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1
The new policy of Deng Xiaoping which helped to ease tensions between the US and China was
The Great Leap Forward
The Cultural Revolution
The Four Modernizations
2
Disease & poverty: disease carried by mosquitos, found in tropical areas. Vaccine in development.
Malaria
Tuberculosis
Cholera
3
Literary movement that rejected European colonialism and promoted the free expression of Black culture
Civil Rights Movement
Negritude Movement
Pan-Arabism
4
Which BEST describes the process of the Global South's "decolonization" after WW2?
Aligning with European powers after WW2.
Seeking to take part in the 'proxy wars' of the Superpowers.
Declaring political and economic independence from empires.
5
Which Cold War term meant building more and more nuclear weapons so that they'd never be used?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Doomsday Clock
Duck and Cover
6
Which nations were the original founders of the Non-aligned Movement (NAM)?
India, Indonesia, Yugoslavia, Egypt, & Ghana.
The USA, Canada, UK, France, & West Germany.
The USSR, East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, & Hungary.
7
Which of the following was NOT an economic reform made by Deng Xiaoping in China?
Allowed foreign companies to set up factories in special zones
Collectivization
Allowed for some private ownership of business.
End of collectivization
8
This map shows regional G.D.P. BEFORE WW2. Which region emerged as MOST economically dominant AFTER 1945?
North America
Asia
Europe
9
What did these three leaders share in common during the 20th Century?
They rejected all forms of violence to gain power.
They supported free trade with the US to industrialize.
They used nationalism to seek independence from empires.
10
NAFTA was a trade agreement between which three nations?
United States, Mexico, Canada
China, Japan, Vietnam.
United States, Canada, Great Britain
11
Which economic philosophy did the United States mostly try to promote in the Cold War?
Karl Marx's Communism
Adolf Hitler's Fascism
Adam Smith's Capitalism
12
Why were there 'proxy wars' during the Cold War?
Because of the growth of the 'peace movement' during Vietnam
Because 'total war' by 2 superpowers would have caused WW3.
Because of the '5 year' economic plans of communist nations.
13
USSR & China used Communism to "build toward socialist futures" by concentrating on
encouraging traditional religious culture
attacking class inequality through collectivization/industry
teaching respect for democracy and private property
14
A business that is legally incorporated in
ONE
country but makes or sells goods in other countries.
Multi-national corporation
World Trade Organization
Non Governmental Organization
15
Examples of governments that increased encouragement of free-market policies in the 20th Century
China under Mao Zedong & Deng Xiaoping
United States under Ronald Reagan & Britain under Margaret Thatcher
Soviet Union under Vladmir Lenin & Joseph Stalin
16
While there were differences in communist nations after WW2, ALL of them were similar because
of their commitment to militarism and fascism.
their leaders' philosophies were inspired by Marxism.
they glorified consumerism and free private property.
17
The opening up of a country's economy and pursuing free market principles is known as ...
economic liberalization
socialism
communism
18
After about 1947 (post-WW2), the official policy adopted by the USA to "fight" the Cold War
Containment
Arms Control
Isolationism
19
Which Cold War event came closest to a nuclear war between the superpowers?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Korean War
The building of the Berlin Wall
The Vietnam War
20
Which of these Cold War terms describes a policy of the USSR's Joseph Stalin after 1945?
Marshall Plan
Containment
Iron Curtain
21
A historian would find this propaganda poster MOST useful to demonstrate
the effect of industry on Chinese culture.
the number of Chinese men and women working in skilled jobs.
how Communists used gender equality to gain women's support.
22
This infographic best illustrates which of the following Cold War vocabulary terms?
Arms Control
Arms Race
Military Alliances
23
The Green Revolution is a major reason the world has been able to sustain the earth's growing population
True
False
24
Which of the following best describes "The Korean War" during the Cold War?
War between North & South Korea supported by superpowers.
A war that the United States started by bombing North Korea.
Conflict between the USSR & China over who'd control Korea.
25
Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for agitating in the name of which organization?
Palestinian Liberation Front
Indian National Congress
African National Congress
26
New style of pop music coming out of Korea.
Disco
K-pop
Reggae
27
This map could be used by a historian to explain which of the following about Africa post-WW2?
Creating new nations was complicated by ethnic divisions.
Islam spread rapidly into sub-Saharan Africa.
28
This cartoon's point of view is that the reason the U.S.S.R. abandoned communism was
Social problems
Economic problems
Political problems
29
Which type of nation would have been in the "Non-aligned movement?"
Communist nations devoted to representing the interests of the USSR.
Developing nations who refused to be allied with any one superpower.
Capitalist nations that were completely in line with the goals of the USA.
30
Mikhail Gorbachev of the USSR's was most known for
Reviving and glorifying the government of Joseph Stalin.
'Perestroika' and 'Glasnost' which reduced Cold War tension.
Keeping the USSR as a Communist one party state.
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Process by which the removal of vegetation to expand agriculture in to arid or semi arid lands.
