Question 1

As a result of the Cuban Crisis,the United States withdrew its missiles from

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A) Turkey. 
B) Iran. 
C) Japan. 
D) Greece. 
E) Berlin. 
A) Turkey. 
B) Iran. 
C) Japan. 
D) Greece. 
E) Berlin.

Question 2

Which of the following was a part of the turbulent quarter-century between 1949 and 1974?

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A) Emergence of dozens of new nations. 
B) Facing off between the two superpowers of America and the Soviet Union. 
C) Antidemocratic forces' impact on strategic locations of the world. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) Major revolutions. 
A) Emergence of dozens of new nations. 
B) Facing off between the two superpowers of America and the Soviet Union. 
C) Antidemocratic forces' impact on strategic locations of the world. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) Major revolutions.

Question 3

Compare and contrast how France and Britain treated their African colonies as they demanded independence after World War II.

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France and Britain both treated their Af

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
- Iron Curtain

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The Iron Curtain refers to the symbolic

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
- Korean War

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The Korean War, which lasted from 1950 t

Question 6

Although popular in the beginning of his rule,why was Sukharno eventually turned out of office in Indonesia?

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A) He had difficulty in defeating the Dutch military,still present in Indonesia. 
B) He could not win the popular vote of the people. 
C) He turned to the Soviet Union for aid and expertise. 
D) He suspended the Constitution. 
E) With the backing of the United States,his government was overturned by General Suharto. 
A) He had difficulty in defeating the Dutch military,still present in Indonesia. 
B) He could not win the popular vote of the people. 
C) He turned to the Soviet Union for aid and expertise. 
D) He suspended the Constitution. 
E) With the backing of the United States,his government was overturned by General Suharto.

Question 7

____ was the Soviet leader who was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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A) Stalin 
B) Brezhnev 
C) Putin 
D) Khrushchev 
E) Gorbachev 
A) Stalin 
B) Brezhnev 
C) Putin 
D) Khrushchev 
E) Gorbachev

Question 8

While many regions in Asia and Africa remained under neo-colonial influence after independence,which of the following describes the other typical decolonization process immediately after World War II?

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A) Former European colonial powers lost complete control of their former colonies. 
B) African and Asian nations were successful in isolating themselves form the bipolarity of the superpowers. 
C) Some nations became involved in the competition between superpowers and were pulled apart in the process. 
D) New states,being weaker and in desperate need of loans and funds,found no help from the superpowers. 
E) A federation of African states was successful in keeping both the Soviet Union and the United States out of African affairs. 
A) Former European colonial powers lost complete control of their former colonies. 
B) African and Asian nations were successful in isolating themselves form the bipolarity of the superpowers. 
C) Some nations became involved in the competition between superpowers and were pulled apart in the process. 
D) New states,being weaker and in desperate need of loans and funds,found no help from the superpowers. 
E) A federation of African states was successful in keeping both the Soviet Union and the United States out of African affairs.

Question 9

Describe the success of Mao's Chinese Communists over the Nationalists led by Chiang Kai-shek,and how they both immediately changed China.

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The success of Mao's Chinese Communists

Question 10

The Nationalists were unable to win control of China because of which of the following?

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A) all of the answers are correct. 
B) Chinese rural populations supported Mao. 
C) peasants supported Mao because of his actions in fighting the Japanese. 
D) communist followers were able to act in the camouflage of their everyday lives. 
E) Mao and his supporters treated the rural population better than the Nationalists did. 
A) all of the answers are correct. 
B) Chinese rural populations supported Mao. 
C) peasants supported Mao because of his actions in fighting the Japanese. 
D) communist followers were able to act in the camouflage of their everyday lives. 
E) Mao and his supporters treated the rural population better than the Nationalists did.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
- Jawaharial Nehru

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Jawaharlal Nehru was a central figure in

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
- People's Republic of China

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The People's Republic of China (PRC) is

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
- Algeria

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The answer of Please define the following key terms.
- Algeria...

