Question 1

The Suez Canal was closed for several years after the

Accepted Answer

A)  Six-Day War. 
B)  Yom Kippur War. 
C)  Iran-Iraq War. 
D)  terror attacks of 9/11. 
A)  Six-Day War. 
B)  Yom Kippur War. 
C)  Iran-Iraq War. 
D)  terror attacks of 9/11.

Question 2

The Balfour Declaration espoused intent to create a Jewish homeland regardless of Arab wishes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of these became president of Iraq in 2005?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muammar Qaddafi 
B)  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 
C)  Anwar Sadat 
D)  Hosni Mubarak 
A)  Muammar Qaddafi 
B)  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 
C)  Anwar Sadat 
D)  Hosni Mubarak

Question 4

What was the purpose of the meeting called by Charles de Gaulle at Brazzaville in 1944?

Accepted Answer

A)  discussion of autonomy in areas under French rule 
B)  raising troops for World War II 
C)  to announce immediate decolonization 
D)  to demand greater French authority over its African colonies 
A)  discussion of autonomy in areas under French rule 
B)  raising troops for World War II 
C)  to announce immediate decolonization 
D)  to demand greater French authority over its African colonies

Question 5

In 1996, the Taliban gained control of

Accepted Answer

A)  Pakistan. 
B)  Iran. 
C)  Iraq. 
D)  Afghanistan. 
A)  Pakistan. 
B)  Iran. 
C)  Iraq. 
D)  Afghanistan.

Question 6

The Palestinian refugees were largely resettled in Saudi Arabia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The most powerful Arab nation following WWII was

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Kuwait. 
D)  Egypt. 
A)  Iran. 
B)  Iraq. 
C)  Kuwait. 
D)  Egypt.

Question 8

What was the name of the rural uprising in Kenya against white domination?

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Question 9

Which American president established the Peace Corps?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dwight Eisenhower 
B)  John F. Kennedy 
C)  Ronald Reagan 
D)  Bill Clinton 
A)  Dwight Eisenhower 
B)  John F. Kennedy 
C)  Ronald Reagan 
D)  Bill Clinton

Question 10

AIDS was first identified in

Accepted Answer

A)  Sierra Leone. 
B)  Zambia. 
C)  Congo. 
D)  South Africa. 
A)  Sierra Leone. 
B)  Zambia. 
C)  Congo. 
D)  South Africa.

Question 11

What African state was granted immediate independence by de Gaulle in the False hope that, without aid, it would be forced to return to the French Community?

Accepted Answer

A)  Algeria. 
B)  Morocco. 
C)  Djibouti. 
D)  Guinea. 
A)  Algeria. 
B)  Morocco. 
C)  Djibouti. 
D)  Guinea.

Question 12

Israel won the Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, and Sinai Peninsula as a result of the Six-Day War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of these worked to create secular, nationalist states such as modern Turkey?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islamic modernism 
B)  Islamic reformism 
C)  Islamic revival 
D)  Wahhabism 
A)  Islamic modernism 
B)  Islamic reformism 
C)  Islamic revival 
D)  Wahhabism

Question 14

Libya was a monarchy until the king was overthrown in 1969 by

Accepted Answer

A)  Habib Bourguiba. 
B)  Muammar al-Qaddafi. 
C)  Gamal Abdel Nasser. 
D)  Anwar Sadat. 
A)  Habib Bourguiba. 
B)  Muammar al-Qaddafi. 
C)  Gamal Abdel Nasser. 
D)  Anwar Sadat.

Question 15

Where was UN secretary general Kofi Annan from?

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Question 16

Which 1950s African nation sought to bring Arabs together under its leadership?

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Question 17

De Gaulle's position regarding Algeria was that

Accepted Answer

A)  France should fight to retain control over Algeria. 
B)  France should work to negotiate independence for Algeria. 
C)  improved economic conditions would keep Algeria loyal to France. 
D)  Algerians were responsible for their own defense. 
A)  France should fight to retain control over Algeria. 
B)  France should work to negotiate independence for Algeria. 
C)  improved economic conditions would keep Algeria loyal to France. 
D)  Algerians were responsible for their own defense.

