Global Review

Which statement best describes a consequence of Napoleon’s failure to understand Russian geography?

• Rough waters in the Baltic Sea destroyed his fleet.
•  A harsh winter cut off his army from needed supplies.
• His armies could not cross the high Ural Mountains.
• A long period of high temperatures and lack of water overcame his troops.

• 1791—Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen (France)
• 1829—Prohibition of sati (India)
• 1857, 1882—Married Women’s Property Acts (Great Britain)
Which change in perception is suggested by these international developments regarding women?

• • 1791—Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen (France) • 1829—Prohibition of sati (India) • 1857, 1882—Married Women’s Property Acts (Great Britain) Which change in perception is suggested by these international developments regarding women
• a decline in the economic status of women
• a growing concern for the treatment of women
• an increase in the global exploitation of women

What was the main goal of Zionism?

•  forming a representative government in China
• establishing a Jewish homeland in the region of Palestine
• improving the standard of living in developing countries
• creating an international peacekeeping organization to solve global conflicts

Which of these events that occurred in the Soviet Union was a direct cause of the other three?

•  famine in Ukraine
• implementation of five-year plans
• establishment of collective farms
• development of heavy industry

Extreme nationalism, individuals existing for the good of the state, and unquestioning loyalty to the leader are the defining characteristics of

• fascism
• democracy
• theocracy
• liberalism

The Soviet Union’s response to the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was to create the

• Marshall Plan
• Truman Doctrine
• Warsaw Pact
• European Union

During the Cold War, India’s decision to support neither the United States nor the Soviet Union was based on its policy of

• nonalignment
• containment
• isolationism
• separatism

• Vietcong disappeared into jungle cover.
• Sandstorms halted helicopter flights in Iraq.
• Afghan mountain caves sheltered Osama bin Laden.
Which generalization can best be applied to these situations?

• Advanced technology ensures victory.
• Religious tensions often promote disagreements.
• Most military confrontations involve biological weapons.
• Geography often has an influence on the course of a conflict.

Which leaders are most directly associated with the Cuban Revolution of 1959?

• Emiliano Zapata and Francisco Villa
• Juan Perón and Hugo Chávez
• Fidel Castro and Che Guevara
• Bernardo O’Higgins and Miguel Hidalgo

The power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II

• Russian Revolution

• French Revolution

• World War II

• Cold War