Question 1

Evaluate the factors that led to decolonization following World War II.Discuss at least one specific example of each of the following: negotiated transitions,civil wars,or incomplete decolonizations.

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After World War II,European powers had l...

Question 2

European visual propaganda justified both war against other powers and the defense of Europe's own colonies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How did Japan justify its conquest of neighboring territory during World War II?

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A)   Japan claimed that its conquests were protecting East Asia from American colonial aggression.
B)   Japan claimed that it was driving out European imperialists and establishing "Asia for the Asians."
C)   Japan claimed that if it failed to take over,Europeans would extend their colonial presence into the region.
D)   Japan claimed that conquest was necessary in order to forestall the spread of world communism.

Question 4

Which of the following accurately compares the Germans and Japanese during the 1930s and 1940s?

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A)   Both encouraged veneration of the emperor.
B)   The Germans,but not the Japanese,forced large numbers of POWs and conquered people to work for their war efforts.
C)   Both developed theories of racial superiority.
D)   The Japanese,but not the Germans,behaved brutally toward the peoples of the territories they conquered.

Question 5

India and China both achieved political independence peacefully.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why was the launch of Sputnik significant in the context of the Cold War?

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A)   Sputnik demonstrated that Western and Soviet scientists could collaborate on scientific projects.
B)   Sputnik elevated the prestige of Soviet science to observers in the Third World.
C)   Sputnik's success led several states to leave NATO.
D)   Sputnik's success diminished the risk of nuclear war.

Question 7

Which Cold War event brought the world closest to nuclear war?

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A)   The Cuban Missile Crisis
B)   The Bay of Pigs invasion
C)   The Prague Spring
D)   The Battle of Dien Bien Phu

Question 8

In 1947,outgoing colonial rulers of India split the subcontinent into two states based on the distribution of raw materials and infrastructure.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What was the Marshall Plan's goal?

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A)   Its goal was to build an "iron curtain" across the center of Europe,blocking the expansion of communism.
B)   Its goal was to limit the appeal of communism in Europe by providing grants for reconstruction to democratic governments.
C)   Its goal was to ensure that eastern European states would have communist governments,providing a buffer between the USSR and Germany.
D)   Its goal was to humiliate the Soviets by showing how few resources the Soviets could muster to rebuild Europe.

Question 10

Which of the following was a consequence of Rachel Carson's book,Silent Spring?

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A)   It led to the environmental movement,which questioned many of the ideas about economic progress and material prosperity upon which the "American Dream" had rested.
B)   It led to more pesticides being used on crops in Third World countries in order to increase food production.
C)   It led to the creation of the Pure Food and Drug Act.
D)   It,along with Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique,created the modern women's liberation movement.

Question 11

Which of the following is a reason why some First World powers supported South Africa during the 1950s and 1960s?

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A)   South Africa was anticommunist.
B)   South Africa was a strategic military and commercial outpost.
C)   South Africa had developed a democratic society.
D)   South Africa,especially Johannesburg,was an important center for global finance.

Question 12

After World War II,which of the following emerged as the prevailing global political organization?

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A)   The multiethnic empire
B)   The Warsaw Pact
C)   The nation-state
D)   The European Economic Community

Question 13

Which of the following European claims did the systematic implementation of the Nazi genocide challenge?

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A)   Europeans had claimed that social Darwinism supported their racial superiority.
B)   Europeans had claimed that science,technology,and an efficient bureaucracy would make life better for all.
C)   Europeans had claimed that liberal capitalism was the most efficient governmental and economic system.
D)   Europeans had claimed that their democratic political system was superior to all others.

Question 14

The reason that Nazi bureaucrats decided to exterminate,instead of deport,the Jewish population of eastern Europe was that they believed that deportation was too costly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During the Cold War,what did the United States and the Soviet Union expect from Third World countries?

Accepted Answer

A)   They expected them to join one of the two opposing Cold War camps.
B)   They expected them to encourage world peace and nuclear disarmament.
C)   They expected them to remain politically neutral.
D)   They expected them to adapt elements from First World and Second World political philosophies to their own specific circumstances.

Question 16

Assess the claim that World War I shocked the European-centered world order but World War II destroyed it.How was World War II different from World War I,and how did their outcomes differ?

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World War II differed from World War I i...

Question 17

What purpose did the Warsaw Pact serve?

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A)   It provided a platform for Eastern European resistance to Soviet rule.
B)   It institutionalized a Soviet response to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) .
C)   It established a nuclear nonproliferation agreement between Western Europe and the Soviet Union.
D)   It initiated a Polish government promise to promote the country's self-sufficiency.

Question 18

What motivated the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Analyze the political,social,and economic impacts the Cold War had on the populations of the First and Second Worlds.

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The Cold War was a struggle between the ...

Question 19

Why did communism appeal to many Europeans after World War II?

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A)   The USSR offered a large amount of aid for economic and military redevelopment throughout Europe.
B)   Capitalism failed to provide adequate supplies of weapons to protect them from German invasions.
C)   Many eastern Europeans,reacting to the horrors of fascism,looked to the Soviets for solutions to rebuild society.
D)   The Soviet Union demonstrated how effective communism was at protecting human rights.

Question 20

Which of the following issues led to the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A)   Their expanding overseas empires impinged on one another,creating borderland conflicts.
B)   They had diametrically opposed political and economic ideologies.
C)   They had been on opposing sides during World Wars I and II.
D)   They both wanted to colonize Western Europe's former colonies.

Exam 20: The Three-World Order 1940-1975

What motivated the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Analyze the political,social,and economic impacts the Cold War had on the populations of the First and Second Worlds.

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Why was the launch of Sputnik significant in the context of the Cold War?

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How did Japan justify its conquest of neighboring territory during World War II?

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Which of the following issues led to the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?

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Which of the following is a reason why some First World powers supported South Africa during the 1950s and 1960s?

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In 1947,outgoing colonial rulers of India split the subcontinent into two states based on the distribution of raw materials and infrastructure.

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Evaluate the factors that led to decolonization following World War II.Discuss at least one specific example of each of the following: negotiated transitions,civil wars,or incomplete decolonizations.

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India and China both achieved political independence peacefully.

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What purpose did the Warsaw Pact serve?

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Which Cold War event brought the world closest to nuclear war?

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Which of the following was a consequence of Rachel Carson's book,Silent Spring?

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The reason that Nazi bureaucrats decided to exterminate,instead of deport,the Jewish population of eastern Europe was that they believed that deportation was too costly.

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Why did communism appeal to many Europeans after World War II?

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Assess the claim that World War I shocked the European-centered world order but World War II destroyed it.How was World War II different from World War I,and how did their outcomes differ?

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Which of the following accurately compares the Germans and Japanese during the 1930s and 1940s?

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European visual propaganda justified both war against other powers and the defense of Europe's own colonies.

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Which of the following European claims did the systematic implementation of the Nazi genocide challenge?

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After World War II,which of the following emerged as the prevailing global political organization?

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