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1
Bashar Al Assad is currently the Shiite President of Iraq
True
False
2
After Xi Jinping's death, Mao Zedong took over becoming the first leader of Modern China
True
False
3
How did Gandhi promote Indian independence
through civil disobedience
by promoting religious conflict
through armed resistance
by disbanding the East India Trading Company
4
Which is a disputed region in South Asia between Pakistan and India that causes ongoing conflict?
Kashmir
Gangetic Plains
Yemen
Ghats
5
Hinduism is
agnostic
a philosophy
monotheistic
polytheistic
6
Which country has the most oil influence in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Venezuela
Qatar
7
What is a monsoon
severe droughts that impact South Asia
South Asian rainstorms
series of holidays and festivals
seasonal winds that affect the weather in South Asia
8
Swahili was the lingua franca on the African continent
False
True
9
Which best describes the relationship between India and Pakistan after the partition
open and cooperative
tolerant and understanding
friendly
hostile and warlike
10
Northern Africa is best described as
rainforest and savanna
rainforest and desert
desert and semi-arid
desert and savanna
11
The Himalayan Mountains in northeast India were created by
the separating of the Indian plate from the Asian plate.
erosion of a lowland plain over millions of years.
sedimentary deposits left behind by rivers over millions of years.
the Indian plate colliding with the Asian plate.
12
Not a Communist country
North Korea
Vietnam
Mongolia
China
13
The Indo Gangetic Plains
Religious region filled with large mountains
Disputed area of land between Pakistan and India.
Desert that stretches across Pakistan and India
Fertile area and center of agriculture in India
14
Which best describes China's economy?
A traditional economy based on agriculture and very little manufacturing
A failing economy with a very low GDP
a rapidly growing economy based on agriculture and basic industry
prosperous economy that is growing quickly due to technological advances
15
In which region(s) did Christianity, Islam, and Judaism begin?
Southeast Asia
South Asia
Southwest Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
16
one of Asia's leading countries in technology and other modern advancements
China
Vietnam
India
Japan
17
The purpose of the Berlin Conference was to
decide the terms of Germany's surrender after WWII
enforce slave trade laws
divide up the continent of Africa between European countries
establish rules for trading with the far east
18
Which physical feature is the source of the Indus, Brahmaputra, and Ganges rivers?
Himalayas
Western Ghats
Maldives Islands
Indo-Gangetic Plains
19
Organization that regulates the price and supply of oil
UN
OAUC
DFEC
OPEC
20
Created after WWII as a Jewish Homeland
Palestine
Lebanon
Israel
Syria
21
Which country was invaded in 1990 for its oil
Kuwait
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
22
How did modern China begin
Deng Xiaoping's Communist forces won creating the ROC
Mao's communist forces won a civil war and founded the PRC.
Mongols gave the PRC its freedom and Mao was elected president
Nationalists founded the PRC after winning the Civil War
23
Sparsely populated, most people are nomadic
Iran
Mongolia
Vietnam
Nepal
24
What was the goal of Mao's Great Leap Forward
creating large scale communes
rapid industrialization
expanding farming practices
eliminating intellectuals and all possible competition
25
A proxy war of the Cold War was fought here
China
India
Japan
Vietnam
26
India's population continues to grow and China's does not because India's democracy can't control reproductive rights.
False
True
27
Which of the following took place in South Africa until 1994?
imperialism
apartheid
nonalignment
containment
28
Middle Eastern country with a tense relationship with the US
Saudi Arabia
China
North Korea
Iran
29
Saddam Hussein was the president of __________ before being captured by the US
Iraq
Iran
Egypt
Palestine
30
Who controlled North Africa from 600 AD to the Scramble for Africa
Christians
Europeans
Indians
Muslims
31
Central and eastern Africa are best described as
rainforest and savanna
rainforest and desert
desert and savanna
desert and steppe
32
Which river is considered to be sacred to Hindus
Brahmaputra
Yangtze
Indus
Ganges
33
Which is the highest level of the caste system in India
Kshatriyas
Brahmins
Untouchables
Vaisyas
34
Which country is the Republic of China
Big China
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Hanoi
35
Which location is a sacred holy land to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Kuwait
Palestine
36
The Six Day War was part of
Israeli Palestinian Conflict
Scramble for Africa
Collapse of the Ottoman Empire
Persian Gulf War
37
The Boko Haram is an Islamic terrorist group based in Nigeria.
