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Global History 2, Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Soviet Union’s response to the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was to create the
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
European Union
2.
Which statement about the impact of geography on the culture and history of the Middle East region in the 20th century is most accurate?
a)
Deserts have prevented military invasions.
b)
The uneven distribution of resources has led to conflict.
c)
The abundance of water has contributed to agricultural self-sufficiency.
d)
Mountains have halted cultural diffusion.
3.
During the Cold War, India’s decision to support neither the United States nor the Soviet Union was based on its policy of
a)
nonalignment
b)
containment
c)
isolationism
d)
separatism
4.
Which leaders are most directly associated with the Cuban Revolution of 1959?
a)
Emiliano Zapata and Francisco Villa
b)
Juan Perón and Hugo Chávez
c)
Fidel Castro and Che Guevara
d)
Bernardo O’Higgins and Miguel Hidalgo
5.
One way in which Emperor Meiji of Japan and Kemal Atatürk of Turkey are similar is that they both
a)
crushed secessionist movements
b)
protested against economic sanctions
c)
 conquered eastern neighboring territories
d)
worked to modernize their nations
6.
Which goal was most important to the Indian nationalist movement?
a)
independence from British rule
b)
establishing a laissez-faire economy
c)
forming a totalitarian state
d)
 expansion of territory
7.
Which geographic region has the greatest number of members in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
a)
South America
b)
sub-Saharan Africa
c)
Middle East
d)
Southeast Asia
8.
The original goal of Pan-Africanism was to
a)
demand democratic reforms
b)
encourage ethnic rivalry
c)
promote a united Africa
d)
 divide Africa into separate countries
9.
The economic policies of Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union and of Deng Xiaoping of China included
a)
elements of capitalism
b)
a reliance on agricultural self-sufficiency
c)
boycotts on foreign products
d)
a one-child policy
10.
What is one way the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and the conflict between the Palestinians and Israelis in the Middle East are similar?
a)
Both conflicts emerged as a result of the breakup of the Soviet Union.
b)
Tensions in these regions were caused by efforts to remain nonaligned.
c)
Both conflicts concern territorial and religious issues.
d)
Hostilities within these regions were provoked by the United Nations.
11.
Which current global problem was initiated with the development of atomic weapons?
a)
 threats to world peace from unrestricted nuclear proliferation
b)
increased health risks for humans and animals from industrial pollution
c)
elevated carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to the deforestation of the rainforests
d)
changes in world weather patterns and species habitats due to melting polar ice caps
12.
Which statement best describes an aspect of a command economy?
a)
Profit motivates individuals to set up private businesses.
b)
 Tradition, religion, and customs heavily influence economic decisions.
c)
Supply and demand regulate the economy.
d)
Government directs and controls the means of production.
13.
The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing
a)
government housing to refugees 
b)
military assistance to Vietnam
c)
funds for economic recovery in war-torn European nations 
d)
nuclear weapons to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members
14.
What is a long-term effect of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?
a)
Communism was strengthened in South Asia
b)
Hostilities between China and India lessened.
c)
The influence of militant Islamic groups increased in the region
d)
Tensions along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan were reduced.
15.
Armenians under Ottoman rule and Cambodians under the Khmer Rouge both experienced
a)
an outbreak of the plague
b)
human rights violations
c)
economic sanctions
d)
 an agricultural revolution
16.
Which event can be considered a conflict brought about in part by a religious reform movement?
a)
World War I
b)
Cuban Revolution
c)
World War II 
d)
Iranian Revolution 
17.
The organization of campaigns in South Africa against the policy of racial separation and segregation are most closely associated with
