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Unit 10 Review
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Decolonization, Modern terrorism & environmental issues
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1
Which statement best explains why Pakistan was created from India in 1947?
communist supporters wanted a separate state
the British feared a united India
religious differences led to political division
India wanted to remain under British control
2
Hezbollah, Hamas and Al Qaeda have all of the following in common EXCEPT
They use terrorism to achieve their goals
The oppose the creation of Israel in Palestine
They carried out attacks within the US
They are Islamic fundamentalists
3
Which single factor is most responsible for causing global warming?
Industrialism
Deforestation
Desertification
Acid Rain
4
Overgrazing and over farming fertile soil can lead to
Urbanization
Desertification
Drought
Plague
5
Which of the following is an effect the Internet has had on human population?
Faster and more organized communication
Cyber crime
All of these
A quicker and more broad spread of ideas
6
The actions of most Islamic fundamentalists show that they support
a Zionist movement
a renewed attempt at modernization
equal rights for women
traditional Muslim teachings
7
Which deadly disease is ravaging the southern parts of Africa?
Dysentery
Smallpox
Leprosy
AIDS
8
Which of the following is NOT a cause for violent Islamic fundamentalism?
Broken promises from Western nations
The history of Western colonial domination
The creation of Israel
Civil Disobedience
9
A negative impact of the use of modern technology is that
levels of air and water pollution often increase
contacts with other cultures decrease
international trade is limited
economic opportunities are frequently limited
10
Who helped to overthrow the government and establish Iran as an Islamic republic?
Mohammad Mosaddeq
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlav
11
A rise in Earth's surface temperature over time is called
Planet Warming
Global Warming
The ozone effect
the Kyoto Protocol
12
Today, human rights violations most often occur in nations in which
freedom of the press exists
leaders have absolute control
government has a multiparty system
government is limited by law
13
Who became the first president of the post-apartheid South Africa?
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Steven Biko
Desmond Tutu
Nelson Mandela
14
In which African country did violence between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes result in a genocide?
Nigeria
Rwanda
Zimbabawe
Tunisia
15
The main course of the Arab-Israeli conflicts from 1948 to 1973 was the clash between
Islamic Fundamentalism and Orthodox Judaism
Arab nationalism and Jewish nationalism
Israeli technology and Saudi Arabian economic goals
Arab socialism and Israeli capitalism
16
Which of the following groups want to destroy Israel?
Al Qaeda and the Tamil Tigers
The IRA and Al Qaeda
Tamil Tigers and the IRA
Hezzbollah and Hamas
17
In which agreement did the UN approve of that entitled all people of the world basic rights?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Helsinki Accords
Oslo Accords
Declaration of Sentiments
18
The government sponsored system of racial separation that existed in South Africa
Isolationism
Segregation
Apartheid
Civil disobedience
19
Why did OPEC punish the US with the oil embargo in 1973?
the US ordered an invasion of Iraq
the US supported the unpopular Shah in Iran
the US supported Israel during the Yom Kippur war
the US halted an important weapons sale to Syria
20
Which of the following is a direct result of the 9/11 attacks in the United States?
The Patriot Act
The US invaded Iraq
Collapse of the USSR
Barak Obama was elected the first black US president
21
Which of the following terms describes the strict following of the rules of a religious text
Terrorism
Fundamentalism
Pan Arabism
Civil Disobedience
22
In the nations of the Middle East, a major long-term economic concern will be a need for
imported oil
diversified industry
herds of camels
unskilled labor
23
The British opened fire on an unarmed crowd in an event known as the
boycott
civil disobedience
Amritsar massacre
ahisma
24
What was the reaction to the UN's plan to divide Palestine into separate Jewish & Arab states?
Both sides rejected
Jews accepted, Arabs rejected
Arabs accepted, Jews rejected
Both sides accepted
25
The Middle East is a global importance today because it
provides much of the petroleum used by industrial nations
has become a model of economic and political equality
remains a primary source of uranium
allows major European powers to retain colonies
26
Which of the following is an effect of the earth’s increased population?
The UN was created to deal with environmental issues
The earth’s environment is negatively impacted
Multiple wars have erupted as a result of overpopulation
Nations are become less industrialized
27
Climate change is caused mostly by
Carbon emissions
Overpopulation
HIV/AIDS
Desertification
28
The US CIA secretly helped the Shah rise to power in ______ to prevent the spread of communism
Iraq
Afghanistan
Libya
Iran
29
In Latin America, the deforestation of the Amazon rain forest has led to
discovery of new medicines
maintenance of a traditional way of life
overpopulation in rural regions
environmental dangers
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Region that borders India & Pakistan that's been the source of conflict between the two nations
Kashmir
Himalayas
Bangladesh
Nepal
