Unit 13 Quiz Review

Which organization focuses primarily on removing barriers to international trade?

• NATO

• European Union

• WARSAW PACT

• UNITED NATIONS

The events in the list below were part of which larger trend?

• Slovenia’s war of independence

• Croatia’s war of independence

• Serbian ethnic cleansing of Albanians

• 
  the breakup of Yugoslavia

• 
  the changing role of NATO

• 
  the creation of the European Union

• Russia’s return to authoritarianism

Which factors helped India become a major world economy?

Select two correct answers.

• India changed from a mixed economy to a free market economy.

• 
  The country became a major provider of outsourced work.

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  India’s population declined, reducing competition for jobs.

• 
  Many of its people spoke English and could do business with English speakers.

Based on the predictions shown in the graph below, what problem might worsen for Japan in the future?

• Parents in Japan will struggle to provide for their children.

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  Cities in Japan will become increasingly overcrowded.

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  Japan will not have enough working people to support retired people.

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  Japan will not have enough jobs available for its population.

Which term refers to the idea that principles of Islam should be part of politics?

• Islamism

• Sharia law

• Islamic State

• Jihadism

The description below describes which event?

• The United States militarily intervened in Southwest Asia as a direct response to 9/11. U.S. troops remained involved for 20 years.

• Iraq War

• 
  Israeli-Palestinian conflict

• War in Afghanistan

• Arab Spring

What was the main cause of tension between Hutus and Tutsis?

• Tutsis had more political power and opportunities than Hutus did.

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  Hutus migrated into territory where Tutsis lived.

• Hutus and Tutsis both claimed ownership of the same territory.

• Tutsis blamed Hutus for Rwanda’s economic problems.

In the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, many Latin American countries moved away from which form of government?

• communism

• democracy

• monarchy

• military dictatorshipLat

Ghandhi method to bring Independence to India was through what method/means?

• Civil War

• Civil Disobedience

• Uniting with the Muslims to get rid of the British

• War with the British

Which statements accurately describe what happened to the Cold War alliances after the Cold War?

Select two correct answers.

• The Warsaw Pact alliance dissolved, and NATO continued.

• Some former Warsaw Pact countries joined NATO.

• NATO dissolved, and the Warsaw Pact alliance continued.

• Some former NATO countries joined the Warsaw Pact.