Question 18

What was the goal of African nationalists, announced at the Fifth Pan-African Congress in 1945?

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy 
B)  independence 
C)  commitment to the war effort 
D)  creation of a pan-African congress 
A)  autonomy 
B)  independence 
C)  commitment to the war effort 
D)  creation of a pan-African congress

Question 19

Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated because of his

Accepted Answer

A)  refusal to recognize Palestine. 
B)  refusal to negotiate with Egypt. 
C)  cooperation with Yasir Arafat. 
D)  cooperation with Anwar Sadat. 
A)  refusal to recognize Palestine. 
B)  refusal to negotiate with Egypt. 
C)  cooperation with Yasir Arafat. 
D)  cooperation with Anwar Sadat.

Question 20

Marxism in Africa following World War I brought many countries into the Soviet sphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 37: Post-Colonial Challenges in Africa and the Middle East, 1939-Present

The Suez Canal was closed for several years after the

The Balfour Declaration espoused intent to create a Jewish homeland regardless of Arab wishes.

Which of these became president of Iraq in 2005?

What was the purpose of the meeting called by Charles de Gaulle at Brazzaville in 1944?

In 1996, the Taliban gained control of

The Palestinian refugees were largely resettled in Saudi Arabia.

The most powerful Arab nation following WWII was

What was the name of the rural uprising in Kenya against white domination?

Which American president established the Peace Corps?

AIDS was first identified in

What African state was granted immediate independence by de Gaulle in the False hope that, without aid, it would be forced to return to the French Community?

Israel won the Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, and Sinai Peninsula as a result of the Six-Day War.

Which of these worked to create secular, nationalist states such as modern Turkey?

Libya was a monarchy until the king was overthrown in 1969 by

Where was UN secretary general Kofi Annan from?

Which 1950s African nation sought to bring Arabs together under its leadership?

De Gaulle's position regarding Algeria was that

What was the goal of African nationalists, announced at the Fifth Pan-African Congress in 1945?

Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated because of his

Marxism in Africa following World War I brought many countries into the Soviet sphere.

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Early Societies of West Asia and North Africa, to 500 Bce

Societies and Beliefs of Early India, to 500 Ce

The Origins of the Chinese Empire, to 220 Ce

Early American Societies: Connection and Isolation, 20,000 Bce - 1500 Ce

The Persian Connection: Its Impact and Influences, 2000 Bce - 637 Ce

Classical Greece and Its Expansion Into Asia, 2000-30 Bce

The Romans Connect the Mediterranean World, 753 Bce - 284 Ce

Germanic Societies and the Emergence of the Christian West, 100-1100 Ce

The Byzantine World, 284-1240

The Origins and Expansion of Islam, 100-750

Religion and Diversity in the Transformation of Southern Asia, 711-1400

Early African Societies, 1500 Bce-1500 Ce

The Evolution and Expansion of East Asian Societies, 220-1240 Ce

Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian Connections, 1000-1400

The Resurgence of the Christian West, 1050-1530

Culture and Conflict in the Great Islamic Empires, 1071-1707

The Aztec and Inca Empires, 1300-1550

Global Exploration and Global Empires, 1400-1700

The West in an Age of Religious Conflict and Global Expansion, 1500-1650

The Search for Stability in East Asia, 1300-1800

Southern Asia and the Global Shift in Wealth and Power, 1500-1800

Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400-1800

Absolutism and Enlightenment in Europe, 1600-1763

Russias Eurasian Empire: Convergence of East and West, 1300-1800

The North Atlantic Revolutions, 1750-1830

Industry, Ideology, and Their Global Impact, 1700-1914

Nation Building in the Americas, 1789-1914

New Connections and Challenges in Eastern and Southern Asia, 1800-1912

New Connections and Challenges in West Asia and Africa, 1800-1914

The Great War and the Russian Revolutions, 1890-1918

Anxieties and Ideologies of the Interwar Years, 1918-1939

World War Ii and the Holocaust, 1933-1945

East Versus West: Cold War and Its Global Impact, 1945-Present

Reform and Revolution in Latin America, 1914-Present

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