AP World History Quiz #6

Question 1

The Republic of China failed because of:

Accepted Answer

Communist opposition, Corruption of Chinese officials

Question 2

Tension between India and Pakistan post-British rule comes from

Accepted Answer

Religious Tensions, Disputed Territory

Question 3

Japanese Comfort Women were taken from which groups?

Accepted Answer

Hawaiians

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The Cold War

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Guevara

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 9

Which of the following is not an effect of Globalization?

Accepted Answer

Religious Freedom for All

Question 10

What major weapon was the focus of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear weaponry

Question 11

Human Rights violations are punishable by

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The Progressive Movement focused on:

Accepted Answer

Environmental Protection, Social Safety Nets, Worker's Rights

Question 13

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 14

The Cuban Revolution was caused by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Neo-liberal Capitalism favors

Accepted Answer

A completely free international market

Question 16

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 17

What became of the Soviet states?

Accepted Answer

A rapid declaration of freedom from the Russians

Question 18

The Green Revolution's goal was to:

Accepted Answer

End World Hunger, Develop "Third-World" countries

Question 19

The Holocaust did not target which group?

Accepted Answer

Hungarians

Question 20

How does Fascism militarize a nation?

Accepted Answer

Seizing the economy, Forcing Everyone to Work or Fight

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 22

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

Accepted Answer

The placing a nuclear missile in Turkey by America

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

Religious persecution of minorities

Question 25

Who resisted the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

The Taliban, al-Qaeda, CIA Proxies

Question 26

Apartheid in South Africa is comparable to:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 27

Japanese zaibatsu are descended from:

Accepted Answer

Japanese samurai families

Question 28

The lingua franca of the modern world is:

Accepted Answer

English

Question 29

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

Accepted Answer

Fascists

Question 30

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

Accepted Answer

Political Reformation, Israel, Petroleum, European/American Imperialism

Question 31

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 32

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 33

Humanitarian aspects of Globalization include:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 34

Which was not a cause of World War I?

Accepted Answer

The death of Otto von Bismarck

Question 35

Who invented the Internet?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Military

Question 36

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

Accepted Answer

Sunni Muslim influence over the Shah

Question 37

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

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan's Aggressive Foreign Policy

Question 38

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

Accepted Answer

Biochemical Weaponry, Airplanes, Tanks, Submarines

Question 39

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

Accepted Answer

A slow crawl to mixed results

Question 40

Which nation does not have nuclear weapons?

Accepted Answer

Japan

AP World History Quiz #6

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AP World History Quiz #6

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