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A quiz to help students study for the AP World History exam, coverings years 1900-now
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1
The Great Depression was caused for which of the following reasons?
The Rise of Communism in Russia
A high dependency on credit in the 1920s
Massive Debt in Europe
Reckless Business by Banks
2
Which of the following led to the Rwanda Genocide?
Long-standing feuds between racial groups
Lack of resources, which led to a dwindling economy
The crashing of the plane holding the President of Rwanda
The Armenian Genocide
3
The Decolonization of Africa can be described, by and large, as...
A slow crawl to mixed results
A bloodbath
A lie; the Europeans were replaced with Russia and America
A quick, successful switch
4
Women's rights around the world have accomplished which of the following?
Equal pay in post-industrial nations
The right to vote in many, if not most, nations
Laws that protect women against sex crimes
More rights for women in cultural and religious contexts
5
The United States' primary focus during the Cold War was...
Worker's Rights
Minority Rights
Social Security
Stopping the spread of communism
6
What is NOT a cause of the creation of the state of Israel?
Immigration of Jewish people during British Palestine rule
The Holocaust
Zionism
The Cold War
7
Who was the first ally to fall to Germany?
France
Great Britain
Russia
US
8
Which of the following best describes why people opposed the Vietnam War?
People felt that it was not our place to police the world
People felt President Johnson was becoming an authoritarian
People saw the horrific things our troops were doing
People thought that Woodstock would have been canceled
9
Who led Japan in WWII?
Qin
Zedong
Tojo
Huang
10
Why did Birth control have such a profound effect?
False, birth control didn't have that much of an effect
It began a conversation about the rights women
It helped us to better understand where babies come from
Court cases regarding the legality of it were held in court
11
Where is Vietnam?
Southeast Asia
South America
North Africa
The Middle East
12
Which of the following was not a political foe of the National Socialists?
Fascists
Communists
Democrats
Socialists
13
The primary difference between the League of Nations and the United Nations is:
The conflict it solves
The aide it gives nations
The UN's willing to back up its demands
The freedom it guarantees all humans
14
How many missiles did we find that the Soviet Union put in Cuba in 1962?
40
50
30
20
15
Who led the D-Day invasion at Normandy?
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Grant
Lee
16
Human Rights violations are punishable by
Trial at the World Court
Convening of the UN Security Council for Decision-Making
Intervention by the United States
Intervention by the UN Security Force
17
The Cold War was fought for which of the following reasons?
Communist expansion into other teritories
Food
Political boundaries
Religious purposes
18
The Green Revolution's goal was to:
Create Lasting Harmony
End World Hunger
Create a profit for agricultural companies
Develop "Third-World" countries
19
Japanese expanded to the Philippines for what purpose?
Oil
Grains
Political Isolation
Food
20
All of the following contributed to the flipping of the Soviet Union in WWII EXCEPT...
Stalin wanted to preserve relations with the US
Stalin was afraid Hitler would come after him
Hitler's Ego
The attack on Stalingrad
21
The Cuban Revolution was caused by which of the following?
A cult of personality around the Castro brothers
A Pro-American Regime
Support from the Soviet Union
A military dictatorship
22
The Vietnam War was viewed as a loss for the Americans because:
The loss of South Vietnam
The continuation of communism in the region to this day
The Americans withdrawal from Vietnam
Unpopular opinion of the war world-wide
23
The Tet Offensive happened in?
1972
1968
1964
1960
24
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on...
December 1st, 1940
January 2nd, 1942
January 4th, 1939
December 7th, 1941
25
What made the Middle East a hotspot for violence, imperialism, and tension in the 20th century?
European/American Imperialism
Israel
Political Reformation
Petroleum
26
How does Fascism militarize a nation?
Seizing the economy
Conscription
Forcing Everyone to Work or Fight
Freedom of Choice
27
Nikita Khrushchev's primary goal after becoming Soviet Premier was to:
Cast off the restraints of conservative Stalin
Advance the Spread of Communism Globally
Dominate the U.S. Economically
Dominate the U.S. Culturally
28
The World was introduced to a new kind of warfare in World War II by Germany called...
Luftwaffe
Blitzkrieg
Schlieffin
Gestapo
29
What does UNICEF stand for?
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
United Nations Children's Emergency Fund
United Nations Emergency Children's International Fund
Unified Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
30
Who won the Vietnam War?
No one
The North Vietnamese
The USA
The South Vietnamese
31
Humanitarian aspects of Globalization include:
Global political reform for rights and against abuses
Cooperative efforts between enemies, on blue moons
Attempts to end world hunger
Policing behavior around the world via military action
32
During the Tet Offensive, approximately how many communist troops were involved?
20,000
80,000
120,000
2 million
33
Which group was NOT targeted during The Holocaust?
Jews
Hungarians
Russians
Poles
34
When was the war in Vietnam?
1968 - 1986
1960 - 1975
1958 - 1972
1959 - 1975
35
Which of the following nations did NOT become fascist before World War II?
Italy
Germany
Greece
Spain
36
Who led the resistance of the Japanese expansion in the Pacific?
Roosevelt
Truman
Patton
MacArthur
37
What became of the Soviet states towards the end of the Cold War?
A slow trickle of declaration of freedom from the Russians
Universal democratic states
A civil war that led to battles in Sarajevo and Kiev
A rapid declaration of freedom from the Russians
38
What was used to maintain a supply of essential products to the war effort?
rationing
war bonds
income tax
splurging
39
Which was NOT a cause of World War II?
The lack of action by the allies early in Hitler's reign
The creation of the Atomic Bomb
Resentment harbored by countries after the first World War
The Invasion of Poland by Germany
40
Who invented the vaccine for Polio?
Al Gore
Dr. Jonas Salk
Dr. David Livingstone
Dr. Norman Borlaug
41
Why did the Soviets attempt to put a nuclear missile in Cuba?
The Cuban Revolution
The assassination of JFK
The Bay of Pigs invasion
The placing of missiles in Turkey by America
42
Tensions that led to the Armenian Genocide can be attributed to...
Radical Islam and Hinduism
Soviet and American Interference
Disputed Territory
The Desire for a unified Turkey
43
The Republic of China failed because of:
Corruption of Chinese officials
China's ill-suited economic situation
The interference of the Russians
Communist opposition
44
Apartheid in South Africa is comparable to:
Creation of Gaza and the West Bank in Israel
Orange Laws in Ireland
Treatment of Jews in pre-Holocaust Germany
Segregation in the United States
45
Which of the following nations was not involved in World War II?
Thailand
Ireland
South Africa
Brazil
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What major weapon was the focus of the Cold War?
Giant Mechanized Killing Robots
Nuclear weaponry
Military Satellites
Missile Defense Systems