a)
Jomo Kenyatta
b)
Cecil Rhodes
c)
Nelson Mandela
d)
Kwame Nkrumah
18.
Beginning in the late 1970s, one of Deng Xiaoping’s major goals for the People’s Republic of China was to
a)
encourage economic growth through modernization
b)
support the practice of traditional religions
c)
lessen control over the bureaucracy
d)
protect the purity of revolutionary doctrine
19.
Use of the term Iron Curtain is meant to symbolize and highlight differences in
a)
religious philosophy
b)
political ideology
c)
art and architecture
d)
resources and climate
20.
One reason Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh, and Fidel Castro rose to power was that these leaders
a)
promoted capitalism and democracy
b)
gained the support of the peasants
c)
represented the interests of rich landowners
d)
wanted their countries to stress religious values
21.
One way in which Hiroshima and Chernobyl are similar is that people in both places were
a)
displaced by earthquakes
b)
harmed by nuclear radiation
c)
affected by massive oil spills
d)
devastated by biological warfare
22.
Which Chinese leader is most closely associated with leading the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution?
a)
Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen)
b)
Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Deng Xiaoping
23.
Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained its independence?
a)
Many jobs were being outsourced overseas.
b)
The government offered housing incentives in newly developed areas.
c)
Religious pilgrimages to neighboring countries were required based on their beliefs.
d)
The subcontinent was divided into countries based primarily on the location of religious majorities.
24.
In what way were Korea and Germany similar after World War II?
a)
They refused to align with the superpowers.
b)
Their former emperors stood trial for war crimes.
c)
Both remained divided during the Cold War.
d)
Ethnic tensions threatened civil war in each country.
25.
Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge, the “killing fields,” and Year Zero are all associated with a violent period in which country?
a)
Vietnam
b)
Cambodia
c)
China
d)
Korea
26.
One way in which Toussaint L’Ouverture, Kwame Nkrumah, and Ho Chi Minh are similar is that each leader
a)
opposed the role of the Roman Catholic Church in politics
b)
established the first democratic government in his country
c)
fought to free his country from European control
d)
embraced the principles of civil disobedience
27.
During the late 19th century, Zionism focused on
a)
securing safe working conditions for urban factory workers
b)
acquiring a homeland for displaced Jewish people
c)
establishing colonies in southern Africa
d)
developing a strict set of laws based on equality
28.
What was one concern associated with both the Korean War and the Vietnam War?
a)
Kim Jong Il and Ho Chi Minh possessed nuclear weapons.
b)
French colonial rule would continue to influence the region.
c)
Renewed Japanese imperialism would trigger another world war
d)
Communism would spread through eastern and southeastern Asia.
29.
The government of Ayatollah Khomeini attempted to change Iranian society by
a)
 implementing Islamic fundamentalist principles
b)
extending political equality to women
c)
allying with communist bloc countries
d)
adopting a western economic system
30.
Which reform is most closely associated with Turkish leader Kemal Ataturk?
a)
implementation of Sharia law
b)
introduction of Arabic script
c)
establishment of a communist government
d)
adoption of Western culture
31.
Which leader is associated with civil disobedience and the Salt March?
a)
Kwame Nkrumah
b)
Jomo Kenyatta
c)
Mohandas Gandhi
d)
Ho Chi Minh
32.
Mao Zedong and some of the survivors of the Long March emerged as the core leaders in which country?
a)
Angola
b)
Cambodia
c)
China
d)
Nicaragua
33.
By the late 1970s in China, the growing size of its population influenced the government's decision to
a)
encourage people to migrate to other countries
b)
force families to work on communes
c)
engage in wars to gain territory
d)
institute a one-child policy
34.
During the Cold War, which event occurred last?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
destruction of the Berlin Wall
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union
35.

