Question 1

Although France granted full independence to Morocco and Tunisia in 1956, it attempted to retain its dominion in

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A) Algeria. 
B) Botswana. 
C) Egypt. 
D) Niger. 
E) Chad. 
A) Algeria. 
B) Botswana. 
C) Egypt. 
D) Niger. 
E) Chad. A

Question 2

The partition of the Indian subcontinent into the states of India and Pakistan in 1947 was accomplished with almost no violence or bloodshed.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Following World War II, the country that dominated the art world was

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A) the United States. 
B) France. 
C) West Germany. 
D) Britain. 
E) Spain. 
A) the United States. 
B) France. 
C) West Germany. 
D) Britain. 
E) Spain. A

Question 4

Khrushchev's unpopularity with the Communist Party reached its apex

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A) after his rash plan to place missiles in Cuba. 
B) when he ordered the execution of Alexander Solzhenitsyn. 
C) when he granted Hungary its independence in 1956. 
D) following his institution of forced-labor camps in the Ukraine. 
E) with the food riots that stemmed from his agricultural policies. 
A) after his rash plan to place missiles in Cuba. 
B) when he ordered the execution of Alexander Solzhenitsyn. 
C) when he granted Hungary its independence in 1956. 
D) following his institution of forced-labor camps in the Ukraine. 
E) with the food riots that stemmed from his agricultural policies.

Question 5

Compare and contrast the political, social, and economic histories of Eastern Europe and Western Europe in the postwar decades.What factors account for the differences?

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The political, social, and economic hist

Question 6

The United States involved itself in the fate of Vietnam soon after the close of World War II by supporting French efforts to take back Vietnam as a colony.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The postwar emergence of the British welfare state included a variety of social welfare policies, but the Labour Party was unable to create a program of socialized medicine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Eastern Europe was the first area of disagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union after the end of World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What were the major political developments in the history of the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1970? How did Soviet policies affect the history of Eastern Europe?

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The major political developments in the

Question 10

The Communist military response to the formation of NATO was the

Accepted Answer

A) Moscow Alliance. 
B) Warsaw Pact. 
C) Eastern European Community. 
D) Stalin Plan. 
E) European Economic Community. 
A) Moscow Alliance. 
B) Warsaw Pact. 
C) Eastern European Community. 
D) Stalin Plan. 
E) European Economic Community.

Question 11

The Cold War spread from Europe with the establishment of a Communist regime in China in 1949.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Postwar Italian politics was characterized by

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A) the dominance of the Communist party. 
B) the demise of the Christian Democrats. 
C) the hegemony of the Christian Democrats with backing from the Catholic Church. 
D) the rapid rise and fall of Communist-dominated coalition governments. 
E) frequent military coups. 
A) the dominance of the Communist party. 
B) the demise of the Christian Democrats. 
C) the hegemony of the Christian Democrats with backing from the Catholic Church. 
D) the rapid rise and fall of Communist-dominated coalition governments. 
E) frequent military coups.

Question 13

The social structure of the postwar European society has been greatly affected by a dramatic increase in the number of

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A) industrial workers. 
B) rural, agricultural laborers. 
C) government workers. 
D) military personnel. 
E) white-collar management and administrative personnel. 
A) industrial workers. 
B) rural, agricultural laborers. 
C) government workers. 
D) military personnel. 
E) white-collar management and administrative personnel.

Question 14

Discuss the events that divided the world into two heavily armed camps capable of obliterating one another with nuclear weapons carried by intercontinental missile systems.

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The events that divided the world into t

Question 15

In her path-breaking text The Second Sex, the influential French feminist author Simone de Beauvoir argued that

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A) women should renounce all contact with men and set up their own self-governing communes. 
B) women were always and wrongly defined by their differences from men and consequently seen as second-class beings. 
C) the Second World War had legitimated the political advantages and hegemonic power of males. 
D) a "sexual revolution" was impossible and discouraged women outside of France from taking up her ideas. 
E) there was absolutely no hope in improving the status of women in the near future. 
A) women should renounce all contact with men and set up their own self-governing communes. 
B) women were always and wrongly defined by their differences from men and consequently seen as second-class beings. 
C) the Second World War had legitimated the political advantages and hegemonic power of males. 
D) a "sexual revolution" was impossible and discouraged women outside of France from taking up her ideas. 
E) there was absolutely no hope in improving the status of women in the near future.

Question 16

How and why did the Cold War in Europe differ from the Cold War in Asia?

Accepted Answer

The Cold War in Europe differed from the

Question 17

Truman and his Western European allies responded to Stalin's blockade of Berlin in 1948 by

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A) building the Berlin Wall. 
B) airlifting supplies into Berlin. 
C) bombing Moscow. 
D) sending a UN force to reopen the access routes. 
E) threatening nuclear war. 
A) building the Berlin Wall. 
B) airlifting supplies into Berlin. 
C) bombing Moscow. 
D) sending a UN force to reopen the access routes. 
E) threatening nuclear war.

Question 18

France's Fourth Republic collapsed and Charles de Gaulle came to power in 1958 because of disastrous French defeats in Vietnam.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The belief that Communist aggression fed off of economic turmoil was instrumental in the formulation of

Accepted Answer

A) the Domino Theory. 
B) the Marshall Plan. 
C) COMECON. 
D) the doctrine of neo-capitalism. 
E) the Long Telegram. 
A) the Domino Theory. 
B) the Marshall Plan. 
C) COMECON. 
D) the doctrine of neo-capitalism. 
E) the Long Telegram.

Question 20

What were the major developments in domestic politics in Western Europe, and how were they expressed in France, West Germany, and Great Britain? What efforts toward unity were made by Western European states?

Accepted Answer

In the post-World War II era, Western Eu

Exam 28: Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Although France granted full independence to Morocco and Tunisia in 1956, it attempted to retain its dominion in

The partition of the Indian subcontinent into the states of India and Pakistan in 1947 was accomplished with almost no violence or bloodshed.

Following World War II, the country that dominated the art world was

Khrushchev's unpopularity with the Communist Party reached its apex

Compare and contrast the political, social, and economic histories of Eastern Europe and Western Europe in the postwar decades.What factors account for the differences?

The United States involved itself in the fate of Vietnam soon after the close of World War II by supporting French efforts to take back Vietnam as a colony.

The postwar emergence of the British welfare state included a variety of social welfare policies, but the Labour Party was unable to create a program of socialized medicine.

Eastern Europe was the first area of disagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union after the end of World War II.

What were the major political developments in the history of the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1970? How did Soviet policies affect the history of Eastern Europe?

The Communist military response to the formation of NATO was the

The Cold War spread from Europe with the establishment of a Communist regime in China in 1949.

Postwar Italian politics was characterized by

The social structure of the postwar European society has been greatly affected by a dramatic increase in the number of

Discuss the events that divided the world into two heavily armed camps capable of obliterating one another with nuclear weapons carried by intercontinental missile systems.

In her path-breaking text The Second Sex, the influential French feminist author Simone de Beauvoir argued that

How and why did the Cold War in Europe differ from the Cold War in Asia?

Truman and his Western European allies responded to Stalin's blockade of Berlin in 1948 by

France's Fourth Republic collapsed and Charles de Gaulle came to power in 1958 because of disastrous French defeats in Vietnam.

The belief that Communist aggression fed off of economic turmoil was instrumental in the formulation of

What were the major developments in domestic politics in Western Europe, and how were they expressed in France, West Germany, and Great Britain? What efforts toward unity were made by Western European states?

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European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

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An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

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