1. What impact do CFC’s have on global warming?”

damage the atmosphere’s ozone layer

Why then, do some people oppose outsourcing work to other countries?

too prolific, Americans may lose their jobs.

Which of the following is TRUE about Lenin?

He led the Bolshevik Revolution

three major types of WMD

Nuclear bomb, chemical/poison gases, biological/germ warfare

Why does water play an important role in Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights?

The heights provide about one-third of Israel’s water

What led U.S. President Truman to reverse his position on supporting the Israeli-Arab partition

U.S. State Dept told him a Jewish state would not be viable

one of the promises made by the signers of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism?

To not let terrorists use their countries as bases.

Which is NOT a correct statement regarding nonproliferation?

limiting a country’s weapons is through control exercised

What did the space shuttle Atlantis accomplish during mission STS-71?

first US space shuttle to dock with Mir

What role(s) did the United States play prior to and during the “Persian Gulf War” in 1991

keep the Gulf's oil lanes open, and political stability

What event caused a rude awakening for the Russian civilians in Estonia

new law required them to speak Estonian

1. Why is the Middle East known as the Cradle of Western Civilization?

important land bridge between Asia and Africa

How did President Roosevelt feel about the Soviet Union’s founding role in the UN?

He was in favor; he wanted it that way

What was a factor in the serious economic crisis of 1998 in Russia?

government borrowed too much money to pay for budget deficit

Which description below best describes the purpose of microloans

harness the entrepreneurial potential in poor countries

What do many observers worry might happen to disrupt world oil supplies

Israel might mount a military attack

What is an important difference between Western and Middle Eastern views on government?

Views on separation of church and state are often different

Which is NOT correct regarding the supply of water throughout the world

80% of water use goes to farming

Which is NOT true regarding major Soviet religious groups?

Jewish community expanded significantly

1. What were some of the outcomes for Israel of the 1973 Yom Kippur War?

Economic devastation equal to year’s Gross National Product

“mercantilist” system is described by which of the following

a. protecting home industries, foreign trade, exports

Which answer below BEST describes the non-fuel mineral reserves Russia exports?

Chromium, copper, diamonds, gold, iron ore, lead, manganese

Ottoman rule remained over which of the following countries until the nineteenth century?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, & Serbia.

Russia already done that demonstrates their use of oil and gas as geopolitical leverage?

Withheld supplies to force prices up in Europe

Who was tasked with enforcing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and how is it enforced?

International Atomic Energy Agency

Belarus is Russia’s number one (Republic) partner is NOT

Tucked between Ukraine and Romania

What was the general economic state of the Soviet Union in the period after World War II?

Economic growth rates outpaced the United States

What initiative addresses some of the same problems as the Nunn-Lugar program?

Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism

What action Nasser take in 1967 knowing it would be grounds for the Israeli’s to go to war

blockade of the Straits of Tiran

Iran borders what three bodies of water

Caspian Sea to N, Persian Gulf to W/SW, Gulf of Oman to S

3 small countries that lie in the mountainous Caucasus region between the Black & Caspian Seas.

Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia

Islam’s five pillars of faith include ALL BUT which of the following?

Convincing non-believers to convert to Islam

the first arms-control treaty that actually called for the destruction of existing weapons?

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

How is the Russo-Japanese War remembered?

major military defeat of European power at Asian hands.

Why did Russia have the largest Jewish population in the world at the end of the 18th century?

