MWH Unit 5 Test

The original purpose of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was to

• create free trade between all nations

• prevent another world war.

• limit pollution and the exploitation of natural resources.

• provide for a defense pact against possible Soviet aggression.

Which group was created during the Cold War to unify all of the member countries against communist aggression?

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What country found itself divided into communist and non-communist zones at some point during the 20th century?

• Canada

• Germany

• Thailand

• Japan

"The Holocaust" of World War Il generally refers to the

• treatment of Chinese people by Japan in the late 1930s.

• bombing of the interior regions of Germany by Allied bombers.

• internment of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II.

• planned murder of Jews, gypsies, communists, and others by the German government.

"Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" - Ronald Reagan, 1987

In this Reagan quote, the "wall" to which the President refers was located in the divided city of

• Berlin

• Paris

• Moscow

• Pyongyang

Which group is generally held responsible for the terror attacks of September 11, 2001?

• Al-Qaeda

• Hezbollah

• PLO

• Taliban

This passage is taken from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), which was created shortly after and in response to

• the U.S. Declaration of Independence.

• the U.S. Bill of Rights.

• the Armenian Genocide.

• the Holocaust

As a result of the Nuremberg Trials from 1945 to 1946,

• Jewish citizens of Germany had fewer rights than other non-Jewish citizens

• German citizens were forced to take full responsibility for starting World War II.

• the United Nations drafted the first Declaration of Human Rights to prevent another genocide from happening.

• the world learned for the first time that millions of Jews and other German minorities were sent to camps and died.

Why did African states face so many problems following their successful independence movements?

• World War II prevented many countries from giving them aid.

• Many countries continued to ship slaves across the Atlantic Ocean.

• Political and ethnic rivalries within the countries emerged after independence.

• The United Nations consistently waged war against rulers who they considered warlike.

Why did the United States play a MAJOR role in rebuilding Japan after World War II?

• to turn an enemy into an ally and to create a more democratic Japan

• to form an alliance with Japan that would work against communist China

• to place American-owned businesses throughout Japan and control its economy

• to prevent Vietnam from becoming the dominant country in the post-war region