PERIOD 6: Content Knowledge (6.2)

Question 1

Ethnic violence towards Armenians in Turkey occurred during and after....

Accepted Answer

World War I

Question 2

The Muslim League played an important role in Indian de-colonization by ________.

Accepted Answer

using religion to challenge inherited imperial boundaries

Question 3

Which two alliances faced off during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

NATO & the Warsaw Pact

Question 4

In times of war, states mobilized people & resources...

Accepted Answer

at home & from their colonies

Question 5

After colonization, many Filipinos migrated to & maintained cultural & economic ties with...

Accepted Answer

the United States

Question 6

T/F: Religious movements continued to redefine the relationship between people and the state.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Which of these leaders most advocated for non-violence?

Accepted Answer

Mohandas Gandhi

Question 8

Al-Qaeda is notable for...

Accepted Answer

using violence against citizens to achieve political aims

Question 9

Why did older land-based empires like the Ottoman Empire collapse?

Accepted Answer

combination of internal turmoil and external pressures

Question 10

The Indian National Congress is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

a nationalist party that sought freedom from colonial rule

Question 11

The creation of a "military-industrial-complex" in the US during the Cold War had what effect?

Accepted Answer

further intensified conflict between communists and the West

Question 12

Kenya earned its independence from Britain through __________.

Accepted Answer

an armed struggle known as the Mau Mau Rebellion

Question 13

The Biafra secessionist movement was an ethnic movement based in...

Accepted Answer

Nigeria

Question 14

As a result of conflict, totalitarian states would ______________.

Accepted Answer

control aspects of daily life during and after the conflict

Question 15

Martin Luther King Jr. & Nelson Mandela were known for advocating....

Accepted Answer

non-violence

Question 16

Movements to redistribute land, resources, sometimes advocating socialism/Marxism developed...

Accepted Answer

in Asian, African, & Latin American states

Question 17

The Mexican Revolution rose in opposition to ____________.

Accepted Answer

neocolonialism (economic imperialism)

Question 18

The Quebecois was a regional separatist movement based in...

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 19

After Algeria won its independence from France,

Accepted Answer

they maintained cultural & economic ties

Question 20

Which of the following were "total wars?"

Accepted Answer

World War I, World War II

Question 21

The Soviet Union utilized what ideology to mobilize its people for war?

Accepted Answer

Communism

Question 22

The Cold War was __________.

Accepted Answer

extended to have profound effects on major global events

Question 23

The Non-Aligned Movement promoted _________.

Accepted Answer

an alternative to the existing Cold War political order

Question 24

The Great Depression most directly lead to...

Accepted Answer

World War II

Question 25

Pan-Arabian & Pan-African movements sought to...

Accepted Answer

unite people across national boundaries

Question 26

What was a consequence of redrawing colonial boundaries in South Asia & in Palestine?

Accepted Answer

massive population resettlements

Question 27

How did the Tiananmen Square protesters challenge political order in China?

Accepted Answer

demanded democracy

Question 28

__________ was a nationalist leader who sought independence from colonial rule in _________.

Accepted Answer

Ho Chi Minh; French Indo-China (Vietnam), Kwame Nkrumah; British Gold Coast (Ghana)

Question 29

Hitler used intensified nationalism to mobilize the population in ________.

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 30

The Cold War was a worldwide struggle between...

Accepted Answer

communists & capitalists

Question 31

T/F: Some groups and individuals challenged the many wars of the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

What best describes the role of communism in Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

transnational movement that united people across borders

Question 33

Which organizations were known for their use of violence against citizens?

Accepted Answer

the IRA & ETA

Question 34

After India earned its independence from Britain...

Accepted Answer

many South Asians migrated to British cities

Question 35

The anti-apartheid movement challenged social order in...

Accepted Answer

South Africa

Question 36

After World War II, the United States & Soviet Union...

Accepted Answer

emerged as superpowers

Question 37

In order to protest the political & social order, the world saw a series of uprisings in...

Accepted Answer

1968

Question 38

Which of these was commonly the source of warfare in the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

the rise of fascist or totalitarian regimes, competition for resources

Question 39

The Holocaust took place during ________.

Accepted Answer

World War II

Question 40

The Cold War was most directly caused by...

Accepted Answer

a shift in the global balance of power after WWII

Question 41

What SIMILARITY do the Russian & Qing empires share at the beginning of the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

both empires collapsed

Question 42

Between the two world wars, European imperial states often _____________.

Accepted Answer

gained additional territories, maintained control over their colonies

Question 43

Which of these did NOT lead to the end of the Cold War and collapse of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

the creation of alliances such as NATO and the Warsaw Pact

Question 44

The rise of extremist groups led to the annihilation of specific populations, known as ______.

Accepted Answer

genocide

Question 45

Italy used what ideology to mobilize its people for war?

Accepted Answer

Fascism

Question 46

Identify the similarity between 1970s Cambodia and 1990s Rwanda.

Accepted Answer

genocide and ethnic violence

Question 47

World War II was caused by imperial expansion by...

Accepted Answer

European powers & Japan

Question 48

Which statement best describes conflict during the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

proxy wars were fought in Asia, Africa, Latin America

Question 49

"when governments used art and media to mobilize people for a purpose"

Accepted Answer

propaganda

Question 50

Which of the following independence movements was NOT achieved through armed struggle?

Accepted Answer

South Africa, from Britain

Question 51

Conflict was intensified in Chile, Spain, & Uganda when more powerful nations supported...

Accepted Answer

military dictatorships

Question 52

How did India, the Gold Coast, & French West Africa earn their independence after World War II?

Accepted Answer

through negotiation

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