Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-1973 Yom Kippur War

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The 1973 Yom Kippur War, also known as t

Question 2

The two Muslim states in the Middle East that gave greater rights to women before 1980 were

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A) Israel and Jordan. 
B) Turkey and Iran. 
C) Egypt and Syria. 
D) Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. 
E) the Sudan and Yemen. 
A) Israel and Jordan. 
B) Turkey and Iran. 
C) Egypt and Syria. 
D) Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. 
E) the Sudan and Yemen.

Question 3

The major export crop of the Gold Coast was​

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A) ​peanuts and indigo 
B) ​palm oil and cocoa products 
C) ​coffee and cotton 
D) ​peanuts and palm oil 
E) ​iron ore and rubber 
A) ​peanuts and indigo 
B) ​palm oil and cocoa products 
C) ​coffee and cotton 
D) ​peanuts and palm oil 
E) ​iron ore and rubber

Question 4

In his Arusha Declaration of 1967, Julius Nyerere attempted to

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A) establish a system of socialism and self-reliance. 
B) take advantage of the multi-party system in Tanzania. 
C) permit personal incomes to grow as much as they could. 
D) initiate economic programs in the villages that would become totally entrepreneurial. 
E) "jump-start" his nation's economy with a system of free-market capitalism. 
A) establish a system of socialism and self-reliance. 
B) take advantage of the multi-party system in Tanzania. 
C) permit personal incomes to grow as much as they could. 
D) initiate economic programs in the villages that would become totally entrepreneurial. 
E) "jump-start" his nation's economy with a system of free-market capitalism.

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-African Economic Community (AEC), 1991

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The African Economic Community (AEC) was

Question 6

Following his election to the presidency of Iran in 2005, this radical issued a statement publically calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.

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A) Mohammad Khatami. 
B) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 
C) Sadeq Hedayat. 
D) Bashar al-Assad. 
E) Mahmoud Abbas. 
A) Mohammad Khatami. 
B) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. 
C) Sadeq Hedayat. 
D) Bashar al-Assad. 
E) Mahmoud Abbas.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-"Bantustans"

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Bantustans, also known as homelands, wer

Question 8

A stabilizing factor in this African nation is an unwritten agreement that allows Christians and Muslims to alternate terms in holding the presidency.

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A) Chad. 
B) Angola. 
C) Somalia. 
D) Mali. 
E) Nigeria. 
A) Chad. 
B) Angola. 
C) Somalia. 
D) Mali. 
E) Nigeria.

Question 9

It can be said that, by the late 1960s,

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A) Mozambique and Angola were still controlled by Portugal. 
B) all of Africa had achieved independence. 
C) the French colonies in Africa had still not achieved independence. 
D) even Canada had at last agreed to free Gambia. 
E) de Gaulle's French Community had produced increased colonial structures in Nigeria. 
A) Mozambique and Angola were still controlled by Portugal. 
B) all of Africa had achieved independence. 
C) the French colonies in Africa had still not achieved independence. 
D) even Canada had at last agreed to free Gambia. 
E) de Gaulle's French Community had produced increased colonial structures in Nigeria.

Question 10

More than sixty-five percent of the AIDS cases reported around the world are in Africa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-"the great Satan"

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"The Great Satan" is a derogatory term u

Question 12

During the first decades of the twentieth century, women in the Middle East

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A) were aided by the "modernist" movement's efforts to change female statuses and roles by interpreting Islamic views in a manner closer to those prevailing in the West. 
B) experienced great changes in their lives before 1970, in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Oman, which had regimes actively working to modernize their societies. 
C) have made perhaps the greatest advances in Saudi Arabia, where women now have unlimited access to university education and may adopt Western dress. 
D) have never had any political rights in Iran. 
E) have had few if any political rights in Israel. 
A) were aided by the "modernist" movement's efforts to change female statuses and roles by interpreting Islamic views in a manner closer to those prevailing in the West. 
B) experienced great changes in their lives before 1970, in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Oman, which had regimes actively working to modernize their societies. 
C) have made perhaps the greatest advances in Saudi Arabia, where women now have unlimited access to university education and may adopt Western dress. 
D) have never had any political rights in Iran. 
E) have had few if any political rights in Israel.

Question 13

In terms of the chronology of decolonization, it is accurate to say that

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A) the first black African nation to become independent was the Congo, called the Banana Coast. 
B) the African National Congress became increasingly radical as its modest initial goals were rejected by white South African governments. 
C) Ahmad Ben Bella convinced Britain to proclaim Sudanese independence in 1988. 
D) Portugal left Angola in 1949. 
E) France willingly granted Algeria its independence in 1948. 
A) the first black African nation to become independent was the Congo, called the Banana Coast. 
B) the African National Congress became increasingly radical as its modest initial goals were rejected by white South African governments. 
C) Ahmad Ben Bella convinced Britain to proclaim Sudanese independence in 1988. 
D) Portugal left Angola in 1949. 
E) France willingly granted Algeria its independence in 1948.

