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AP World History Unit 6 Review
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1
Which of the following terms apply to both Hitler and Stalin?
misunderstood visionaries
totalitarian
communist
Fascist
2
Leading cause of global population increase in 20th century?
reduction of world hunger
medical innovations such as antibiotics and public health
global warming
end of pandemics
3
What was Mao's 1958 program to promote industrial development by the peasants in China?
Cultural Revolution
"Hundred Flowers" Period
Great Leap Forward
5 Year Plan
4
Gandhi was the spiritual leader of India's independence and _________ was the political leader
Muhammad Ali
Jawaharlal Nehru
Muhammad al-Jinnah
Indira Gandhi
5
Which statement is true about terrorism
it changed U.S. policies
all of the above
started WW I
is used by ISIS and Boko Haram
6
A Jewish homeland, Israel, was formed in Palestine after
WWI
the Suez crisis
the Cold War
WW II
7
Which of the following describes the US foreign policy during the Cold War?
Container
Appeasement
Anti-Semitism
Containment
8
What is the similarity between penicillin, the artificial heart, and the polio vaccine?
All increased life spans in the 20th century
All developed in the USA
All seen as originally ineffective, but later effective
None made money for the inventors
9
Which statement about Angola, Vietnam, and Algeria is most accurate?
All had violent nationalist independence movements
All were settler colonies w/ millions of European residents
All gained military experience fighting the Axis during WWII
All became failed nations as their governments collapsed
10
The Russian Communist Revolution, led by Lenin, was a consequence of
WWI
WWII
Cold War
Russo-Japanese War
11
What has been an important trend to emerge from Islamic areas in the past 50 years?
Ethnic cleansing
women's suffrage
Pan-Africanism
Pan-Arabism
12
Which of the following best describes the political structure of Southwest Asia after WWI?
Most of SW Asia got absorbed by the new Turkish state
SW Asia became dependent on the US
Independent nations were created.
Most of SW Asia turned into League of Nations mandates
13
What do communism, Pan-Arabism, and Pan-Africanism have in common?
All were promoted by the UN as means of peaceful coexistence
All are transnational movements seeking to unite people
All failed completely, losing all followers
All are seen as a threat to democracy
14
Which of the following is NOT a result of WWII
independence of India
independence of Vietnam
independence of Indonesia
independence of Cuba
15
The first "Total War" was
Cold War
Russo-Japanese War
WW II
WW I
16
The leading cause of unprecedented increase in global population in the twentieth century was
impact of medical innovations and public health measures
the reduction of world hunger
the end of international epidemics
global warming and other types of climate change
17
What was the policy used by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain towards Nazi Germany in 1938
mutual assured destruction
detente
appeasement
brinkmanship
18
Which is NOT a right achieved by women in the West in the later 20th century?
leadership positions in government and business
abortion and birth control
payment equal to males for equal work
voting
19
When did Hitler and the fascist Nazi party rise to power?
in 1938, right before WW II
during the Great Depression
after Germany was divided into zones of occupation
in the early 1920s
20
Which of the following describes a major change in international relations in 1980s & 1990s?
rapid establishment of large overseas colonial empires
decline in power of multinational corporations
reduced confrontations btw communist/noncommunist nations
disbanding of most regional political organizations
21
What was one justification of the use of the atomic bomb against Japan on two civilian cities?
the Japanese also killed civilians
international law permitted the use of atomic weapons
It was aimed at weapon's manufactures
it prevented further deaths in the continuance of war
22
World War II was different from most previous wars because it
was fought primarily in the trenches
was the first to use machine gun and tank technology
made use of limited warfare
blurred the distinction between military & civilians
23
Treaty of Versailles resulted in
the Middle East became independent
rewarded Russia for service to the Allies
Germany had to pay reparations
divided Germany
24
The Five Year Plans, Great Leap Forward, New Deal and Fascist Corporatism all represent
idealistic views of a Utopian Society
failed policies to fight the Great Depression
nationalist policies of isolationism
government attempts to control the national economy
25
What do the IRA, ETA, and al-Qaeda all have in common?
All moved from violent pasts to non-violent methods
All used violence against civilians for political aims
All are anti-colonial groups wanting independence
All arose out Cold War conflicts btw communism and democracy
26
How did the U.S. backed dictator, Pinochet, quiet his opposition?
Collectivization of farm land and government spending
Socialist policies aimed at improving the lives of the poor
Through peaceful negotiations
Executions, torture and arrests
27
Who commissioned the construction of the Aswan High Dam?
Sadat
Nasser
Mubarek
Begin
28
Most important "ism" of 20th century
capitalism
communism
nationalism
fascism
29
The primary purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was
legalize the encampment of Jews
to provide Hitler with propaganda opportunities
to punish German scientists for their development of WMD
to try German leaders for their crimes against humanity
30
On what was the primary division of India and Pakistan based?
Sikh and Hindu areas
Hindu speakers & Tamil speakers
Urdu speakers & Tamil speakers
Muslim and Hindu areas
31
Why did Thich Quang Duk practice self-immolation as seen in the picture?
In protest of globalization
In protest of child and female slavery
In protest of segregation
To protest his government in South Vietnam
32
Which of the following was the dominant foreign power in Latin America after WW I?
Spain
Brazil
Britain
USA
33
The "green revolution" of the 1950s and 1960s increased agricultural productivity through
The use of previously fallow land to maximize production
The eradication of many devastating crop blights
The use of chemical fertilizers and bio-engineered foods
The use of organic fertilizers and companion growth methods
34
The Soviet leader whose policies of
Glasnost
&
Perestroika
encouraged the fall of Communism was
Brezhnev
Khrushchev
Stalin
Gorbachev
35
Which of the following East Asian nations has NOT become part of the global economy?
Vietnam
North Korea
Japan
China
36
China's strategy for modernization & economic development most closely resembled
Britain
USSR
Japan
India
37
Malaria, tuberculosis and cholera are all diseases
eradicated in the 20th century
caused by unclean water supplies
with the potential to cause a pandemic equal to Black Death
associated with poverty and the developing world
38
Which of the following is a similarity between USSR under Stalin and China under Mao?
adoption of the NEP
Collectivization of agriculture
waging war against the US
adoption of capitalist ideas
39
Which nation was NOT directly impacted by genocide in the 20th century?
Cambodia
Bosnia
Rwanda
Mexico
40
Which was formed after WW I?
IMF
League of Nations
Red Cross
United Nations
