24.1 A New Balance of Power

Which development led to the events in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

• the improvement of U.S.-China trade relations

• the demand for pro-democracy reforms in China

• inflation brought on by China's rapid economic growth

• China's opposition to policies of the World Trade Organization

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In 1995, China formally requested admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO oversees the formation of free trade agreements among its members. In 2001, China was granted membership in the WTO. In the 10 years following its admission to the WTO, Chinese exports grew at a far faster rate than its economy as a whole.

Which statement best explains the developments described in this passage?

• The Chinese government focused on creating more farming jobs in response to rapid population growth

• The end of the Cold War forced Chinese leaders to adopt a purer form of communism

• The calls for political reform led Chinese leaders to start rethinking the country’s  approach to agricultural trade

• The Chinese government improved the economy by pursuing stronger  commercial connections with other nations

Examine the Timeline below.

This timeline describes the growth of which international organization?

• United Nations

• European Union

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Commonwealth of Independent States

Examine the timeline below.

Which title best fits the timeline?

• Effects of the Breakup of Yugoslavia

• Outcomes of Inefficient Soviet Communism

• Attempts to Undermine the European Union

• Events That Dissolved the Warsaw Pact

Which international organization dissolved after the Soviet Union collapsed?

• Warsaw Pact

• European Union

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Central and Eastern European nations followed various pathways to post communist government. In a few cases, democracy slowly emerged. In others, authoritarian leaders attempted to maintain their power. Some areas experienced violence when nationalist leaders attempted to gain independence for their people.

Which statement best explains the events described in this passage?

• Democracy was most likely to emerge in countries with the strongest communist leaders

• Dictatorships took root most easily in areas where NATO leaders felt the West had few direct economic interests

• Fighting broke out in areas where ethnic conflicts had been held in check but not eliminated by authoritarian power

• Economic aid from the European Union enabled nations with efficient industries to move past the period of communist rule

Which statement describes a result of the end of the Cold War in Latin America?

• It strengthened the power of communist dictatorships

• It broke down existing collective security arrangements

• It contributed to democratic and market-oriented reforms

• It increased poverty and exclusion from international trade

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Following the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, China’s communist leaders began pursuing market-oriented reforms in an effort to modernize China’s economy. In 1980, China’s leaders approved the opening of special economic zones where foreign companies could conduct business free from communist-style regulation and central planning. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, China maintained a communist political system while adopting more features of a free market economy. Economic growth has been especially apparent in China’s cities

Which change resulted from the developments described in the passage?

• China's society has become significantly more egalitarian

• Chinese entrepreneurs have left for the West in great numbers

• There has been less trade between China and other Asian nations

• There has been increased inequalities between urban and rural Chinese

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After the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords at the end of 1995, NATO sent roughly 60,000 troops to former Yugoslavia to implement the agreement. This operation was followed a year later by the deployment of 32,000 troops as part of a Stabilization Force intended to prevent further outbreaks of ethnic violence

Which statement best explains why NATO leaders took the actions described above?

• They worried that communist governments might establish themselves in the European Union

• They worried that the humanitarian crisis in the Balkans could spread elsewhere within Europe

•  They wanted to bring the more stable Balkan nations into the European Union

• They wanted to prevent the Soviet Union from reexerting control over Europe

China's growing economic power has led to which development?

• the beginning of another Cold War

• the formation of a new Western military alliance

• greater Chinese influence over Taiwan and Hong Kong

• more Chinese interventions in Europe and the Middle East