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Persian Gulf and oil

Accepted Answer

The Persian Gulf is a mediterranean sea

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-"neocolonialism"

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms.
-"neocolonialism"...

Question 16

The hopes for a lasting Middle East peace after Camp David were never realized, in part because of

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A) the 1981 assassination of Sadat by Jewish militants. 
B) the refusal of many non-Islamic states to recognize Israel's right to exist. 
C) Israeli's policy of establishing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank territories. 
D) Ronald Reagan's election as the United States president. 
E) the death of King Faisal. 
A) the 1981 assassination of Sadat by Jewish militants. 
B) the refusal of many non-Islamic states to recognize Israel's right to exist. 
C) Israeli's policy of establishing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank territories. 
D) Ronald Reagan's election as the United States president. 
E) the death of King Faisal.

Question 17

The two leaders who ended the apartheid regime without major bloodshed in South Africa were

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A) Francis Malan and Jomo Kenyatta. 
B) F.W.de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. 
C) P.J.Surhoff and Thabo Mbeki. 
D) Sékou Touré and Mangosuthu Buthelezi. 
E) Milton Obote and Menachim Begin. 
A) Francis Malan and Jomo Kenyatta. 
B) F.W.de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. 
C) P.J.Surhoff and Thabo Mbeki. 
D) Sékou Touré and Mangosuthu Buthelezi. 
E) Milton Obote and Menachim Begin.

Question 18

In regard to the relationship between Islam and women's rights, which of the following is the most valid statement?

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A) There is no longer a significant difference in ideas about female roles among the peoples of the West and the Arab world. 
B) Traditional attitudes have been re-established only in Iran. 
C) Saudi Arabia has been the most conservative country in the Middle East in this matter. 
D) Early modernists viewed the wearing of the veil and the practice of polygamy as purely Islamic. 
E) Islamic rule produced a curtailing of women's rights in early twentieth-century Turkey. 
A) There is no longer a significant difference in ideas about female roles among the peoples of the West and the Arab world. 
B) Traditional attitudes have been re-established only in Iran. 
C) Saudi Arabia has been the most conservative country in the Middle East in this matter. 
D) Early modernists viewed the wearing of the veil and the practice of polygamy as purely Islamic. 
E) Islamic rule produced a curtailing of women's rights in early twentieth-century Turkey.

Question 19

What problems have the nations of the Middle East faced since the end of World War 2, and to what degree have they managed to resolve them? How have religious issues affected economic, social, and cultural conditions in the Middle East in recent decades? What are some of the key reasons advanced to explain why democratic institutions have been slow to take root in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Since the end of World War 2, the nation

Question 20

Which of the following is not true about the role of women in post-colonial Africa ?

Accepted Answer

A) Women have achieved considerable success in politics, becoming president or prime minister in several countries. 
B) Woman are permitted to vote and run for political office in most African nations. 
C) Independence has furthered the cause of sexual equality in Africa. 
D) Female genital mutilation is not uncommon in some African societies. 
E) Woman have made greater strides in urban rather than in rural areas. 
A) Women have achieved considerable success in politics, becoming president or prime minister in several countries. 
B) Woman are permitted to vote and run for political office in most African nations. 
C) Independence has furthered the cause of sexual equality in Africa. 
D) Female genital mutilation is not uncommon in some African societies. 
E) Woman have made greater strides in urban rather than in rural areas.

Exam 29: Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Identify the following terms. -1973 Yom Kippur War

The two Muslim states in the Middle East that gave greater rights to women before 1980 were

The major export crop of the Gold Coast was​

In his Arusha Declaration of 1967, Julius Nyerere attempted to

Identify the following terms. -African Economic Community (AEC), 1991

Following his election to the presidency of Iran in 2005, this radical issued a statement publically calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.

Identify the following terms. -"Bantustans"

A stabilizing factor in this African nation is an unwritten agreement that allows Christians and Muslims to alternate terms in holding the presidency.

It can be said that, by the late 1960s,

More than sixty-five percent of the AIDS cases reported around the world are in Africa.

Identify the following terms. -"the great Satan"

During the first decades of the twentieth century, women in the Middle East

In terms of the chronology of decolonization, it is accurate to say that

Identify the following terms. -Persian Gulf and oil

Identify the following terms. -"neocolonialism"

The hopes for a lasting Middle East peace after Camp David were never realized, in part because of

The two leaders who ended the apartheid regime without major bloodshed in South Africa were

In regard to the relationship between Islam and women's rights, which of the following is the most valid statement?

Which of the following is not true about the role of women in post-colonial Africa ?

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The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

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Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

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New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

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