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Unit 8 Exam Review
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1
______________ was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white man.
Shirley Chisholm
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks
Coretta Scott King
2
Which of these developments gave women more time to focus on social change and spur Second-Wave Feminism?
Automobiles
Vaccines
household appliances
contraceptive products
3
The US could provide money to countries willing to establish a democratic government through which policy?
The US Democratic Supplement Package
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Initiative
The Anti-Communist Prevention Doctrine
4
Kwame Nkrumah vouched for which form of nationalism?
Pan-Africanism
Pan-Slavism
Pan-Arabism
Pan-Germanism
5
What best explains the rise in US military spending between the years from roughly 1947 to 1989?
The funding of anti-communist regimes during the Cold War
The US competing against the Soviet Union for control of the Eastern Bloc
Extensive spending to keep democracy in Europe and Africa under NATO
Major funding was required for the Korean and Vietnam wars in this period
6
During the Cold War, the collective of Third World countries united to...
Take advantage of Japan’s colonization projects
Resist the First and Second Worlds
Ally themselves with the Second World nations
Ally themselves with the First World nations
7
Who among these were killed the most during Pol Pot’s genocidal Khmer Rouge?
Vietnamese
Hindus
Capitalists
Christians
8
During the Cold War, the Chinese National Party was led by...
Mao Zedong
Sun-Yat Sen
Chiang Kai-shek
Xi Jinping
9
A Jewish homeland, Israel, was formed in Palestine after...
The Suez Crisis
The Cold War
WWI
WWII
10
Because the USA and the USSR feared mutually assured destruction, how did the two nations fight the Cold War?
They hired their allies to fight each other.
They directly fought each other without the use of nuclear weapons.
They kept to themselves and focused on military development.
They fought through proxy wars by sabotaging each other’s efforts.
11
In Post-War Egypt, Gamal Nasser is considered the father of...
Pan-Africanism
Pan-Germanism
Pan-Arabism
Pan-Slavism
12
What was the consequence of the 1954 Supreme Court decision on the
Brown vs. Board of Education
court case?
It ended the racial stratification of South African society
The court decision led to a boycott of public transportation
It led to the desegregation of the American schooling system
It led to further promotion of women’s rights
13
Peaceful protesters in the United States faced fearsome opposition largely from…
Northern American Bureaucrats
Northwestern immigrants
Southern whites
The Vietcong
14
Controversial bombings include the raids on Dresden and the atomic bombings of Nagasaki and...
Tokyo
Hirohito
Kamakazi
Hiroshima
15
On what was the primary division of India and Pakistan based?
Hindu speakers & Tamil speakers
Muslim and Hindu areas
Sikh and Hindu areas
Urdu speakers & Tamil speakers
16
By the late 1960s, the common protestors in the United States and Europe were comprised of…
Aged civil rights activists from previous decades
Young adults who were attending college at the time
Frustrated teens who grew tired of previous activists’ outdated practices.
Middle-class adults who settled civil rights matters politically by voting.
17
The MPLA fought for self-determination by revolting against the…
French
Portuguese
British
Spanish
18
The Third World countries refused aid from the United States and the Soviet Union in a movement called the...
Refusal Movement
Anti-Influence Movement
Non-Alignment Movement
Third World Movement
19
An economic plan shared by both Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher was to…
Cut taxes and decrease government spending
Cut taxes and raise government spending
Raise taxes and decrease government spending
Raise taxes and raise government spending
20
American military opposition to Vietcong forces finally arrived with the…
Truman Doctrine
Declaration of Sentiments
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
Marshall Plan
21
The idea of cutting taxes and regulations to help wealthy business owners save money is known as...
The Council of Trent
Economies of Scale
Points of Diminishing Returns
Reaganomics
22
This person went to jail for the movement to end apartheid but eventually became president of South Africa.
Nelson Mandela
Abdul Nasser
Desmond Tutu
Kwame Nkrumah
23
What contributed to the explosion of popularity of independence movements and protests around the world?
The heavy censoring of newspapers by governments.
Volunteers assisting protesters and revolutionaries around the world.
The availability of information through mass media.
Foreign representatives declare to the public their nation’s struggles.
24
The Asiatic leader who wished to establish a communist government in Vietnam was known as…
Ho Chi Minh
Pagan Min
Chiang Kai-shek
Pol Pot
25
What was Mahatma Gandhi’s primary form of protest?
Mass civil disobedience
Violent uprisings
Sit-ins
Mass worker strikes
26
Since 1882, the British profited off of Egypt through its construction of the...
