WHAPMASTERS of the World, UNITE! Period 6:Global Change and Realignments, 1900 + Quiz Action!

Question 1

Both the First and Second World Wars changed whole societies because of the need to

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mobilize all the resources of a nation to win

Question 2

World War II differed from World War I because

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military units were more mobile

Question 3

In the Bipolar structure created by the U.S.-Soviet rivalry, nations worked to gain power by

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forming organizations like the European Economic Community

Question 4

Which of these is a disease emerging in the 20th century associated with lifestyle changes?

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Diabetes

Question 5

Which new invention did the most to improve global infrastructure in the early 20th century?

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The wireless telegraph

Question 6

A political consequence of the First World War was the destruction of

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old empires like China, the Ottomans and Russia

Question 7

The great technological innovations that helped Hitler and Mussolini spread their beliefs were

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film and radio

Question 8

Picasso's painting Guernica, the anti-nuclear movement of the Cold War, and the United Nations

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all promote non-violent alternatives to war

Question 9

A revolution in transportation in the early 20th century when _______ fuel used in _________.

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oil/ships

Question 10

The Cold War was an ideological struggle between

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capitalism and communism

Question 11

The first technical innovation to revolution conflict in the 20th century was the

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machine gun

Question 12

One of the reasons casualties were so high in the First World War had to do with

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trench warfare

Question 13

Which of the following is a disease emerging in the 20th century associated with epidemics?

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Ebola

Question 14

The combination of capitalism and governments guiding economies can be found in the

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in just about every nation in the world

Question 15

One of the greatest challenges of growing population in Africa involves

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all of these

Question 16

Since the 1960's, movements promoting change locally as part of international goals include

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green party activists

Question 17

All of the following are examples of international governance of the economy EXCEPT

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the ICC

Question 18

A social consequence of the First World War for Europe and, partly for the United States was

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the loss of a "generation of young men."

Question 19

As World War II approached, leaders such as Hitler and Mussolini used nationalism to

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unite people against a common enemy-communism

Question 20

Medicine in the first half of the 20th century was advanced by the introduction of

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antibiotics and vaccines

Question 21

Which of the following expressions of culture has the widest international acceptance

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World Cup Soccer

Question 22

Which of the following created a revolution in gender relations during the 20th century?

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More effective forms of birth control

Question 23

Examples of nonviolent responses to government authority include

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Gandhi's civil disobedience campaigns

Question 24

Proof that the global economy can have an impact on global politics is found with the

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all of these

Question 25

Civilians were targeted so heavily in World War II casualties were ______ times World War I's

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6

Question 26

The concept of a superpower is based on the possession of

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a combination of all three of these

Question 27

Another political consequence of the First World War was the rise

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Nationalism India, French Indochina,and Africa

Question 28

Government intervention to achieve economic goals was embodied by the

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New Deal

Question 29

Which of the following did Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia have in common?

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the both targeted religious and ethnic groups as enemies

Question 30

The greatest example of a transition by a nation to a capitalist-based economy was lead by

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Deng Xiaoping

Question 31

Warfare in the twentieth century differs from warfare in earlier eras because

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civilians became targets

Question 32

One of the appeals of communism/socialism in Africa, Asia, and Latin America was the idea of

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redistributing land to the peasant farmers

Question 33

All of the following are diseases associated with poverty EXCEPT

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Influenza

Question 34

A cultural consequence of the First World War involved the rise of

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all of these

Question 35

Communism, Pan-Arabism, and Pan-Africanism all share this in common

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uniting people across borders

Question 36

Unlike the military alliances that emerged before World War I, military alliances after 1945

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focused on containing threats

Question 37

International efforts to raise standards of living world wide focus on expanding rights for

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women and children

Question 38

One of the consequences of both the Cold War and World War II was the destruction of

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the great European Empires

Question 39

During the twentieth century populations world wide rose sharply because of the

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Green Revolution

Question 40

Which of these promotes violence against civilians to achieve their goals?

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The ETA

WHAPMASTERS of the World, UNITE! Period 6:Global Change and Realignments, 1900 + Quiz Action!

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