Question 1

Which of the following is true of Israel?

Accepted Answer

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 regained Jerusalem in 1967. 
E)  all of the above 
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 regained Jerusalem in 1967. 
E)  all of the above

Question 2

One of the triumphs of the Green Revolution was:

Accepted Answer

A)  construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt. 
B)  Khrushchev's success in the Virgin Lands Campaign. 
C)  the development of "miracle rice" 
D)  mandating cleanup of toxic waste in third world countries abused by the Industrial Nations 
E)  raising public awareness of ecology and recycling in the 1960s. 
A)  construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt. 
B)  Khrushchev's success in the Virgin Lands Campaign. 
C)  the development of "miracle rice" 
D)  mandating cleanup of toxic waste in third world countries abused by the Industrial Nations 
E)  raising public awareness of ecology and recycling in the 1960s.

Question 3

Restrictions on U.S. military operations during the Vietnam War were designed to prevent China from entering the war and

Accepted Answer

A)  kept the U.S. from winning the war. 
B)  keep the Soviet army from entering the war. 
C)  appease American antiwar activists. 
D)  win the sympathy of the North Vietnamese leaders. 
E)  limit civilian casualties. 
A)  kept the U.S. from winning the war. 
B)  keep the Soviet army from entering the war. 
C)  appease American antiwar activists. 
D)  win the sympathy of the North Vietnamese leaders. 
E)  limit civilian casualties.

Question 4

The United States overthrew the Guatemalan government in 1954, employing for the first time operatives of the CIA, because

Accepted Answer

A)  it mistreated agricultural workers. 
B)  it threatened to seize large agricultural estates owned by the United Fruit Company. 
C)  of repeated strikes by trade unionists. 
D)  it failed to pay the army regularly. 
E)  it was harboring kidnappers of American missionaries. 
A)  it mistreated agricultural workers. 
B)  it threatened to seize large agricultural estates owned by the United Fruit Company. 
C)  of repeated strikes by trade unionists. 
D)  it failed to pay the army regularly. 
E)  it was harboring kidnappers of American missionaries.

Question 5

The superpowers didn't view the struggle between Israel and the Arab states as a vital concern until

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel developed nuclear capabilities. 
B)  Anwar Sadat was assassinated. 
C)  the Oslo Accords were signed. 
D)  the oil wealth of the Middle East was used against the nations that supported Israel in the 1973 war. 
E)  All of these 
A)  Israel developed nuclear capabilities. 
B)  Anwar Sadat was assassinated. 
C)  the Oslo Accords were signed. 
D)  the oil wealth of the Middle East was used against the nations that supported Israel in the 1973 war. 
E)  All of these

Question 6

Identify the following term(s).
-IMF

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 7

What factors raised the standards of living in post-war Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased wages. 
B)  government sponsored health care. 
C)  social welfare programs including pensions and grants to the poor. 
D)  income redistribution. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  increased wages. 
B)  government sponsored health care. 
C)  social welfare programs including pensions and grants to the poor. 
D)  income redistribution. 
E)  all of these.

Question 8

Using Map (in the textbook) 31.3, discuss the 1967 war between Egypt and Israel. Why did the war start, and what territorial changes resulted?

Accepted Answer

The 1967 war between Egypt and Israel, a

Question 9

Describe the origins and functions of the United Nations. Research the Internet and newspapers to find current articles about the United Nations, and explain the issues currently being addressed there. Has the United Nations been an effective peacekeeping institution?

Accepted Answer

Students should describe the structure o

Question 10

Identify the following term(s).
-Warsaw Pact

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 11

Which of the following can be said of the Six Day War of 1967?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a preemptive attack by Israel on Egyptian and Syrian airbases. 
B)  It resulted in Israel's acquisition of all of Jerusalem and the West Bank. 
C)  It resulted in Israel's acquisition of the Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula. 
D)  It was a victory for Israel. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  It was a preemptive attack by Israel on Egyptian and Syrian airbases. 
B)  It resulted in Israel's acquisition of all of Jerusalem and the West Bank. 
C)  It resulted in Israel's acquisition of the Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula. 
D)  It was a victory for Israel. 
E)  all of the above

Question 12

Describe the economic and political struggle between Third World nations in Latin America and the United States.