Russia absorbed much of Poland and its Jewish population

1. How would you BEST define or describe “culture?”

Language, ideas, beliefs, customs, tools art, ceremonies

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1
Soviet Union and the US as close as they ever came to a “hot war” during the Cold War
Russian attacks on the Kuril Islands
Construction of Berlin Wall
1973 Arab-Israeli War
Suez Conflict
2
Which document’s ideas were formalized by the US, the Soviet Union, Britain, and China in 1942
Atlantic Charter
Moscow Accords
Versailles Agreement
Fourteen Points
3
country was cut off from the Ottoman Empire after British unilaterally made it a protectorate
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
Egypt
4
1. What impact do CFC’s have on global warming?”
lung diseases
water pollution
a. cause floods and tsunamis
damage the atmosphere’s ozone layer
5
What group and its allied groups have been the greatest terror threat to the U.S. since 1993?
Hamas
Hezbollah
Al-Qaeda
Taliban
6
which organization was responsible for assigning Britain a mandate to administer Iraq
Coalition of European Countries
League of Nations
NATO
United Nations
7
What agencies are included as part of the DHS?
USCG, ICE
USCG, TSA, ICE, DOD
USCG, TSA, ICE
USCG, VA, TSA, ICE
8
Why then, do some people oppose outsourcing work to other countries?
may lose their work ethic and ideals
American workers to demand more pay.
lessen American salaries.
too prolific, Americans may lose their jobs.
9
Which of the following is TRUE about Lenin?
He denounced Stalin
He led the Bolshevik Revolution
He was the longtime head of the KGB
He was the first president of noncommunist Russia
10
three major types of WMD
Nuclear bomb, chemical/poison gases, conventional bombs
Nuclear bomb, chemical/poison gases, nuclear land mines
Nuclear bomb, chemical/poison gases, biological/germ warfare
Conventional bomb, chemical/poison gases, nuclear bomb
11
Why does water play an important role in Israel’s occupation of the Golan Heights?
Israeli troops have no access to water in this area
The heights provide about one-third of Israel’s water
Israel controls Syria’s water use by cutting it off here
The heights depend on Israeli sources for water
12
What led U.S. President Truman to reverse his position on supporting the Israeli-Arab partition
Britain would not enforce the UN partition plan.
U.S. State Dept told him a Jewish state would not be viable
British resolution continued to provide INTL legitimacy
upset with the UN Special Committee on Palestine
13
one of the promises made by the signers of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism?
To stop producing nuclear weapons.
To halt nuclear power plant construction in the Middle East.
To share research on nuclear technology
To not let terrorists use their countries as bases.
14
Which of the following is NOT true regarding Marx?
He preached a vision of “class struggle
He adapted to Lenin’s ideas
He had a progressive view of history
Dialectical materialism
15
Which is NOT a correct statement regarding nonproliferation?
materials being diverted from power plants & made into bombs
Plutonium is a fissionable material
Nuclear reactors produce not only power, but plutonium
limiting a country’s weapons is through control exercised
16
What did the space shuttle Atlantis accomplish during mission STS-71?
first US space shuttle to dock with Mir
opportunity for the first international handshake in space
first Russian to fly aboard an American space shuttle
American and Soviet spacecraft could meet and dock
17
What role(s) did the United States play prior to and during the “Persian Gulf War” in 1991
enforce the no-fly zones established by NATO
Arbitration was the primary role
keep the Gulf's oil lanes open, and political stability
keep Arab countries out of the picture with Iraq and Kuwait
18
What can be considered a factual representation of the “Kurds
descendants from the ancient empire of Babylonia
governed the territory of Mesopotamia
fell under the German Vichy-French government
non-Arab, largely Sunni Muslim
19
What event caused a rude awakening for the Russian civilians in Estonia
to leave the country within 1 year of Estonia’s independence
not allowed to have Russian family members visit
new law required them to speak Estonian
banned civilians from serving in national & local government
20
1. Why is the Middle East known as the Cradle of Western Civilization?
origination of true western culture
institution of what is known as western religions
birthplace of all religions known today
important land bridge between Asia and Africa
21
How did President Roosevelt feel about the Soviet Union’s founding role in the UN?
He was firmly against it.
He was neither for nor against it
He was undecided, first against it, then in favor of it.
He was in favor; he wanted it that way
22
What was a factor in the serious economic crisis of 1998 in Russia?