Deforestation
Water shortages
Desertification
32
Examples of 20th century technology that spread American culture included all of the following EXCEPT:
Telegraph
Radio
Television
33
Mao Zedong's policies after the Chinese Revolution included all of the following
EXCEPT
:
Collective ownership of land
Efforts to rapidly industrialize
Respecting private property rights
34
Which nation became the first to model itself on the ideas found in Marx & Engel's book?
Russia after World War 1
Mexico after the revolution against Spain
France after their revolution against Louis XIV's monarchy
35
Which part of the world was the least developed economically as a result of having been colonized before 1945?
The "Second World"
The "Third World"
The "First World"
36
An increase in women's access to education and political professional roles has led to
stagnant literay rates among women
rising literacy rates among women
falling literacy rates among women
37
Millions of Russians in 1917 believed the slogan "peace, bread, & land" to support this leader
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
38
Which East Asian leader led a revolution which turned China into a Communist nation in 1949?
Kim Il-Sung
Sun Yat-Sen
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
39
Which of the following describes the relationship between map 1a and map 1b?
Ethnic differences undermined nationalist identities.
Europe established new African empires based on ethnicity.
Ethnic differences were abolished in new independent nations
40
A leader of the USA or those with pro-American perspectives would most likely argue that the Cold War started because
Stalin made a secret deal with Hitler in 1939.
The USA and USSR made an alliance to beat the Nazis in 1942.
The USSR tried to spread Communism into Eastern Europe after 1945.
41
As more people inhabit the Earth there are environmental impacts. What is caused by removing trees for agriculture?
Deforestation
Water shortages
Desertification
42
Which of the following describes the USA and USSR attitude toward each other before 1945?
Total war on the battlefields of Europe.
Working together ONLY to defeat Nazism.
Fear and hatred and an unwillingness to cooperate.
43
This map illustrates which of the main reasons for worsening tensions in the Cold War?
The nuclear arms race
Alliances
Differing national economic policies
44
Marx and Engels wrote "
The Communist Manifesto
" in 1848 during the Industrial Revolution to
encourage colonies in the Americas to revolt against Europe.
promote private property & profit of wealthy industrialists.
predict a worker's revolution against government & business.
45
Which organization founded in 1945 also helped reduce Cold War tensions through 'peacekeeping'?
The League of Nations
The International Monetary Fund
The United Nations
46
1989 Student Protests in China that wanted political reforms should follow economic reforms. Wanted free press, speech.
Red Square
Tiaping Square
Tiananmen Square
47
In the context of the Cold War era, what's the best definition of the term
superpower
?
A nation with extensive ability to use influence & power on a global scale.
A newly independent nation.
A collection of countries dedicated to the advancement of peace.
48
Disease & poverty: Bacterial disease spread through water. Boiling & cholorating water a solution. Vaccine exists.
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Cholera
49
Coal, oil, petroleum and natural gas are...
...are available in unlimited abundance.
...examples of sustainable energy.
...are examples of fossil fuels
50
Which of the following is the best description of "The Cold War" between 1945 to 1991?
It was a non-violent struggle to dominate global trade.
It was a violent war over religion and culture.
It was a conflict over different political/economic ideas.
51
What was the MOST immediate consequence of the collapse of Communism in the USSR?
The Cold War between the US and USSR ended.
The US became involved in fighting in Afghanistan.
The Chinese Communist party implemented free market reforms.
52
Which nation did the US invade in 1955 to 1975 largely based on the theory seen in this video?
Cuba
The USSR
Vietnam
53
South Africa's system of enforced segregation based on race.
Caste System
Jim Crow
Apartheid
54
As life expectancy increases, diseases associated with old age increase as well. Which is NOT a example of this?
Diabetes
HIV/AIDS
Heart Disease
55
How were the tactics of Gandhi (India), MLK (USA), and Mandela (S. Africa) similar?
All 3 were inspired by Marxist beliefs.
All 3 used non-violence to advance equality of their people.
All 3 used violent revolution to fight oppression.
56
These three leaders were all similar because they
used non-violence to achieve their goals.
were all supporters of communism.
opposed foreign rule in their nations.
57
Who was the first "Superpower" of the Cold War era because it was the first to develop the Atomic Bomb?
The United Kingdom
The United States of America
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
58
Which of the following nations remained Communist after the Cold War?
Ethiopia, Somalia, Angola, Mozambique, & Madagascar
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, & Georgia
Laos, China, Vietnam, North Korea, & Cuba
59
New style of pop music coming out of from Jamaica that blended New Orleans Jazz and rhythm and blues. .
Reggae
Disco
K-pop
60
Which of the following is the best description of the outcome of the Vietnam War?
Much like Korea, Vietnam remained divided in North & South.
The USA stopped the spread of Communism in Vietnam.
Victory by North Vietnamese Communists over South Vietnam.
61
After World War 2, the "balance of power" shifted to make which nations most dominant?
China & Japan
The Soviet Union and the United States
The United Kingdom & France
62
All of the following were ways the Cold War was fought
EXCEPT:
providing military aid to allies.
a direct war between the US and USSR militarily in Germany.
building nuclear weapons.