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
- Hungarian Uprising

Accepted Answer

The Hungarian Uprising, also known as th

Question 15

Because of actions in China in 1949 and Cuba in 1959,the United States viewed the world as

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A) becoming less threatening because of the spread of democracies. 
B) less threatening,as the Soviet influence decreased. 
C) more threatening because of the spread of the "Soviet menace" and communism. 
D) more dangerous,as both nations developed nuclear weapons. 
E) confusing,as new world military alliances were formed. 
A) becoming less threatening because of the spread of democracies. 
B) less threatening,as the Soviet influence decreased. 
C) more threatening because of the spread of the "Soviet menace" and communism. 
D) more dangerous,as both nations developed nuclear weapons. 
E) confusing,as new world military alliances were formed.

Question 16

Referring to the reading in the textbook,"Movement of Ideas: The Wretched of the Earth," explain what Fanon means when he states,"The Third World must start a New History of Man."

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In "The Wretched of the Earth," Frantz F

Question 17

The idealistic goal of Mao's Great Leap Forward in 1958 was based on

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A) increasing steel production with government subsidies for building modern steel mills. 
B) mechanizing farms by subsidizing farm machinery for peasant farms. 
C) reviving the true revolutionary potential of the Chinese peasant and worker. 
D) expanding property rights for the small farmer and shop owner. 
E) making China a self-sufficient food producer without ties to global economics. 
A) increasing steel production with government subsidies for building modern steel mills. 
B) mechanizing farms by subsidizing farm machinery for peasant farms. 
C) reviving the true revolutionary potential of the Chinese peasant and worker. 
D) expanding property rights for the small farmer and shop owner. 
E) making China a self-sufficient food producer without ties to global economics.

Question 18

____ had to fight a long and costly war with France to achieve its independence in 1962.

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A) Algeria 
B) East Africa 
C) Kenya 
D) Ivory Coast 
E) Guinea 
A) Algeria 
B) East Africa 
C) Kenya 
D) Ivory Coast 
E) Guinea

Question 19

As a result of the failure of the Great Leap Forward,

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A) steel production fell. 
B) the quality of steel produced in small furnaces was inferior. 
C) lack of food production resulted in massive famine. 
D) pragmatic experts reduced Mao's power behind the scene. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) steel production fell. 
B) the quality of steel produced in small furnaces was inferior. 
C) lack of food production resulted in massive famine. 
D) pragmatic experts reduced Mao's power behind the scene. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
- Containment

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Containment refers to the act of control

Exam 30: The Cold War and Decolonization 1949 - 1975

As a result of the Cuban Crisis,the United States withdrew its missiles from

Which of the following was a part of the turbulent quarter-century between 1949 and 1974?

Compare and contrast how France and Britain treated their African colonies as they demanded independence after World War II.

Please define the following key terms. - Iron Curtain

Please define the following key terms. - Korean War

Although popular in the beginning of his rule,why was Sukharno eventually turned out of office in Indonesia?

____ was the Soviet leader who was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

While many regions in Asia and Africa remained under neo-colonial influence after independence,which of the following describes the other typical decolonization process immediately after World War II?

Describe the success of Mao's Chinese Communists over the Nationalists led by Chiang Kai-shek,and how they both immediately changed China.

The Nationalists were unable to win control of China because of which of the following?

Please define the following key terms. - Jawaharial Nehru

Please define the following key terms. - People's Republic of China

Please define the following key terms. - Algeria

Please define the following key terms. - Hungarian Uprising

Because of actions in China in 1949 and Cuba in 1959,the United States viewed the world as

Referring to the reading in the textbook,"Movement of Ideas: The Wretched of the Earth," explain what Fanon means when he states,"The Third World must start a New History of Man."

The idealistic goal of Mao's Great Leap Forward in 1958 was based on

____ had to fight a long and costly war with France to achieve its independence in 1962.

As a result of the failure of the Great Leap Forward,

Please define the following key terms. - Containment

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The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 BCE- 100 Ce

Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 BCE- 220 Ce

The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 Ce

New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 BCE- 651 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 BCE- 476 Ce

Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600 - 1258

The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 - 1000

Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

Europes Commercial Revolution, 1000 - 1400

The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200 - 1500

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400 - 1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 - 1700

Religion, politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500 - 1750

Empires, colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600 - 1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550 - 1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650 - 1818

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600 - 1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750 - 1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1780 - 1880

China, japan, and India Confront the Modern World, 1800 - 1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830 - 1895

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830 - 1914

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Responses to Global Crisis, 1920 - 1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939 - 1949

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