lost confidence in banking and withdrew their investments
A rapid build-up of nuclear arms left the country bankrupt
government borrowed too much money to pay for budget deficit
A large-scale global recession caused a worldwide crisis
23
Which description below best describes the purpose of microloans
To provide loans to build new factories in poor cities
manage distribution of supplies during a natural catastrophe
harness the entrepreneurial potential in poor countries
To lend clothing and building supplies to people
24
What do many observers worry might happen to disrupt world oil supplies
use the oil supply to control UN votes
Israel might mount a military attack
oil supply could be threatened by the US war in Iraq
25
What is an important difference between Western and Middle Eastern views on government?
Views on separation of church and state are often different
Middle Eastern governments must have a sharia law system
Constitutions are not used in Middle Eastern countries
The Koran favors authoritarian rulers, not democracies
26
Which is NOT correct regarding the supply of water throughout the world
Israelis use 4X water per capita than Palestinian neighbors
71% of the world is covered by water, only 2.5% is fresh
80% of water use goes to farming
2% of the world’s total renewable water resources
27
Which is NOT true regarding major Soviet religious groups?
Arab conquerors first brought Islam
officially “atheistic – believing God did not exist.”
Jewish community expanded significantly
Muslims made up an estimated 19 percent of all Russians
28
1. What were some of the outcomes for Israel of the 1973 Yom Kippur War?
Camp David Accords
Economic devastation equal to year’s Gross National Product
OPEC voted to continue selling oil to the United States
Menachem Begin came to power as Israel’s Prime Minister
29
Establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency was the result of which of the following
consensus view that climate change is a real problem
Environmental Protection Agency was disbanded in
conscious effort of legislators in Congress
book “The Silent Spring,”
30
“mercantilist” system is described by which of the following
economic system in which property belongs to everyone
a. protecting home industries, foreign trade, exports
production are privately owned
Political, economic, social system in medieval Europe
31
Which answer below BEST describes the non-fuel mineral reserves Russia exports?
Graphite, magnesium, natural gas, peat, sulfur, titanium
Chromium, copper, diamonds, gold, iron ore, lead, manganese
Coal, cobalt, copper, nickel, tungsten, zinc
Copper, feldspar, graphite, magnesium, peat, talc, zinc
32
Balfour Declaration of 1917 put the British government in favor of a Jews in Palestine why?
Jewish immigration more than 100,000 per year in Palestine
descendants from the ancient empire of Babylonia
Zionist movement
support for unification of the Jews and Arabs.
33
Ottoman rule remained over which of the following countries until the nineteenth century?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, & Samaria
Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Samaria, & Turkey.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, & Serbia.
Romania, Samaria, Serbia, Syria & Turkey
34
Russia already done that demonstrates their use of oil and gas as geopolitical leverage?
a. Formed its own cartel in Russia and Central Asia.
Withheld supplies to force prices up in Europe
cut off oil and gas in exchange for political favors
Used major oil production cuts as a threat
35
Who was tasked with enforcing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and how is it enforced?
Global Nuclear Regulatory Commission
UN Security Council
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency
36
How far had the Roman Empire extended its reach by 200 AD?
Syria to Spain
Cyprus to Turkmenistan
Armenia to Pakistan
Bulgaria to Turkmenistan
37
Belarus is Russia’s number one (Republic) partner is NOT
founding treaties
Market prices, being a factor in relationships
A third of their exports go to Russia
Tucked between Ukraine and Romania
38
What was the general economic state of the Soviet Union in the period after World War II?
Soviet goods & services were in demand in Western Europe
Economic growth rates outpaced the United States
The industrial economy steadily declined
Businesses increased productivity with government control
39
What initiative addresses some of the same problems as the Nunn-Lugar program?
National Security Strategy
Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
40
What action Nasser take in 1967 knowing it would be grounds for the Israeli’s to go to war
blockade of the Straits of Tiran
Egypt would nationalize
threatened to push the Israelis out of Jerusalem
Israeli retaliation against Syria
41
Iran borders what three bodies of water
Black Sea to N, Atlantic to W, Caspian Sea to S
