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Multiple Select

Select the two types of nuclear weapons developed in the arms race between the United States and Soviet Union.

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• atomic

• carbon

Multiple Choice

Which treaty aimed to limit the spread of nuclear weapons technology?

• Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963

• Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty of 1976

• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968

• Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972

Multiple Choice

Which group fought for the destruction of Israel through guerilla warfare?

• Palestinian Freedom Organization (PFO)

• Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)

• Arab Liberation Organization (ALO)

• Arab Freedom Organization (AFO)

Multiple Choice

Who rejected the Oslo Accords?

• Just Jews

• Just Arabs

• Both Jews and Arabs

• Neither Jews nor Arabs - both accepted the Oslo Accords.

Multiple Choice

Who was elected as the president of South Africa in the first multi-racial election, held in 1994?

• Nelson Mandela

• Desmond Tutu

• F. W. de Klerk

Multiple Choice

Where did the culminating protest in China occur?

• Tiananmen Square

• Great Wall

• Forbidden City

• Temple of Heaven

Multiple Choice

The Berlin Wall, which divided Germany into East Germany and West Germany, was built in ____ and torn down in ____.

• 1962; 1987

• 1962; 1989

• 1961; 1989

• 1961; 1987

Multiple Choice

Which two nationalist movements began in the early 20th century and reemerged in the 1960s and 1970s?

• Pan-Asianism and Pan-Africanism

• Pan-Africanism and Pan-Arabism

• Pan-Arabism and Pan-Asianism

Multiple Choice

As a result of conflict in Bosnia-Herzogivina, the _____ _____ was signed, which gave Bosnian Serbs control over limited territory while recognizing the authority of the Muslim-controlled state government.

• Croatian Accord

• Bosnian Accord

• NATO Accord

• Dayton Accord

Multiple Select

The conflict in Rwanda was between which two ethnic groups?

• Hutus

• Tutsis

• Bantus

• Zulus

• Somalis

Multiple Choice

Which of these did Khrushchev NOT do in his attempts to de-Stalinize the Soviet Union?

• eased censorship

• softened restrictions on artists and intellectuals

• freed political prisoners

• ended the secret police’s fear tactics

• ended the Soviet Union

Multiple Choice

Gorbachev's reforms were categorized as Glasnost and Perestroika; Glasnost means _____ and Perestroika means _____.

• openness; restructuring

• restructuring; openness

Multiple Choice

_____ is meant to get the attention of governments, and terrorists believe that even harsh reprisals are productive by garnering sympathy for their causes. Choose the most correct answer.

• Radicalism

• Extremism

• Terrorism

• Darwinism

Multiple Choice

Peace in Northern Ireland was achieved by the _____ _____ Agreement of 1998.

• Good Monday

• Good Tuesday

• Good Wednesday

• Good Thursday

• Good Friday

Multiple Select

Urban terrorists in Latin America have targeted many countries in the region, most notably:

Select all that apply.

• Peru

• Columbia

• Brazil

• Mexico

Multiple Choice

The September 11th terrorist attack on the United States was carried out by _____, led by ___________.

• al-Qaida; Osama bin Laden

• al-Qaida; Saddam Hussein

• Fatah al-Islam; Osama bin Laden

• Fatah al-Islam; Saddam Hussein

Multiple Choice

_____ _____ became the first female prime minister of Israel in 1969.

• Golda Meir

• Margaret Thatcher

• Kamala Harris

• Indira Gandhi

Multiple Choice

_____ _____ became the second Indian prime minister; she was eventually assassinated by two of her bodyguards.

• Golda Meir

• Indira Gandhi

• Margaret Thatcher

• Kamala Harris

Multiple Choice

Margaret Thatcher made history when she became the first female prime minister in all of Europe - which country was she actually the prime minister of?

• Germany

• United Kingdom

• France

• Italy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of technology that has emerged since the 1980s that has made it possible to disseminate information around the world easily and immediately?

• satellites

• movies

• television

• computers

Multiple Choice

_____ organizations have been agents of technological change and global transfers of wealth.

• Multi-state

• Multinational

• International

• Local

Multiple Choice

_____ was created in 1945 to maintain peace and security for member nations, and promote international cooperation culturally, politically, and economically.

• The UN

• The World Health Organization

• UNICEF

• UNESCO

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a member of OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?

• Iran

• Venezuela

• Iraq

• Nigeria

• India

Multiple Choice

The _____ was created in 1995 and designed to reduce trade barriers and enforce trade agreements between nations.

• World Trade Organization

• United Nations

• European Union

• Asia-Pacific Eco

Multiple Choice

The _____ _____ was adopted by over 100 nations in 1997, but not the United States.

• Kyoto Protocol

• Tokyo Protocol

• Tokugawa Protocol

• Osaka Protocol