AP World History Modern Unit 8 Review

Which U.S. action is Khrushchev challenging in the excerpt? "You, Mrs. President, are not declaring a quarantine, but rather are setting forth an ultimatum and threatening that if we do not give in to your demands you will use force." - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, letter to President John Kennedy, October 24, 1962

• Establishing a naval blockade to stop the shipment of missiles to Cuba.

• Imposing economic sanctions on Cuba.

• Sending troops to invade Cuba.

• Negotiating a peace treaty with the Soviet Union.

During India’s struggle for independence, Gandhi encouraged people to comply with all the following EXCEPT:

• refuse to work for the British

• be passive resistant

• practice civil disobedience

• fight back as a last resort to a beating

The Camp David Accords led to a peace treaty between Israel and which nation?

• Jordan

• Egypt

• Syria

• Lebanon

Pan-Africanism promotes the view that all

• black Africans share a common identity.

• black Africans should unite politically and economically.

• black Africans are superior to other races.

• black Africans should abandon their cultural heritage.

As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the U.S. was able to -

• bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict

• establish a military base in Berlin

• increase its nuclear arsenal in Europe

• form an alliance with Eastern European countries

Which of the following describes a major change in international relations in the 1980s and 1990s?

• The rapid establishment of large overseas colonial empires by European powers

• The disbanding of most regional political organizations

• The decline in power of multinational corporations

• The reduction of confrontations between communist and non-communist countries

Which of the following statements about Africa after 1946 is true?
The Organization of African Unity resolved the issues that most African states found divisive,
Most African colonies gained national independence,
Most African countries joined either NATO or the Warsaw Pact,
There was little postcolonial conflict in newly independent states.

• The Organization of African Unity resolved the issues that most African states found divisive.

• Most African colonies gained national independence.

• Most African countries joined either NATO or the Warsaw Pact.

• There was little postcolonial conflict in newly independent states.

Which of the following is the basis for nearly all the boundaries of today’s sub-Saharan African states?

• Postcolonial conquests of one African state by another

• Fragmentation of countries after they achieved independence from Europe

• International agreements mediated by the United Nations

• Decisions by European powers during the process of colonization.

The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to -

• contain Communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey

• promote democracy in Western Europe

• support the establishment of the United Nations

• encourage economic growth in Asia

The domino theory, which provided the basis for U.S. entry into the Vietnam War, was the belief that intervention was necessary to prevent the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia.

• The spread of democracy in Southeast Asia.

• The expansion of communism across Southeast Asia.

• The rise of capitalism in Southeast Asia.

• The establishment of military bases in Southeast Asia.