Panama Canal
London Canal
Suez Canal
Erie Canal
27
Feminist authors like ______________ advocate for equality for women who were frustrated by social restraints.
Betty Friedan
Emma Martin
Tilly Jackson
Rachel Lowe
28
The European Jews’ desire for a homeland since the 1890s is referred to as…
Zionism
The Israeli Push
Judaism
The Judean People’s Movement
29
Which civil rights leader spearheaded a movement against all forms of segregation in the United States?
Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Betty Friedan
30
Many westerners supported revolutionist leaders like Che Guevara and ___________ despite their human rights records
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Fidel Castro
The Ethiopian Red Terror
Kwame Nkrumah
31
The Truman Doctrine's purpose was to...
Gather the democratic nations to defend themselves against the Soviets
Aid capitalist nations by providing US loans and grants
Contain communism by supporting anti-communist forces
Force Germany to pay for the damages made during the Great War.
32
What likely explains the rise in US and Western Europe’s military spending following 2001?
Using the military-industrial complex to maintain a stable economy
Stabilizing of African economic turmoil and genocide following the 1990s
NATO fears the rising power of China and a renewed Russia
Increased military activity in the Middle East following 9/11
33
The 1896 court case ______________ legalized segregation in the United States.
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Miranda vs. Arizona
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Brown vs. The Board of Education
34
The Civil Rights Movement started with the ____________ bus boycott From 1955 to 1956
Atlanta
Montgomery
Greyhound
Richmond
35
MLK's civil rights movement was inspired by the non-violent tactics of...
Mother Teresa
Nelson Mandela
Simone de Beauvoir
Gandhi
36
Decolonization movements spread throughout Asia and Africa for four main reasons, including which of the following?
Media coverage was poor.
Poor economies did NOT find communism appealing.
European countries were substantially weakened by World War II.
The Axis Powers did not free Asian and African colonies.
37
What was the Prague Spring?
A special coil of metal that is only found in Prague
A Czech uprising against the Soviets
the source of water for Eastern Europe
protests by college students in Prague
38
As part of the decolonization movement, an Egyptian named _____________ moved to remove the British presence from Egypt
Sukarno
Tito
Pan Arabism
Gamal Nasser
39
In the US women’s rights were advanced along with minority rights with laws and regulations such as the _____________.
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Farm Workers Act of 1965
Women’s Rights Act of 1966
Minorities Liberation Act of 1964
40
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was known for contributing to the negotiations of…
Establishing an independent Jewish state around the city of Jerusalem
Dividing India between the Hindus and the Muslims.
Separating India from the British Empire
Dismantling the Mughal Empire and establishing a free Indian republic.
41
Mengistu Haile Mariam’s role in the ________________ led to the deaths of over 2 million of his nation’s people.
Ethiopian Red Terror
Night of Long Knives
Armenian Genocide
Great Purge
42
Based on the information from this graph, one can infer (make an educated guess):
The US has adopted more Keynesian economic policies over the 20th century
U.S. military spending rose and has remained high due to the Cold War
The US kept military spending high due to a continuous series of conflicts
The military-industrial complex is now a part of the post-WWII US economy
43
The media coverage of the US Military’s movements in Vietnam caused US citizens to...
Enlist in the US Military to aid the war effort
Protest against US involvement in the war
Run pledge drives to help fund the war effort
Cheer on the military as it fought the Vietcong
44
What is the overall idea of the postmodern counterculture mindset?
All must follow and adhere to the status quo to ensure a peaceful society
The status quo needs to be challenged as truth and meaning are subjective.
Traditional values are to be preserved and protected
There are a fixed set of truths that the world must follow.
45
Because the US and Europe supported Israel, the Arab nations of _______ cut off oil supplies to the West
SEATO
EU
OPEC
NATO
46
What ultimately led to the tarnishing of Kwame Nkrumah’s reputation?
Imprisoning rivals, rigging elections, and oppressing the people of Ghana
His leadership in fighting against the French using guerrilla-style warfare
Crushing a large protest in Tiananmen Square using Tanks and soldiers
Invading Czechoslovakia instead of peacefully taking the Sudetenland
47
_____________, Prime Minister of India from 1947-1964, adopted a planned socialist economy
Sukarno
Mohammad Hatta
Ghandi
Nehru
48
What controversial practice involves funding military companies with government spending?
The Military-Industrial Complex
The Broad Supply Line Phenomena
The Armament Complex
The Mechanization Movement
49
During the 1970s, Western economic growth faltered with a phenomenon known as __________.
stagflation
recession
depression
inflation
50
The US and USSR fought each other in the Cold War by using...
propaganda
smear campaigns
political assassination
espionage
