AP World History Review Period 6

Question 1

Apartheid in South Africa is comparable to:

Accepted Answer

Segregation in the United States, Creation of Gaza and the West Bank in Israel

Question 2

Which of the following was not a cause of the Arab Spring in 2011?

Accepted Answer

Religious persecution of minorities

Question 3

Which of the following nations did not become fascist before World War II?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 4

Why did Osama bin Laden plan the September 11th attacks?

Accepted Answer

Dislike of American imperialism, A cutting off of US funds and support for al-Qaeda

Question 5

What made the Middle East a hotspot for violence, imperialism, and tension in the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

Petroleum, Israel, European/American Imperialism, Political Reformation

Question 6

World War I saw which of the following used for the first time in major world combat?

Accepted Answer

Tanks, Submarines, Airplanes, Biochemical Weaponry

Question 7

What is not a cause of the creation of the state of Israel?

Accepted Answer

The Cold War

Question 8

Who invented the Internet?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Military

Question 9

Japanese zaibatsu are descended from:

Accepted Answer

Japanese samurai families

Question 10

The Cuban Revolution was caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A Pro-American Regime, A military dictatorship, Support from the Soviet Union

Question 11

Tension between India and Pakistan post-British rule comes from

Accepted Answer

Disputed Territory, Religious Tensions

Question 12

The Vietnam War was viewed as a loss for the Americans because:

Accepted Answer

The loss of South Vietnam, The American withdrawal from Vietnam, Chinese and Russian support for the North Vietnamese, Unpopular opinion of the war world-wide

Question 13

The Green Revolution's goal was to:

Accepted Answer

End World Hunger, Develop "Third-World" countries

Question 14

The lingua franca of the modern world is:

Accepted Answer

English

Question 15

The primary difference between the League of Nations and the United Nations is:

Accepted Answer

The UN's willing to back up its demands

Question 16

The Republic of China failed because of:

Accepted Answer

Corruption of Chinese officials, Communist opposition

Question 17

Which of the following reasons did not contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan's Aggressive Foreign Policy

Question 18

Nikita Khrushchev's primary goal after becoming Soviet Premier was to:

Accepted Answer

Dominate the U.S. Economically, Advance the Spread of Communism Globally

Question 19

The Holocaust did not target which group?

Accepted Answer

Hungarians

Question 20

How does Fascism militarize a nation?

Accepted Answer

Forcing Everyone to Work or Fight, Seizing the economy

Question 21

What became of the Soviet states?

Accepted Answer

A rapid declaration of freedom from the Russians

Question 22

Humanitarian aspects of Globalization include:

Accepted Answer

Cooperative efforts between enemies, on blue moons, Attempts to end world hunger, Global political reform for rights and against abuses

Question 23

Women's rights around the world have accomplished which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The right to vote in many, if not most, nations

Question 24

Which of the following leaders did not use non-violent methods to achieve change?

Accepted Answer

Guevara

Question 25

Which of the following is not an effect of Globalization?

Accepted Answer

Religious Freedom for All

Question 26

Which of the following nations was not involved in World War II?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Question 27

What major weapon was the focus of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear weaponry

Question 28

Which of the following was not a political foe of the National Socialists?

Accepted Answer

Fascists

Question 29

Who resisted the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

CIA Proxies, The Taliban, al-Qaeda

Question 30

Japanese Comfort Women were taken from which groups?

Accepted Answer

Hawaiians

Question 31

Neo-liberal Capitalism favors

Accepted Answer

A completely free international market

Question 32

The Great Depression was caused for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

Reckless Business by Banks, A high dependency on credit in the 1920s

Question 33

Why did the Soviets attempt to put a nuclear missile in Cuba?

Accepted Answer

The placing a nuclear missile in Turkey by America

Question 34

Which was not a cause of World War I?

Accepted Answer

The death of Otto von Bismarck

Question 35

The Decolonization of Africa can be described, by and large, as:

Accepted Answer

A slow crawl to mixed results

Question 36

Which of the following is not a cause of Radicalized Islam?

Accepted Answer

Attempts at Religious Reform, Nationalism, Assumed European and American imperialism

Question 37

The Progressive Movement focused on:

Accepted Answer

Social Safety Nets, Environmental Protection, Worker's Rights

Question 38

Which nation does not have nuclear weapons?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 39

Human Rights violations are punishable by

Accepted Answer

Trial at the World Court, Intervention by the UN Security Force, Convening of the UN Security Council for Decision-Making

Question 40

Which of the following did not contribute to the Iranian Revolution of 1979?

Accepted Answer

Sunni Muslim influence over the Shah

AP World History Review Period 6

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AP World History Review Period 6

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