AMSCO 8 Quiz Part II

Which of the following explains why Korea and Vietnam were viewed as shatterbelts during the Cold War?

• Korea and Vietnam were politically controlled by regional powers.

• Korea and Vietnam kept two political adversaries geographically separated.

• Korea and Vietnam fragmented into new states due to internal tensions.

• Korea and Vietnam tried to control land and sea areas around their states.

• Korea and Vietnam experienced conflict due to a dispute between global powers.

Based on the information in the map, what is the most likely outcome of the possible establishment of an independent Kurdistan for the Kurdish people?

• The state of Turkey, seeking to connect areas with a substantial Kurdish population into an independent state, might take action against neighboring states.

• The Kurdish people, seeking a state of their own with a majority Kurdish population, might secede from or rebel against the states labeled on the map.

• The Kurdish people would have to migrate into a single country to gain a population majority and would struggle for control of the government.

• In areas with a Kurdish majority population, Kurdish people are politically active among Turks, Iranians, Iraqis, and Syrians and would be able to win an election on a national vote to secede.

• The countries shown on the map will cooperate and work together to address the political situation and needs of people in areas with a substantial Kurdish population. 

Examining the countries shown in white on the map of the former Yugoslavia, which of the following explains why the area would be referred to as a shatter belt region?

• The countries comprise a strategically positioned area and have unstable national governments.

  
  

• The countries have an open-border policy and have abolished all passport and customs controls along their shared political boundaries.

• The countries comprise a multiethnic culture region and have strong federal governments.

• The countries are outside of the European Union but are inside of the European continent.

• The countries are former communist states and remain allied with the Russia.

Which of the following best explains the political pattern shown in the table?

• The devolution of Yugoslavia occurred primarily along national lines, resulting in countries with a defined ethnic majority.

• The breakup of Yugoslavia was the result of a civil war in which ethnic groups fought for control of the capital of Belgrade in Serbia.

• The Balkanization of Yugoslavia resulted in the formation of new ethnic nationalities divided by differences in religion and language.

• The dissolution of Yugoslavia resulted in some ethnic groups being aligned with capitalist Western Europe and others being aligned with communist Eastern Europe.

• The downfall of Yugoslavia was a case of ethnic differences becoming a centripetal force in the formation of a multistate nation.

Place the terms in the correct sequence.

• Neocolonization

• Decolonization

• Imperialism

• Colonialism

Identify the two regions of the world most impacted by the collapse of the USSR.

Match the following terms (did you read?)

• Sunni and Shia in Iran and Saudi Arabia

• Berlin Conference

• Strait of Hormuz

• Religious Conflict

• USSR

• Satellite States

• Spratly Islands in the South China Sea

• Economic Conflict

• African Borders

• Choke Point