After the breakup of the Soviet Union, which of the following countries were formed?

Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the Baltic states

What do Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi have in common?

They were both women who ruled their countries

Which of the following best explains why Mao Zedong’s forces triumphed in China?

Mao promised to improve life for the peasants

The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was signed by

The Soviet Union and the United States

Why was the World Trade Organization (WTO) established?

ensure free trade among nations goes as smoothly as possible

What is the OPEC cartel?

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

A multinational corporation is one that

operates in a number of countries

a South African policy separating the races

How are Pan Africanism and Pan Arabism different?

Africans wanted cooperation while Arabs wanted unity

One of the biggest reasons for global economic development was

development of information tech. such as satellites and comp

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1
What is true of the protest at Tiananmen Square?
The protest was put down by the Chinese Army
Chinese students called for democracy and freedom.
All of these are true
Thousands were killed or wounded
2
Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India
India never became independent
Nehru
Mohandas Gandhi
Jinnah
3
One group concerned with reducing the threat of war (instead of creating a military alliance)
The Warsaw Pact
NATO
The UN
none of the above
4
After the breakup of the Soviet Union, which of the following countries were formed?
Prussia, Mongolia, and Estonia
Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the Baltic states
Maurya, Macedonia, and Crimea
Ganges, Ural, and Rhine
5
Which is a communist terrorist group from Peru??
Sandinistas
contras
Revoluciones
Shining Path
6
this is designed to minimize the negative impact of human activities on the environment
Kyoto Protocols
International Institute for Sustainable Development
World Wildlife Fund
all of the above
7
Which of the following is NOT a terrorist group?
Shining Path
Red Brigade
NATO
Hamas
8
What do Margaret Thatcher and Indira Gandhi have in common?
None of the above is true.
They successfully fought in wars.
They were both women who ruled their countries
Both were assassinated.
9
Who was the Israeli prime minister at the time of the 1973 Yom Kippur War?
Yasir Arafat
Anwar Sadat
Golda Meir
none of the above
10
this Congress Party of India leader was assassinated in 1948 by a Hindu extremist
Mohondas Gandhi
Mustafa Kemal
Ho Chi Minh
Jawaharlal Nehru
11
Which of the following best explains why Mao Zedong’s forces triumphed in China?
Mao promised to turn China into an industrial nation
Mao promised to improve life for the peasants
Mao promised a return to the old ways
Mao promised to defeat capitalism
12
The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty was signed by
China and Korea
Israel and Iraq
England and France
The Soviet Union and the United States
13
How were the conflicts in Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina the same?
They were both examples of genocide.
all of the above
Hundreds of thousands of people died in both
They both took place in the 1990’s.
14
What was an effect of the fall of the Berlin Wall?
Germany was united
all of the above
led to the end of communism in Europe
Berlin was united
15
Why was the World Trade Organization (WTO) established?
all of the above
to abolish free trade practices by all nations
to require free trade practices by all nations
ensure free trade among nations goes as smoothly as possible
16
What is the OPEC cartel?
Organization of Population, Environment, and Capitalism
Organization of Piracy Evasion Convoys
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Population, Environment, and Capitalism
17
A multinational corporation is one that
has stockholders from many nations
produces products for export
depends on the import of raw materials
operates in a number of countries
18
bin Laden used mtn. hideouts in Afghan. as a base of operations for a global network of terror
al-Qaeda
FARC
Islamic Jihad
Aum Shinrikyo
19
The conflict between Palestinians and Jews in Palestine involved
disagreements over the partition
the claim by both groups that it was their homeland
control of Jerusalem
all of the above
20
What was apartheid?
a policy of open discussion proposed by Gorbachev
a gradual opening of the Soviet political system
an abrupt shift to free-market economics in Czechoslovakia
a South African policy separating the races
21
Khrushchev began a policy of what in the U.S.S.R?
peaceful competition with capitalist nations
neither
destalinization
both
22
The British colony of Gold Coast(Ghana) was led to independence by
Mobuto Sese Seko
Jomo Kenyatta
Kwame Nkrumah
Nelson Mandela
23
How are Pan Africanism and Pan Arabism different?
African wanted unity while Arabs wanted cooperation
There is no difference.
Pan Arabism was successful, Pan Africanism was not.
Africans wanted cooperation while Arabs wanted unity
24
One of the biggest reasons for global economic development was
development of information tech. such as satellites and comp
lack of warfare in the area
extreme growth of populations due to the end of warfare
None of the above is true
25
Who was the leader of the Chinese nationalists
Chiang Kai-shek
Mahatma Gandhi
Mao Zedong
none of the above
26
Who developed an economic policy known as perestroika?
Gorbachev
Lenin
Stalin
Khrushchev
27
What did the development of the hydrogen bomb lead to?
warfare between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R.
good relations between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R.
none of the above
an arms race
28
What impact has terrorism had on daily life?
all of the above are true
It has threatened world energy supplies
It has made many people rethink international travel.
It has made world financial markets uneasy.

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