Question 1

The first British colony in West Africa to gain independence was

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Identify the following term(s).
-iron curtain

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 3

Using Map (in the textbook) 31.1, point out what European nations became part of the Soviet bloc in eastern Europe. Why did they affiliate with the USSR instead of the West?

Accepted Answer

The European nations that became part of

Question 4

The United Nations Security Council included seven rotating members and which of the following nations as permanent members

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States. 
B)  Britain. 
C)  the USSR. 
D)  France. 
E)  China.
F. All of the above 
A)  the United States. 
B)  Britain. 
C)  the USSR. 
D)  France. 
E)  China.
F. All of the above

Question 5

What was the difference between the League of Nations and the United Nations to achieve a resolution or action?

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The League of Nations required a unanimo

Question 6

President Lyndon Johnson's reform agenda for American was committed to social reforms and civil rights initiatives and it was called the

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A)  New Deal. 
B)  Square Deal. 
C)  New Frontier. 
D)  Great Society. 
E)  Peace Corps. 
A)  New Deal. 
B)  Square Deal. 
C)  New Frontier. 
D)  Great Society. 
E)  Peace Corps.

Question 7

Which of the following can be said of the French-Algerian War?

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A)  It ended in 1962 with Algerian independence. 
B)  Algerian forces were supported by Egypt and other Arab countries. 
C)  It began with an uprising in 1954. 
D)  It produced an Algerian independence movement organized by the Front de Liberation National of the FLN. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  It ended in 1962 with Algerian independence. 
B)  Algerian forces were supported by Egypt and other Arab countries. 
C)  It began with an uprising in 1954. 
D)  It produced an Algerian independence movement organized by the Front de Liberation National of the FLN. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 8

Fidel Castro's political actions in Cuba were intended to _______________.

Accepted Answer

establish democracy

Question 9

The Korean War, 1950-1953, was limited to the Korean peninsula because

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States feared that attacking China might prompt Soviet retaliation. 
B)  neither side could win a decisive victory. 
C)  military technology had stagnated. 
D)  geographic conditions favored a defensive war. 
E)  of the inaccessibility of its location. 
A)  the United States feared that attacking China might prompt Soviet retaliation. 
B)  neither side could win a decisive victory. 
C)  military technology had stagnated. 
D)  geographic conditions favored a defensive war. 
E)  of the inaccessibility of its location.

Question 10

Identify the following term(s).
-Cuban missile crisis

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 11

Describe how the Korean War was a direct result of the Cold War and discuss the outcome of the war?

Accepted Answer

By the end of the Second World War, Sovi

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  tin and nickel mining. 
B)  the United Fruit Company. 
C)  sugar manufacture and export. 
D)  United States foreign aid. 
E)  casinos and tourism. 
A)  tin and nickel mining. 
B)  the United Fruit Company. 
C)  sugar manufacture and export. 
D)  United States foreign aid. 
E)  casinos and tourism.

Question 13

Identify the following term(s).
-non-aligned nations

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Answer not

Question 14

What is meant by the term "bipolar world?"

Accepted Answer

Bipolar is the term applied to

Question 15

Identify the following term(s).
-Cold War

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 16

Identify the following term(s).
-Korean War

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 17

Third World nations were

Accepted Answer

A)  unwilling to flirt with either the US or the USSR. 
B)  ignored by the Soviet Union. 
C)  mostly in Latin America. 
D)  usually newly independent, poor nations. 
E)  all in the Northern Hemisphere. 
A)  unwilling to flirt with either the US or the USSR. 
B)  ignored by the Soviet Union. 
C)  mostly in Latin America. 
D)  usually newly independent, poor nations. 
E)  all in the Northern Hemisphere.

Question 18

Identify the following term(s).
-Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Accepted Answer

Answer not

Question 19

Discuss whether the Cold War was caused more by political ideology or technology. Why did this issue come to overshadow the process and importance of decolonization?

Accepted Answer

The Cold War was really a matter of ideo

Question 20

Using Map (in the textbook) 31.3, describe the locations of oil wells. Which countries are the members of OPEC? How does oil become a weapon? How important are the geostrategic maritime chokeholds of the Suez Canal, Bab al Mandeb, and the Strait of Hormuz?

Accepted Answer

The locations of oil wells are primarily

Exam 31: The Cold War and Decolonization

The first British colony in West Africa to gain independence was

Identify the following term(s). -iron curtain

Using Map (in the textbook) 31.1, point out what European nations became part of the Soviet bloc in eastern Europe. Why did they affiliate with the USSR instead of the West?

The United Nations Security Council included seven rotating members and which of the following nations as permanent members

What was the difference between the League of Nations and the United Nations to achieve a resolution or action?

President Lyndon Johnson's reform agenda for American was committed to social reforms and civil rights initiatives and it was called the

Which of the following can be said of the French-Algerian War?

Fidel Castro's political actions in Cuba were intended to _______________.

The Korean War, 1950-1953, was limited to the Korean peninsula because

Identify the following term(s). -Cuban missile crisis

Describe how the Korean War was a direct result of the Cold War and discuss the outcome of the war?

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

Identify the following term(s). -non-aligned nations

What is meant by the term "bipolar world?"

Identify the following term(s). -Cold War

Identify the following term(s). -Korean War

Third World nations were

Identify the following term(s). -Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Discuss whether the Cold War was caused more by political ideology or technology. Why did this issue come to overshadow the process and importance of decolonization?

Using Map (in the textbook) 31.3, describe the locations of oil wells. Which countries are the members of OPEC? How does oil become a weapon? How important are the geostrategic maritime chokeholds of the Suez Canal, Bab al Mandeb, and the Strait of Hormuz?

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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