  The U.S. airlifted supplies into Berlin. 
E)  The U.S. lodged a formal grievance with the United Nations.

Question 12

What was the significance of NATO and the Warsaw Pact?

Accepted Answer

These two treaty organizations formalize

Question 13

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 14

How did Soviet economic control change in the post-war years?

Accepted Answer

The Soviet economy under Joseph Stalin f

Question 15

The term "third world" was used to refer to whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Countries that lacked any industrialization. 
B)  Countries that had not reached a sufficient stage of economic development to be either communist or capitalist. 
C)  Countries that were decolonized after World War II. 
D)  Countries that did not ally with either the Western or Eastern bloc politics. 
E)  None of these. 
A)  Countries that lacked any industrialization. 
B)  Countries that had not reached a sufficient stage of economic development to be either communist or capitalist. 
C)  Countries that were decolonized after World War II. 
D)  Countries that did not ally with either the Western or Eastern bloc politics. 
E)  None of these.

Question 16

The new pop culture which best expressed the mood of the youth and counterculture was

Accepted Answer

A)  New Wave Cinema. 
B)  existentialist writings. 
C)  pop fashion of the "Mods." 
D)  rock music. 
E)  beat poetry. 
A)  New Wave Cinema. 
B)  existentialist writings. 
C)  pop fashion of the "Mods." 
D)  rock music. 
E)  beat poetry.

Question 17

Under the terms of Home Rule,England withdrew from India and it was divided between the new states of

Accepted Answer

A)  India and Tibet. 
B)  Pakistan and India. 
C)  Pakistan and Tibet. 
D)  Punjab and Pakistan. 
E)  Hindustan and Punjab. 
A)  India and Tibet. 
B)  Pakistan and India. 
C)  Pakistan and Tibet. 
D)  Punjab and Pakistan. 
E)  Hindustan and Punjab.

Question 18

Under the terms of the Potsdam Conference in 1945

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland and Czechoslovakia could eject all Germans from their country. 
B)  Nazi leaders were put on trial for war crimes. 
C)  The terms of reparation were set on Germany. 
D)  Germany was divided into the Western and Eastern German Republics. 
E)  Roosevelt offered economic relief to democratized European states for rebuilding. 
A)  Poland and Czechoslovakia could eject all Germans from their country. 
B)  Nazi leaders were put on trial for war crimes. 
C)  The terms of reparation were set on Germany. 
D)  Germany was divided into the Western and Eastern German Republics. 
E)  Roosevelt offered economic relief to democratized European states for rebuilding.

Question 19

With the rise of the Labour Party after World War II,England became a Socialist economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Exam 28: Europe Divided,1945-1968

Which of the following was not a permanent member of the UN Security Council?

How did decolonization affect the balance of power in the world during the cold war?

Conflicts between the East and West were most dangerous during

The development of Arab nationalism slowed with the creation of Israel.

The costliest conflict for France involved

The shift in post-war influence after the creation of Israel led to which country providing the primary military support?

Gamal Abdel Nasser oversaw what decolonization confrontation?

Why was Ana Pauker called "the most powerful woman alive" by Time magazine?

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

How did the balance of power formerly embraced by western Europe turn into the balance between the superpowers of the Eastern and Western bloc nations?

What was the response of the United States to USSR's blockade of Berlin?

What was the significance of NATO and the Warsaw Pact?

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

How did Soviet economic control change in the post-war years?

The term "third world" was used to refer to whom?

The new pop culture which best expressed the mood of the youth and counterculture was

Under the terms of Home Rule,England withdrew from India and it was divided between the new states of

Under the terms of the Potsdam Conference in 1945

With the rise of the Labour Party after World War II,England became a Socialist economy.

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

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