Atlantic to W, Caspian Sea to N & Persian Gulf to E
Black Sea to W/SW Persian Gulf to E & Caspian Sea to the E.
Caspian Sea to N, Persian Gulf to W/SW, Gulf of Oman to S
42
3 small countries that lie in the mountainous Caucasus region between the Black & Caspian Seas.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia
Armenia, Afghanistan, and Estonia
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Baku
Armenia, Afghanistan, and Latvia
43
What international organization did Moldova threaten to block Russia from joining?
International Labor Organization
International Monetary Fund
World Health Organization
World Trade Organization
44
What were some of the MAJOR occurrences resulting from the Israeli War of Independence
Jordan chose to annex
Armistice agreements
Arabs/Israelis had equal standing in International Community
Arab freedom fighters
45
Islam’s five pillars of faith include ALL BUT which of the following?
Making a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime
Giving to Charity
Convincing non-believers to convert to Islam
Fasting (refraining from eating) for periods of time.
46
the first arms-control treaty that actually called for the destruction of existing weapons?
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Missile Interceptor Defense Treaty
Agreement on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms
47
What percentage of water per capita do Palestinians have access to compared to Americans
40
20
30
2
48
How is the Russo-Japanese War remembered?
Marked the beginning of improved relations with Japan.
major military defeat of European power at Asian hands.
Major victory for the Russians over a Japanese naval force
treaty recognized Korea as a Russian sphere of influence.
49
Why did Russia have the largest Jewish population in the world at the end of the 18th century?
The Jews viewed Russia as a safe haven
The czars encouraged Jewish immigrants to come
Russia absorbed much of Poland and its Jewish population
history of religious tolerance towards Jews in Russia
50
1. How would you BEST define or describe “culture?”
Educational philosophy of a group of people .
Language, ideas, beliefs, customs, tools art, ceremonies
Art, music, architecture, literature, and philosophy,
Political climate, including laws, customs, and codes.
51
In what area does Vladimir Putin get high marks?
His reform of the Russian secret police
His policy towards Chechnya and Georgia
His increased freedom of the press
His overall economic policies
52
What caused a clash between Stalin and Roosevelt and Churchill
Stalin’s plan to extend Soviet influence to Poland.
Stalin’s plan to form the Warsaw Pact.
Stalin’s moves to take control of Czechoslovakia.
Stalin’s request for huge foreign aid packages
53
Which definition describes terrorism according to U.S. law?
Terrorism that occurs in foreign countries
politically motivated violence against noncombatants
violence against foreign and domestic military
violence to attain political, religious or ideological goals
54
UN Security Council use to avoid vetoes of resolutions since the end of the Cold War?
They try to work out differences in advance.
United States, France and Britain form a majority
They negotiate difficult decisions in the General Assembly
They avoid voting on controversial resolutions.
55
Why did Russia ban imports of Moldova’s wines
The quality did not meet Russian wine standards
They were contaminated with harmful chemicals
Political tensions between the countries
They were competition to Russia’s own wine industry
56
Which leader of the Soviet Union Implemented a centralized economy
Joseph Stalin
Dmitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
Boris Yeltsin
57
What natural resource is an issue that stands between Russia and Ukraine,
Chromium Oxide/Metal.
Columbite
Natural Gas.
Manganese
58
Which describes the constitutional system of Lebanon
Consortium
Arbitrationalism
Confessionalism
Aggregationalism
59
identifies the order (largest to smallest) of the world’s top 5 crude oil producing countries
Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, United States
China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, United States
Saudi Arabia, Russia, United States, Iran, China
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Russia, United States, China
60
What reason(s) can be associated with Saddam Hussein’s forces invading Iran in 1980
increase the oil fields over what Iraq already owned.
Iraq experienced a series of coups
long history of border disputes
need to return to the status quo antebellum
61
Which is NOT true when associating industry and agriculture under Communism in the Soviet Union
totalitarian system, like communism,
government had the responsibility to fix problems
Nikita Khruschev, who came to power after Stalin’s death
Soviet Union was both communist and totalitarian

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