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GH II Semester 2 Exam #2 (Cold War to Present)
GH II Semester 2 Exam #2 (Cold War to Present)
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This event led most directly to the development of the internet
Invasion of Afghanistan
The Apple II Computer
Launch of Sputnik
Popularity of home video games in 1980s
2
The Soviet Union's alliance with fellow communist states in Eastern Europe was called
Commonwealth of Independent States
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
The Warsaw Pact
NATO
3
Which of the following is NOT a result of the Green Revolution?
Improvement of crop yields
Elimination of world hunger
New farming technologies, such as pesticides and fertilizers
Engineered crops to better resist disease
4
What is an example of the internet's unique impact on the political process?
Students can share YouTube videos easily.
Presidents can give speeches with stronger vocabulary.
Middle Eastern revolutionaries can communicate via Twitter.
Diplomats can travel to a greater number of foreign nations.
5
What is the proposed name for the newest epoch?
Humanocene
Holocene
Anthropocene
Hominidocene
6
This event symbolized the end of the Cold War
Disintegration of Yugoslavia
Overthrow of government in Romania
Landing of Neil Armstrong on the moon
Fall of the Berlin Wall
7
The Vietnam War will end with which of the following results?
North and South Vietnam being separate nations as of today
North Vietnam winning and uniting both into communism
South Vietnam wins, rejects capitalism however
Complete US victory
8
The United States will intervene here when communists from the North invade the south in 1950
China
Korea
Vietnam
Laos
9
Symbolic name of the divide in Europe between capitalist and democratic countries was called?
Iron Curtain
Steel Curtain
Iron Wall
Iron Giant
10
Fundamentalist countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, have laws based upon
The Torah
The Upanishads
The Qu'ran
The New Testament
11
Which of the following was NOT a location of genocide during the late 20th Century?
Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda
Armenian Christians in Ottoman Empire
Darfuri (Darfur) in Sudan
Ethnic Bosnians in the Balkans
12
Which of the following WILL NOT become a communist country following World War II?
Poland
East Germany
Romania
West Germany
13
Apartheid in South Africa was best analogous to which of the following?
Genocide in Rwanda
Creole society in Latin America
Forced integration in Eastern Europe
Segregation in the US South
14
The United States will intervene in the Persian Gulf War following Iraq's invasion of
Israel
Iran
Jordan
Kuwait
15
Which of the following was not created as a new state out of British/French colonies post-WWII?
Iraq
Syria
Palestine
Jordan
16
Globalization is best defined as
countries' colonizing other areas of the world
the exchange of ideas on the internet
political, cultural and economic exchange among nations
the way in which countries fight dangerous pandemics
17
Which of the following was a leading non-aligned country?
North Korea
Poland
India
Canada
18
Leader of the African National Congress,was jailed & eventually becomes Pres. of South Africa
Jomo Kenyatta
Jacob Zuma
Nelson Mandela
F.W. DeKlerk
19
Rivalry between Iraq and Iran is due to all of the following EXCEPT
Iraq's Arabism
Control of oil fields
Iraq's Sunni Leadership vs. Iran's Shi'a
Relationship with the United States
20
Which of the following DOES NOT belong to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
Switzerland
France
United States
Canada
21
Britain will divide its India mandate into two countries...
India and Pakistan, no distinctions
Pakistan for Muslims and India for Hindus
India for Hindus, Afghanistan for Muslims
India for Muslims and Pakistan for Hindus
22
Which agriculture product leaves chemical trace in sediment- evidence for the Anthropocene?
Fertilizers
Tractors and technological equipment
Genetically Modified Seeds
Diesel fuel
23
Why can diseases spread more quickly throughout the world than ever before?
People can travel more easily.
The first pandemics occurred in the twentieth century.
Diseases are deadlier than ever.
Vaccines are ineffective against most diseases.
24
The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan gave aid from the United States to countries so that they
build up defense systems
not be enticed by communism
support U.S. trade
could pay for war damages
25
What is an example of globalization
Adidas spreading throughout the world
Dutch Bros.
Local bookstore
The local farmers market
26
This man led the Soviet Union, installing changes and reforms, until its fall in 1991
Boris Yeltsen
Alexei Kosygin
Nikolai Kruschev
Mikhail Gorbachev
27
These nations are example of the Asian Tigers, the rapidly developing economic countries EXCEPT
South Korea
Singapore
Taiwan
North Korea
28
Perestroika allowed people in the Soviet Union to do what?
Openly criticize the Communist Party
Travel to non-communist states
Openly suppress non-communist messages
Open their own small businesses
29
The Intifada was an uprising by whom against whom?
Kuwait - Iraq
Israel - Egypt
Iran - Iraq
Palestine - Israel
30
Which of the following is an accurate definition of feminism?
Female superiority to men
Women are mostly equal to men, excepting some physical items
It's actually about ethics in journalism
Men and women are equal
31
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) includes all of the following EXCEPT
Iraq
United States
Venezuela
Saudi Arabia
32
Following Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping did NOT DO which of the following?
distanced himself from Western powers in trade
Allowed for private business ownership
Suppressed speech against the government
Modernized agricultural technology
33
The Geneva Conference in 1954 will lead to the split of this country
Korea
Japan
China
Vietnam
34
Nations that were under sphere of influence of the Soviet Union in eastern Europe are called?
communist countries
proletariat nations
satellite states
block countries
35
The European Union does all of the following EXCEPT
integrate European governments into one body
remove border travel restrictions
increase free trade
Share a common currency, the Euro
36
Jomo Kenyatta would be a leading independence figure and first prime minister for this country
Kenya
Nigeria
Zaire
Niger
37
Which of the following was not a contributing factor to the fall of the Soviet Union?
Fall of communist governments in Western Europe
Perestroika and glasnost
Overspending by government
Invasion of Afghanistan
38
Which modern environment issue is caused by humans?
carbon dioxide emissions
nuclear spills
deforestation
all of the above
39
This man led the Iranian Revolution in 1979, installing a Islamic fundamentalist government
Hassan Rouhani
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Ayatollah Khomeini
Muhammad Reza Pahlavi
40
A nuclear missile site was placed in this country by the USSR, nearly leading to nuclear war
Turkey
China
Nicaragua
Cuba
41
Following World War II, colonial powers...
Let many of their colonies become independent
allowed for self-government, but not full independence
reinforced colonial policies and control
policies stayed the same for the rest of the 20th Century
42
The picture below is of what city directly after WWII?
Berlin
London
Moscow
Frankfurt
43
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) includes all of the following countries EXCEPT
United States
Honduras
Mexico
Canda
44
Which of the following is characteristic of detente with the United States and Soviet Union?
US aid to the Muhjahadeen
Invasion of Afghanistan
Improved relations with China
SALT I and II
45
Which factor has NOT contributed to population growth?
better nutrition
the spread of AIDS
increased life expectancy
lower infant mortality rates