World History B Final Exam Review

The oil embargo of the 1970s that contributed to a significant economic decline in many developed nations was declared by the

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• World Trade Organization (WTO)

• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by

• Building up the German military

• Refusing to relinquish control of its colonies

• Refusing to pay reparations to the Allies

• Dropping out of the League of Nations

What single event set in motion the start of World War I?

• The rise of a dangerous European arms race

• The Russian defensive military alliance with France

• The forced resignation of Otto von Bismarck by Kaiser Wilhelm II

• The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

When World War II erupted, African soldiers fought alongside Europeans to "defend freedom". This experience made them -

• Appreciate the protection that colonizing European countries offered Africa

• Unwilling to accept colonial domination when they returned home

• Rethink their earlier plans for revolt against European colonization

• Better prepared for the fighting they would endure during the Vietnam War

What led to the rise of totalitarian states?

• Expanded alliances

• Formation of the League of Nations

• Increase in democratic states

• Global economic collapse

Laissez-faire economics stemmed from French economic philosophers of the Enlightenment. The term laissez-faire refers to the economic policy of:

• Allowing for strong government involvement in the setting of working conditions for industry and business

• Demanding all industry and business be government-owned and operated

• Requiring that owners of industry and business not set any working conditions

• Letting owners of industry and business set working conditions without government interference

The most serious Cold War conflict in the Western Hemisphere involved Cuba because

• The Soviet Union refused to discontinue its occupation of Cuba

• The United States had never had friendly diplomatic ties with Cuba

• The Soviet Union sent missiles to Cuba

• The United States had tried to annex Cuba on several occasions before it went communist

The Middle East is a global importance today because it

• Provides much of the petroleum used by industrial nations

• Has become the model of economic and political equality

• Allows major European powers to retain their spheres of influence

• Remains a primary source of uranium

During which time period did industrialization begin?

• Mid 18th century

• Mid 19th century

• Late 17th century

• Mid 20th century

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), that was put into effect in 1994, called for

• An additional tariff to any products coming into the United States by Mexico

• The gradual elimination of tariffs and trade restrictions among Canada, the United States, and Mexico

• A temporary halt to all trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico

• Higher, more stringent workplace and environmental standards when moving business out of the United States