WH Final Exam Review #1

Which historical event is directly reflected in the excerpt?

• Berlin Airlift

• Berlin Wall

• Warsaw Pact

• Prague Spring

What event reflected in this passage symbolized the ideological tensions between

• Allied and Axis powers

• Fascism and Socialism

• NATO and the Warsaw Pact

• Democracy and Communism

The Freedom Charter was written in response to the policy of

• Apartheid

• Containment

• Ethnic Cleansing

• Imperialism

Which set of problems most directly contributed to the situation shown in this political cartoon?

• refusal to adopt and accept aid from the Marshall Plan

• Slovenia and Croatia sought to break away from Yugoslavia

• invasions by foreign troops and Soviet cities under military siege

• a deteriorating Soviet economy and secessionist republics desiring independence

Which areas were separated by the Iron Curtain?

• Asia and Europe

• Eastern Europe and Western Europe

• Middle East and Soviet Union

• United States and the Soviet Union

Which factor most influenced Japan's expansion efforts in the 1930s and 1940s?

• revenge for the bombings of Tokyo

• competition with Russia for territory

• limited amount of industrial resources on Japan’s home islands

• obtaining land that would be used as a launch pad to attack Pearl Harbor

A comparison of the five-year plans of Joseph Stalin and of the Great Leap Forward of Mao Zedong would show that both leaders

• implemented some aspects of capitalism

• encouraged individual rights and freedoms

• focused on increasing industrial and agricultural output

• supported the involvement of wealthy entrepreneurs in the economy

These factors are most closely associated with

• French imperialism in Africa

• the rise of Fascism in Germany

• Communist Revolution in China

• the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

Which factor was a major consideration at the time India was being partitioned?

• territorial disputes between Britain and France

• tensions between Hindus and Muslims

• equal distribution of natural resources

• creation of uniform land areas

These cartoons suggest that the government of Egypt reacted to the situation by

• eliminating most acts of terrorism

• suppressing dissenting points of view

• discouraging technological advances

• rejecting the use of foreign military aid