Accepted Answer

In Guatemala, reformers focused on agrar

Question 13

Identify the following term(s).
-The Green Revolution

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 14

Using Map (in the textbook) 31.1, indicate the nations that were (a) aligned with the United States against communism, (b) aligned with the Soviet Union or considered procommunist, or (c) nonaligned (Third World) nations.

Accepted Answer

I'm sorry, but as an AI, I don't have ac

Question 15

South African governments used policies of racial segregation called

Accepted Answer

A)  blitzkrieg. 
B)  partition. 
C)  secession. 
D)  volkgeist. 
E)  apartheid. 
A)  blitzkrieg. 
B)  partition. 
C)  secession. 
D)  volkgeist. 
E)  apartheid.

Question 16

Identify the following term(s).
-Third World

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 17

The Egyptian-Israeli war in 1973 led directly to the

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy of the Palestinian people. 
B)  Arab oil embargo. 
C)  creation of the PLO. 
D)  Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. 
E)  United Nations troops being stationed in the Gaza Strip. 
A)  autonomy of the Palestinian people. 
B)  Arab oil embargo. 
C)  creation of the PLO. 
D)  Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. 
E)  United Nations troops being stationed in the Gaza Strip.

Question 18

The discovery by the United States that the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962 sparked

Accepted Answer

A)  the blockade of the Soviet Union. 
B)  United States deployment of nuclear missiles in Turkey. 
C)  rebellion in Czechoslovakia. 
D)  the Bay of Pigs invasion. 
E)  the Cuban missile crisis. 
A)  the blockade of the Soviet Union. 
B)  United States deployment of nuclear missiles in Turkey. 
C)  rebellion in Czechoslovakia. 
D)  the Bay of Pigs invasion. 
E)  the Cuban missile crisis.

Question 19

Ho Chi Minh cooperated with the United States during World War II, but soon after the war he inspired

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalist movements in Vietnam against China. 
B)  the building of the Contra regime in Hanoi. 
C)  a treaty between North and South Korea. 
D)  a nationalist coalition against the French. 
E)  students to go to Europe and study Marxism. 
A)  nationalist movements in Vietnam against China. 
B)  the building of the Contra regime in Hanoi. 
C)  a treaty between North and South Korea. 
D)  a nationalist coalition against the French. 
E)  students to go to Europe and study Marxism.

Question 20

What was the experience of Africans in British colonies during their struggle for independence?

Accepted Answer

The experience of British African coloni

Exam 31: The Cold War and Decolonization

Which of the following is true of Israel?

One of the triumphs of the Green Revolution was:

Restrictions on U.S. military operations during the Vietnam War were designed to prevent China from entering the war and

The United States overthrew the Guatemalan government in 1954, employing for the first time operatives of the CIA, because

The superpowers didn't view the struggle between Israel and the Arab states as a vital concern until

Identify the following term(s). -IMF

What factors raised the standards of living in post-war Western Europe?

Using Map (in the textbook) 31.3, discuss the 1967 war between Egypt and Israel. Why did the war start, and what territorial changes resulted?

Describe the origins and functions of the United Nations. Research the Internet and newspapers to find current articles about the United Nations, and explain the issues currently being addressed there. Has the United Nations been an effective peacekeeping institution?

Identify the following term(s). -Warsaw Pact

Which of the following can be said of the Six Day War of 1967?

Describe the economic and political struggle between Third World nations in Latin America and the United States.

Identify the following term(s). -The Green Revolution

Using Map (in the textbook) 31.1, indicate the nations that were (a) aligned with the United States against communism, (b) aligned with the Soviet Union or considered procommunist, or (c) nonaligned (Third World) nations.

South African governments used policies of racial segregation called

Identify the following term(s). -Third World

The Egyptian-Israeli war in 1973 led directly to the

The discovery by the United States that the Soviet Union had deployed nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962 sparked

Ho Chi Minh cooperated with the United States during World War II, but soon after the war he inspired

What was the experience of Africans in British colonies during their struggle for independence?

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

Revolutions in Living

The Collapse of the Old Order

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

New Challenges in a New Millenium

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