AP World: Unit 6 WWI-Cold War

Question 1

In what ways did the United States play a global role after WWII?

Accepted Answer

Efforts to contain communist movement, Deployment of military & pop-culture around the globe

Question 2

Who was the last leader of the USSR?

Accepted Answer

Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 3

What was the basis of popular support for the Nazis?

Accepted Answer

They promised to overturn the Treaty of Versailles, They successfully directed healing from the Great Depression

Question 4

What happened at the Tiananmen Square in 1976?

Accepted Answer

Tank Man, single-handedly, stopped a Chinese tank battalion, A protest against Chinese communism was violently stopped

Question 5

What was the appeal of communism in China before 1949?

Accepted Answer

The Nationalists(Guomindang) of Chiang Kai-shek were corrupt, It opposed foreign imperialism & peasant exploitation

Question 6

What accounts for the rapid end of the communist era?

Accepted Answer

Soviet economy couldn't catch the US & satellites protested, Lord of the Rings >>>>>>>>>>>Harry Potter

Question 7

Who arrives to crush the orc army in The Battle of Pelennor in the "Return of the King"?

Accepted Answer

The Army of the Dead, Riders of Rohan

Question 8

How did the collectivization of agriculture differ between the USSR and China?

Accepted Answer

USSR's collectivization was far more violent, China's redistribution of land was more formal by gov.

Question 9

How did fascism challenge the ideas and practices of European liberalism and democracy?

Accepted Answer

Fascism condoned violence & condemned individualism/feminism

Question 10

Why were the Bolsheviks able to ride the Russia Revolution to power?

Accepted Answer

Bolsheviks defeated the White Army in the Russian Civil War, They controlled the soviets & promised peace, land, & bread

Question 11

In what ways were the origins of WWII in Asia and in Europe similar to each other?

Accepted Answer

Both were brought on by aggressive military expansionism

Question 12

What was distinctive about the German expression of fascism?

Accepted Answer

Nazis held more oppressive control than Italian Fascists, Nazis focused their aggressions against Jews

Question 13

Which is NOT a way the World Wars and the Great Depression brought global change?

Accepted Answer

Communism & Socialism fell out of favor throughout the world

Question 14

How was Europe able to recover from the devastation of the wars?

Accepted Answer

Europe's industrial societies were strong & resilient, The US Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan

Question 15

Where did communism exercise influence during the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

China, Korea, IndoChina, Afghanistan, Cuba, Russia became the first country to embrace Communism; 1917

Question 16

In what ways was the Great Depression a global phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

International trade fell 30% on average worldwide, Industrial production ceased due to lack of foreign buyers

Question 17

What were the achievements of communists efforts at industrialization in USSR & China?

Accepted Answer

Massive increase in living standards & literacy rates, Huge economic growth, leading both toward world power status

Question 18

What changes did communist regimes bring to the lives of women in the USSR & China?

Accepted Answer

In the USSR, women virtually became equal to men in society, Women made massive legal/political gains in both

Question 19

WWI marked new development in the history of the 20th century in all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

It marked the rise of the USSR as a world power

Question 20

What are the major differences between the Russian and Chinese revolutions?

Accepted Answer

China was more dependent upon peasant support, China's lasted decades; Russia was 1-year

Question 21

What was the appeal of communism, in a popular historical context?

Accepted Answer

Fed off of frustrations with traditional rulers & poverty, Fairer distribution of wealth

Question 22

What did NOT contribute to the outbreak of WWI?

Accepted Answer

Increased women's role in the workforce

Question 23

Which is NOT true of the differences between WWI and WWII?

Accepted Answer

Only WWI led to a subsequent global conflict

Question 24

Why did communist regimes generate terror and violence on such a massive scale?

Accepted Answer

The most powerful tool of dictators became fear, Anyone who opposed, or represented The West, were "enemies"

Question 25

How did Japan's experience during the 1920s and 1930s resemble that of Germany?

Accepted Answer

Both aggressively pursued territorial expansion via military, New comers to the arena of world-powers & authoritarianism

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