Unit 6 Test Review Quizziz

Which statement is true about General Augusto Pinochet and his rule of Chile?

• He eliminated the country’s legislature.

• He wrote a new constitution.

• He encouraged freedom of the press.

• He turned the country into a two-party state.

Which of the following statements is true about Guatemala?

• The death toll in Guatemala’s civil war declined significantly in the 1980s.

• Almost all of Guatemala’s residents live in poverty.

• President Jimmy Carter ended U.S. aid to Guatemala in 1977.

• Great progress has been made to bring human rights violators to justice in Guatemala.

What action by Ronald Reagan caused Mikhail Gorbachev to seek an arms control agreement between the two nations?

• Reagan called the Soviet Union an “evil empire.”

• Reagan expressed strong anti-Soviet views.

• Reagan began the most expensive military buildup in U.S. peacetime history.

• Reagan signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty

What event started a new era for Chinese-American relations?

• Deng decided to embrace the Four Modernizations.

• Deng eliminated Mao’s communes and leased land to individual farmers.

• Zhou invited an American table-tennis team to tour China.

• Mao made a visit to the United States.

What did protesters in the United States demand when Jiang Zemin visited in 1997?

• more democracy for China

• higher wages for Chinese workers

• fewer restrictions on Chinese exports

• better policies for immigrants from China

What is a common challenge that many countries transitioning to democracy face?

• Avoiding participation in international organizations

• Establishing a monarchy

• Creating a successful command economy

• Balancing political freedoms with maintaining order

Which event symbolized the struggle for democracy in Latin America during the late 20th century?

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The rise of military dictatorships in the 1970s

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The election of democratic leaders in countries like Brazil and Argentina

In what way did the end of apartheid in South Africa represent a victory for democracy?

• It led to the establishment of a communist government

• It marked the first time South Africa won a war

• It brought about the end of British colonial rule

• It ended the legal system of racial segregation and allowed for free elections

What is one major challenge to establishing stable democracies in post-colonial Africa?

• Strong economies with little poverty

• Ethnic and tribal conflicts

• Overpopulation

• Lack of natural resources

What was a major factor leading to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991?

• Increased support for communist ideology

• Economic stagnation and political reforms like glasnost and perestroika

• The success of the Soviet economy

• Military defeat in World War II