Question 1

Which of the following did not occur in 1970?

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A)  establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency
B)  passage of Clean Air Act
C)  first celebration of Earth Day
D)  publication of study called The Limits of Growth
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 2

Discuss the major figures in the struggle against apartheid.

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The African National Congress, formed in...

Question 3

Leaders of "Third World" nations preferred the term

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A)  independent.
B)  Second World.
C)  nonaligned.
D)  All of these are correct.
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 4

Which of the following wars ended with a truce but no formal peace treaty?

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A)  Sino-Russian War
B)  Vietnam War
C)  World War II
D)  Korean War
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 5

What factors raised the standards of living in post-war Western Europe?

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A)  increased wages
B)  government-sponsored health care
C)  social welfare programs including pensions and grants to the poor
D)  income redistribution
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 6

In 1947, India and Pakistan went to war over the

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A)  export of Kashmir wool.
B)  northwestern state of Kashmir.
C)  assassination of the Hindu leader Indira Gandhi.
D)  breech of a nuclear weapons pact.
E)  All of these

Question 7

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

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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 8

What was the experience of Africans in British colonies during their struggle for independence?

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The experience of British African coloni...

Question 9

Describe decolonization and nation building in South and Southeast Asia.

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Japanese demonstrations of European weak...

Question 10

In the wake of World War II, the model of economic recovery in the west emphasized

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A)  hoarding of resources from Communist countries.
B)  a military industrial complex.
C)  redevelopment of transportation infrastructures in the wake of wartime destruction.
D)  restructuring of the labor system.
E)  the production of consumer goods.

Question 11

How was "World War III" avoided in the post-World War II period?

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Students should recognize the dangers an...

Question 12

What word or phrase coined by Winston Churchill became a watchword of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Detente
B)  Iron curtain
C)  Decolonization
D)  East versus West
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 13

The Egyptian-Israeli war in 1973 led directly to the

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy of the Palestinian people.
B)  Arab oil embargo.
C)  creation of the PLO.
D)  Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
E)  United Nations troops being stationed in the Gaza Strip. B

Question 14

Where did economic specialists representing over forty countries meet in 1944 to devise a new international monetary system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington, D.C.
B)  London
C)  Yalta
D)  Moscow
E)  Bretton Woods E

Question 15

Policies of racial segregation called apartheid were used by the white government of what country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhodesia
B)  South Africa
C)  Namibia
D)  Ghana
E)  Angola

Question 16

The Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961

Accepted Answer

A)  was a response to the Cuban missile crisis.
B)  was a failed United States-sponsored attempt to overthrow Castro.
C)  led to the overthrow of Batista.
D)  was Cuban terrorists attacking U.S. military bases in Florida.
E)  All of these

Question 17

In what year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the moon?

Accepted Answer

A)  1949
B)  1957
C)  1969
D)  1975
E)  1980 C

Question 18

Why were Greece and Turkey admitted to NATO in 1947?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were felt to be capable of participating in the EEC.
B)  To check Soviet expansion in Europe
C)  They were democratic republics with constitutions and met the NATO criteria.
D)  They provided missile bases to Western military forces.
E)  To reward their resistance movements against the Axis powers during World War II

Question 19

Kenya faced a difficult task in winning independence mostly because of

Accepted Answer

A)  the resistance of white coffee planters.
B)  the lack of a well-educated Kenyan leader.
C)  the nonviolent nature of Kenyan nationalism.
D)  its large supplies of oil, which made it a prime target for invasion by other African nations.
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 20

The Cold War isolated and excluded Japan from world political issues, helping Japan to

Accepted Answer

A)  quietly begin to rebuild its military.
B)  regain control over its wartime territories.
C)  rebuild and develop its economic strength.
D)  open its borders to immigrants from nations at war.
E)  All of these are correct.

Exam 31: The Cold War and Decolonization

Which of the following did not occur in 1970?

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Discuss the major figures in the struggle against apartheid.

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Leaders of "Third World" nations preferred the term

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Which of the following wars ended with a truce but no formal peace treaty?

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What factors raised the standards of living in post-war Western Europe?

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In 1947, India and Pakistan went to war over the

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

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What was the experience of Africans in British colonies during their struggle for independence?

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Describe decolonization and nation building in South and Southeast Asia.

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In the wake of World War II, the model of economic recovery in the west emphasized

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How was "World War III" avoided in the post-World War II period?

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What word or phrase coined by Winston Churchill became a watchword of the Cold War?

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The Egyptian-Israeli war in 1973 led directly to the

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Where did economic specialists representing over forty countries meet in 1944 to devise a new international monetary system?

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Policies of racial segregation called apartheid were used by the white government of what country?

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The Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961

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In what year did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the moon?

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Why were Greece and Turkey admitted to NATO in 1947?

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