World History Unit 2- Many kinds of Revolution

The invention and development of television was accomplished __________.

• mainly to support the development of the space program

• as the result of accidental discoveries about radio waves

• mostly through the efforts of a single inventor

• through the work of many competing inventors

Which best describes the impact television had on the world in the 1940s and 1950s?

• Television had very little effect on world culture in the 1940s and 1950s.

• The world's vision of America as a land of plenty was reinforced by television.

• The United States and the Soviet Union used television as a weapon during the Cold War.

• Television enabled developing nations to quickly modernize and industrialize.

What message was President Kennedy most likely sending with this 1961 statement?

• If the United States cannot land a man on the moon within ten years, the government should abandon the space program.

• Only the United States will ever be capable of landing a man on the moon.

• Landing a man on the moon will show the Soviet Union that the United States is the more powerful nation.

• It is important to maintain the U.S. long-time reputation as the leader in the space race.

Which shows an accurate cause and effect sequence of events?

• USSR launches Sputnik→ Americans worry that the United States is behind in space race→ U.S. schools increase science and math education

• U.S. schools increase math and science education→ USSR copies American science programs→ USSR launches Sputnik

• United States sends Alan Shepard into space→ USSR launches Sputnik→ United States increases military budget

Which describes one result of technologies, such as television, satellites, radio, and movies, in the 1950s and 1960s?

• American children began to make significant improvements in school.

• French teenagers wore clothing that was popular in the United States.

• Chinese factory workers were able to produce in greater quantities.

• Mexican farmers increased the quality and quantity of their crop yields.

What effect did the emergence of an international pop culture have on the world?

• It caused major conflicts between the two superpowers.

• It made the world seem like a smaller place to many people.

• It increased isolationism in Europe.

• It magnified differences between eastern and western cultures.

In what ways do South Asia's monsoons affect its population?

• The monsoons do not really affect South Asia's population.

• People may lose their homes or lives due to devastating floods.

• Most businesses and factories close, affecting local economies.

• People must migrate from region to region, based on monsoon conditions.

The beginning of the Green Revolution can be traced back to this man's efforts to teach farmers in Mexico to increase their crop yields.

• Philo Farnsworth

• Norman Borlaug

• Jonas Salk

• Marshall McLuhan

How did most of the European colonies in Africa achieve their independence?

• by going to war with their rulers

• peacefully, with little violence

• through armed struggle and resistance

• through the use of civil disobedience

Why did European imperial powers let their African colonies go, for the most part, without much resistance?

• They did not want Africa to become a battleground for the Cold War.

• They were concerned that the United States would demand such action.

• They knew it was time to live up to Western ideals of self-determination.

• They were required by the United Nations to grant independence to their colonies.