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World History Final Part 1 2022
World History Final Part 1 2022
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How did the war in Afghanistan contribute to the fall of the Soviet Union?
The USSR did not like to be called the "evil empire" by Ronald Reagan.
The people of Afghanistan did not want to buy more Soviet goods.
The financial cost of the war added pressure on an already failing economy.
The Soviet Union entered a period of war with the United States.
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How did the war in Vietnam support the U.S. policy of containment?
The US supported South Vietnam to make sure communism did not spread.
The US bombed countries around Vietnam to ensure communism didn't spread.
The US and the USSR never became actively involved.
The US still hoped North Korea and China would become democratic.
3
What was the result of the Great Leap Forward?
The communes failed to produce enough food and 20 million people died.
The communes produced superior products and had bumper crops.
The Chinese government had great faith in Mao's leadership.
The Chinese economy flourished, especially due to the backyard furnaces.
4
What is NOT true regarding the Indian Partition?
The new nation of Pakistan broke apart into Pakistan and Bangladesh in 1971
Around 15 million people were displaced during the the partition.
Partition occured peacefully due to the accuracy of the drawn borders.
Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims committed acts of violence against each other.
5
What were some of the challenges that newly independent African nations faced? (check all that apply)
Many of the new African nations had too many experienced leaders.
Europeans in those countries were not willing to give up power.
Colonial borders were drawn without considering different ethnic groups.
Colonial powers would create ethnic tensions in their colonies.
6
What were the goals of Mao's Great Leap Forward?
To collectivise farms to make farm production more efficient.
Have factories under private ownership but give profits to the government.
To modernize the Chinese economy and increase the production of goods.
To have people leave the farms and move to the city.
7
What is Pan-Africanism?
The idea of unity for people of African descent based on a shared culture.
The idea that all Africans should speak the same language.
The idea all nations in Africa should have the same form of government.
The idea that the US and the Soviet Union should stay out of Africa.
8
What was the result of Gorbachev ending the Soviet Union's commitment to the Brezhnev Doctrine?
Civil War broke out in Czechoslovakia.
Nationalist movements sprang up; many countries gained their independence.
Most of the Soviet Bloc countries remained communist.
The Soviet Union used force to put down uprisings in the Soviet Bloc.
9
What was the purpose of the Non-Aligned Movement that began in 1955?
New nations joined to represent developing countries without US or USSR.
They agreedd to favor China over the US or USSR.
Independent nations could fight wars without interference from US or USSR.
New nations could sign military agreements with the US or USSR.
10
How did the elite in South Africa ensure that black Africans did not have a voice in the government?
They segregated black Africans to homelands so they were not citizens.
The local white communities physically barred black Africans from voting.
They required that all black Africans take a literacy test to vote.
They required all non-whites to pay a poll tax in order to vote.
11
How did religious differences influence the independence movements in South Asia?
Muslims and Hindus believed they could peacefully coexist in India.
The former British colony India divided into two (and then three) nations.
The concerns of the Sikh religious community were carefully considered.
The British carefully drew boundaries to reflect different relogious groups
12
What happened after the UN decided to divide the Palestine region into two states?
The Arab nations in the region said they would leave Israel alone.
The Palestinians voted to see if a Jewish homeland would be created.
A Christian and a Muslim state were created
Attempts to push the Jewish homeland out of Palestine failed.
13
What is Zionism?
A nationalist movement that called for a Jewish homeland in Europe.
A nationalist movement that called for a Jewish homeland in the Americas.
A nationalist movement that called for a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
A nationalist movement that called for a renewal of Jewish values.
14
How was the Korean conflict a "proxy war" between the US and USSR?
The war failed to unite the north and south of Korea.
The US and USSR agreed that nuclear weapons would not be used.
Both the USSR and the US did not actively fight in the war.
It was the first attempt by the US and UN forces to contain communism.
15
Which crisis was not a result of Nassar's attempt to reduce foreign influence on Arab land and reclaim Arab territory?
The Vietnam War
The Six Day War
Suez Canal Crisis
The Arab-Isreali War
16
What were the major reforms proposed by Mikhail Gorbachev? (choose all that apply)
He loosened restrictions on freedom of speech in the USSR.
He made political reforms that gave people more say in the government.
He opened the Soviet economy to private businesses and ended proce controls
He staged a coup and took sole control of the USSR.
17
Why did the US and USSR fight for influence in the new African nations?
The nations provided raw materials, new markets, and strategic ports.
The US and the USSR wanted to keep these countries out of the Cold War.
The US and USSR each wanted the largest empire.
They wanted the new nations to join NATO or the Warsaw Pact.
18
Which is NOT true about Mao's Cultural Revolution (1966 - 1976)?
The Red Guards attacked old customs, old culture, old habits, old ideas.
Very few people lost their lives during this time in Chinese history.
Mao's followers persecuted as many as 100 million people.
The young were encouraged to rise up against their elders.
19
Which nation controlled the Palestine region after World War I?
France
Russia
England
United States
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What is Pan-Arabism?
The movement for all Arab nations
The movement to have all Arab lands join the Ottoman Empire.
The movement to unify all Arabs in the Middle East.
The movement to habe all books printed in English rather than Turkish.
21
How did policies change after Mao Zedong's death in 1976?
Political dissent was tolerated.
The new leader made control of businesses even more centralized.
The new leader reversed some of Mao's economic policies.
The Chinese citizens were encouraged to have many children.
