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Independence Movements, Fall USSR, Terrorism Review
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1
ISIS stands for Islamic State in Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
False
True
2
What policy aimed to ease tensions between America and the Soviet Union?
Trumanism
Isolationism
Containment
Détente
3
How many flights were hijacked during 9/11?
4
5
3
2
4
How many Israeli athletes, from the Munich Olympics, did Palestinian terrorists kidnap/kill?
11
9
5
7
5
What was considered the Soviet Union’s “Vietnam”?
Afghanistan
China
India
Korea
6
Who was the leader of India?
Nelson Mandela
Gamal Abdul Nasser
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
7
What is another name for the Strategic Defense Initiative?
Operation Sea Lion
Operation Desert Shield
Star Trek
Star Wars
8
What did the Soviet Union do with its nuclear arsenal after the Cold War?
Kept them
They destroyed them
Gave them to the US
Moved them to satellite countries
9
What is letter C?
Algeria
Egypt
South Africa
Iran
10
What was the codename for the main phase of the Gulf War?
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Desert Sabre
Operation Desert Slytherin
Operation Desert Shield
11
Who did Iraq invade in 1990 that led to the Gulf War?
Iran
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan
12
What did Glasnost and Perestroika want to do for the Soviet Union?
End Democracy
End Apartheid
End Communism
Economic Restructuring
13
Who was the leader of Egypt?
Saddam Hussein
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Mahatma Gandhi
14
In order to win independence, Ghana used…?
Trade embargoes
Civil war
Non-violent tactics
Violent rebellions
15
According to the map, where is the terrorist attack with the most casualties?
Africa
North America
Europe
Asia
16
What is the name of the Palestinian terrorist group?
ISIS
Al-Qaeda
Hamas
The Taliban
17
Between 1945 and 1947, the differences between the Hindus and the Muslims in India led to the
policy of nonalignment
Salt March
partitioning of the former British Colony
Sepoy Mutiny
18
9/11 is an example of Global terrorism.
False
True
19
Which one is NOT a satellite country of the Soviet Union?
Afghanistan
Hungary
Bulgaria
Poland
20
What is letter E?
South Africa
Iraq
Algeria
Iran
21
Which figure is credited with helping end the Apartheid in South Africa?
Jomo Akmotto
Malcolm X
Muhammad Ali
Nelson Mandela
22
Globalization is the process of…?
Adopting another nation’s culture
Trading money & stocks with other countries
Becoming interconnected via trade
Trading military weapons internationally
23
Before gaining independence, India was under the rule of…?
Britain
France
America
Portugal
24
Who attacked the United States on 9/11?
ISIS
Ourselves
The Taliban
Al-Qaeda
25
Who said the famous quote, “Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
26
How many hostages were taken during Iran’s takeover of the American Embassy in Tehran?
30
55
70
45
27
What was the program of defense that was suggested by President Ronald Reagan?
Glasnost
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Perestroika
28
Who were the 2 leaders in Latin American Independence?
Brazil & Argentina
Mexico & Argentina
Mexico & Cuba
Brazil & Cuba
29
What is letter B?
South Africa
Algeria
Iran
Iraq
30
What is the date of Patriot Day?
Nov. 23
Sept. 11
Sept. 22
March 16
31
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1984
1976
1989
1990
32
What is letter A?
Egypt
Iran
South Africa
Iraq
33
After WWII, African leaders wanted…?
To ally with Europe
Lower taxes
Their own independent countries
To be a part of Europe’s trade network
34
Who was the leader of Iran?
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
Mahatma Gandhi
35
The countries that formed after the withdrawal of the British from India was India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
True
False
36
What is terrorism?
A political strategy to use legislation to enact change.
The acts of extreme violence designed to intimidate an opponent.
The act of war between two nations.
The use of economic policies to weaken an opponent.
37
Who was the President that ended the ANC and released Nelson Mandela from prison?
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
F.W. de Klerk
Thabo Mbeki
38
The Apartheid was a …?
separation of races
revolution for anti-tax efforts
form of democracy in Kenya
social movement giving women more power
