AP World History Period 4: 1945-Present, Governance

Question 1

What name is given to the period of relative calm between the Cold War superpowers during the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

détente

Question 2

Ethnic tensions between the Hutu and Tutsi, cynically exploited by the former colonial power, led to genocide in ______.

Accepted Answer

Rwanda

Question 3

Who led Indonesia’s war of independence and served as its first president until 1967?

Accepted Answer

Sukarno

Question 4

What female prime minister governed India several times between the mid-1960s and early 1980s?

Accepted Answer

Indira Gandhi

Question 5

During which Cold War conflict did Chinese troops fight to a stalemate with U.S.-led United Nations forces?

Accepted Answer

Korean War

Question 6

After gaining freedom, which African nation had to fight the Biafra War to keep itself from splitting up further?

Accepted Answer

Nigeria

Question 7

Which Eastern European country, although communist, did not align with the USSR during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Yugoslavia

Question 8

What populist strongman governed Argentina with the help of his charismatic wife?

Accepted Answer

Juan Perón

Question 9

The Brexit vote of 2016 has led to Great Britain’s withdrawal from ______.

Accepted Answer

the European Union

Question 10

What nickname is given to the rapid shift to capitalism experienced by Russia and Eastern Europe during the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

shock therapy

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