2017 Regents Questions (2)

The term Zionism can be defined as a form of

• nonalignment

• collective security

• nationalism

• pacifism

• Bitterness over the Treaty of Versailles

• Loss of the Ruhr and overseas colonies

• Rising inflation and unemployment

These factors are most closely associated with

• the rise of fascism in Germany

• the Russian Revolution of 1917

• French imperialism in Africa

• the communist revolution in China

Which geographic factor most directly contributed to the early success of the Nazi blitzkrieg during World War II?

• Alps Mountain Range

• English Channel

• Thames River

• Northern European Plain

Use of the term Iron Curtain is meant to symbolize and highlight differences in

• religious philosophy

• political ideology

• art and architecture

• resources and climate

One reason Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh, and Fidel Castro rose to power was that these leaders

• promoted capitalism and democracy

• gained the support of the peasants

• represented the interests of rich landowners

• wanted their countries to stress religious values

The organization of campaigns in South Africa against the policy of racial separation and segregation are most closely associated with

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Cecil Rhodes

• Nelson Mandela

• Kwame Nkrumah

Beginning in the late 1970s, one of Deng Xiaoping’s major goals for the People’s Republic of China was to

• encourage economic growth through modernization

• support the practice of traditional religions

• lessen control over the bureaucracy

• protect the purity of revolutionary doctrine

• Sale of nuclear materials on the black market

• Reassertion of cultural identities in Ukraine and Moldova

• Application for membership in the European Union by the Czech Republic

Which event most directly iinfluenced these conditions?

• collapse of the Soviet Union

• failure of the Berlin blockade

• revolution in Iran

• pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square

A major goal of both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been to

• control oil prices

• promote the development of rain forests

• expand governmental control of industry

• encourage economic development

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

• Peace talks have led to a cease-fire.

• The conflict is near an end.

• Negotiations have failed.

• Key groups have been brought to the peace table.