. . . I mention all these details, which I remember so clearly, in order [to] give a sense of the shock that we suffered when The Wall came upon us one night. There we were in Berlin, at the crossroads between East and West, at the juncture of two fundamentally different cultures, and suddenly we were locked up like canaries in a cage. Literally from one day to the next, from being a vibrant and cultured city, Berlin subsided into the drowsy torpor [dullness] of a midsummer afternoon in the provinces. We were imprisoned in a dull, fl at country. . . .


— Jens Reich, “Reflections on becoming an East German dissident, on losing the Wall and a country,” in Gwyn Prins, ed., Spring in Winter: The 1989 Revolutions

Which historical event is directly reflected in this passage?

a)

building of a barrier between East and West Berlin

b)

formation of the Warsaw Pact

c)

occupation of Germany

d)

Berlin Airlift

36.

. . . I mention all these details, which I remember so clearly, in order [to] give a sense of the shock that we suffered when The Wall came upon us one night. There we were in Berlin, at the crossroads between East and West, at the juncture of two fundamentally different cultures, and suddenly we were locked up like canaries in a cage. Literally from one day to the next, from being a vibrant and cultured city, Berlin subsided into the drowsy torpor [dullness] of a midsummer afternoon in the provinces. We were imprisoned in a dull, fl at country. . . .


— Jens Reich, “Reflections on becoming an East German dissident, on losing the Wall and a country,” in Gwyn Prins, ed., Spring in Winter: The 1989 Revolutions

The historical event reflected in this passage symbolized the ideological tensions between

a)

church and state

b)

absolute monarchy and fascism

c)

democracy and communism

d)

the Axis powers and the Allied powers

37.

We, the People of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can justly claim authority unless it is based on the will of all the people; that our people have been robbed of their birthright to land, liberty and peace by a form of government founded on injustice and inequality; that our country will never be prosperous or free until all our people live in brotherhood, enjoying equal rights and opportunities; that only a democratic state, based on the will of all the people, can secure to all their birthright without distinction of colour, race, sex or belief; And therefore, we, the people of South Africa, black and white together equals, countrymen and brothers adopt this Freedom Charter; And we pledge ourselves to strive together, sparing neither strength nor courage, until the democratic changes here set out have been won.


— The Freedom Charter, adopted at the Congress of the People, Kliptown, South Africa, June 26, 1955


What are the signers of the Freedom Charter demanding of their country?

a)

opportunities to combat enemies

b)

equality for all citizens

c)

separate sovereign states

d)

distinct economic reforms

38.

Which set of problems most directly contributed to the situation shown in this 1991 cartoon featuring Mikhail Gorbachev?

a)

refusal to adopt and accept aid from the Marshall Plan

b)

a forced famine in Ukraine and rebellions in the gulags

c)

invasions by foreign troops and Soviet cities under military siege

d)

a deteriorating Soviet economy and secessionist republics desiring independence

39.

In the 20th and 21st centuries, Kurds in Iraq, Palestinians in Israel, and Chechens in Russia have protested and fought to achieve

a)

satellite status

b)

cultural assimilation

c)

economic interdependence

d)

independent statehood

40.

The events in the suburbs of Moldavanka, Slobodka, and Bugaieoka [Russia] last night were of a most terrible nature. Immense bands of ruffians, accompanied by policemen, invaded all the Jewish houses and mercilessly slaughtered the occupants. . . .


— “Barbarous massacre in Odessa,” Guardian, November 1905

Anti-Semitic events such as these contributed to which movement?

a)

Zionism

b)

Solidarity

c)

separatism

d)

liberation theology

41.
 During its climb to power in the 1930s and 1940s, the Chinese Communist Party under Mao Zedong developed a strategy that focused on
a)
taking over cities 
b)
building peasant support
c)
 sponsoring nonviolent protests 
d)
strengthening traditional Confucian values
42.
Which factor was a major consideration at the time India was being partitioned?
a)
creation of uniform land areas
b)
equal distribution of natural resources
c)
tensions between Hindus and Muslims
d)
territorial disputes between Britain and France
43.
 After World War II, a key reason the Soviet Union established satellite nations in Eastern Europe was to
a)
ease tensions with the Chinese government
b)
expand trade opportunities with Western Europe
c)
protect its western border from attack
d)
maintain freedom of the seas
44.
Which event in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union occurred first?
a)
establishment of Joseph Stalin as dictator
b)
end of the Cold War
c)
introduction of Lenin’s New Economic Policy
d)
 crowning of Czar Nicholas II
45.
Which statement about Shah Reza Pahlavi and the Iranian Revolution is an opinion rather than a fact?
a)
Shah Reza Pahlavi was supported by major Western powers.
b)
Members of the Islamic clergy opposed Shah Reza Pahlavi.
c)
The primary cause for the revolution was the exile of Shah Reza Pahlavi's critics.
d)
Supporters of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini overthrew Shah Reza Pahlavi.

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