True
False
38
The result of the Korean War was
a stalemate
a South Korean Victory
a North Korean Victory
a US vicotry
39
Economy has grown due to an international focus on outsourced workers
North Korea
Japan
China
India
40
Who led the Rwandan Genocide
Interhamwe
United Nations
Rwandan Army
RAF Tutsi Rebels
41
Which is not a Pillar of Faith
prayer 5 times a day
alms-giving (charity)
faith in Allah
pilgrimage to Jerusalem
42
Oil has given Middle Eastern countries a lot more power than they would have otherwise.
True
False
43
The main cause of the Arab-Israeli conflicts was the clash between
Islamic fundamentalism and Orthodox Judaism
Arab socialism and Israeli caitalism
Israeli technology and Saudi-arabian economic goals
Arab nationalism & Jewish nationalism
44
The ____________ was a pro-democracy revolution that began in Tunisia
Arab Springs
Six Day War
Iranian Revolution
Arab Genocide
45
Why did the US get involved in the Korean War
restore peace between warring factions of Buddhists and Shintos
force the inspection of nuclear weapons plants in North Korea
prevent N Korea from conquering S Korea and spreading Communism
ensure that food reached areas of the Korean Peninsula affected by famine
46
Which of the following was a result of the Partition of India
Muslim Pakistan/Bangladesh and Hindu India
splintering of the region into dozens of small countries
Muslim India and Hindu Pakistan/Banladesh
one nation with Hindus, Muslims, and Pakistanis
47
Majority religion in India
Sikhism
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
48
Which country lost Korea after losing World War II
Germany
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Japan
49
Who won the Chinese Civil War
Nationalists
Viet Cong
Communists
Ho Chi Minh
50
Which is not a reason for ongoing corruption and conflict since the African independence movements
rival ethnic groups were forced to share power
Europe tried to support a small group of European educated leaders.
the United Nations oversaw all provisional governments
random country borders were created
51
What was the Tienanmen Square Massacre
Deng Xiaoping's plan to revive the Cultural Revolution
Britain's decision to return Hong Kong to China
student demands for greater individual rights and freedom of expression
China's decision to seek foreign investors
52
The dominant Middle Eastern ethnicity is
Arab
Persian
Kurd
Hebrew
53
Colonized India
China
Japan
England
France
54
What was the Cultural Revolution
a war against intellectuals and competition
a war against Mao's new republic
a time of great peace and prosperity
a time of the flowering of arts and literature in China
55
North Korea is _______, while South Korea is __________
democratic, democratic
communist, communist
democratic, communist
communist, democratic
56
Landlocked nation isolated by the Himalayas
Iran
China
Mongolia
Nepal
57
1st leader of communist North Korea
Chiang Kai Shek
Kim Il Sung
Mao Zedong
Kim Jong Il
58
Origin of ISIS
a Muslim sect known as Alawites
a loosely organized group of students
an affiliate of the terrorist group Al Qaeda
a branch of the Syrian military
59
What is the minority branch of Islam?
Orthodox
Shi'ite
Catholic
Sunni
60
The Korean War was a proxy war of which war
Cold War
Russo-Japanese War
Vietnam War
World War II
61
Chinese Nationalists lost the Civil War and fled to Taiwan
False
True
62
Iran and North Korea captured international attention when they
developed nuclear capabilities
discovered oil reserves off their coastlines
strengthened humanitarian practices
experienced widespread famine
63
The 38th Parallel is the ___________ in Korea
Special Economic Zone
Demilitarized Zone
Export Economic Zone
Established Zone
64
Who was the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
Moses
Jesus
Abraham
65
What statement best reflects an effect of imperialism in Africa?
Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers.
Timbuktu became the center of great learning.
Land was distributed equally between social classes.
Territorial divisions were primarily established using tribal boundaries.
