WORLD HISTORY LAST EXAM

     The Cold War refers to an unarmed conflict between the United States and what other country?

• SOVIET UNION

• JAPAN

• GERMANY

• MEXICO

   Who became the leader of the Soviet Union when Joseph Stalin died?

• NIKITA KRUSCHEV

• RONALD REAGAN

• VLADIMIR LENIN

• TEACHER GEORGE

   The United States involvement in the Vietnam War was successful in stopping the spread of communism?

• TRUE

• FALSE

When Fidel Castro became the president of Cuba, Cuba became an ally of what country?

• VIETNAM

• JAPAN

• SOVIET UNION

• THE USA

   Apartheid is an Afrikaans word meaning?

• A state of being apart

• Separate but equal

• Equality for all

• Racism

   What was the purpose of the African National Congress (ANC)?

• To draw more Europeans to the country to oppress black people

• To promote segregation between the races

• To force Europeans out of their homelands

• To end apartehid to unite South Africans to fight for equality for black South Africans.

    What was the significance of Nelson Mandela's election to office in South Africa?

• He united the Zulu and Ashanti people to win the election

• He won the election with the support of the British

• He became the first black president

• The released political prisoners

  What consequence did Mandela face for his actions?

• He was given a prison sentence but didn't have to serve it.

• He was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to hang.

• He was imprisoned for 27 years.

• He was exiled to the United States.

THE TWO KOREAS ARE DIVIDED BY WHICH LINE?

• 36TH PARALLEL

• 37TH PARALLEL

• 38TH PARALLEL

• 35TH PARALLEL

THE CAPITAL OF NORTH KOREA IS....?

• SEOUL

• TOKYO

• PYONGYANG

• ANKARA