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WorksheetsAP Review time period 6
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mao and the Communist soldiers were forced to retreat from the Nationalists and traveled 6000 miles. This event was known as
a)
The Communist Revolution
b)
The Great Leap Forward
c)
The Cultural Revolution
d)
The Long March
2.
What were student protesters seeking when they gathered in Tiananmen Square in 1989?
a)
Economic Growth
b)
Democratic Reforms
c)
Restoring the Qing Dynasty
d)
Freedom for Tibet
3.
Mao's plan for large collective farms
a)
Cultural Revolution
b)
Great Leap Forward
c)
Mandate in Heaven
d)
Taiwan
4.
Major uprising in China whose goal was to establish a society in which all were equal and intellectual and artistic activity was considered dangerous.
a)
Great Leap Forward
b)
Cultural Revolution
c)
People's Republic of China
d)
Red Guards
5.
What effect did the Great Depression have on the American economy?
a)
It led to high unemployment and underproduction.
b)
It brougth about large business investments and low taxes.
c)
It created too much money in cirulation and high stock prices.
d)
It increased employment and real estate vaules
6.
What treaty did Hitler break with his military buildup?
a)
The Congress of Vienna
b)
The Dayton Peace Accords
c)
The Treaty of Versailles
d)
The Treaty of Paris
7.
Which weapon was not a new technology introduced in WWI?
a)
atomic bomb
b)
submarine
c)
tank
d)
poison gas
8.
What trend occurred in Africa after World War II?
a)
Independence movements led to the end of imperialism in the majority of the continent.
b)
Poor economic conditions forced more African nations to become European colonies.
c)
The practice of apartheid spread to all nations in Africa.
d)
The continent industrialized and became a world power.
9.
What is a similarity between the caste system in India and apartheid in South Africa?
a)
They both established religious practices for people.
b)
They both gave political power to the lowest classes.
c)
They both outlawed discrimination of lower classes.
d)
They both supported a strict class structure.
10.
The term "apartheid" refers to what action in South Africa?
a)
the formal acceptance of communism
b)
an economic alliance with other nations
c)
a civil war for independence
d)
the legal separation of black and white people
11.
What factor most contributed to the independence movements in Africa?
a)
encouragement from the United Nations
b)
geographic uniformity of the African nations
c)
the rise of nationalist sentiments
d)
the growth of African economies
12.
Why did India divide into the two separate nations of India and Pakistan when the region gained independence from Britain?
a)
India lost a civil war that resulted in the creation of Pakistan.
b)
Pakistan was founded as a communist nation while India was founded as a democratic nation.
c)
Britain feared the power of a unified India, so it divided the region into two separate nations.
d)
India was founded as a Hindu nation while Pakistan was founded as a Muslim nation.
13.
Why did Mohandas Gandhi organize the Salt March?
a)
He wanted to demonstrate the extreme marketability of Indian resources.
b)
He wanted to bring awareness to the significance of salt in Hindu religious practices.
c)
He was protesting British rulers forcing Indians to buy salt from only British vendors.
d)
He was supporting the British ban on the sale of all spices in India.
14.
How were the independence movements in Algeria and Kenya similar?
a)
Both relied on nonviolent protests.
b)
Both resulted in civil wars.
c)
Both were socialist movements.
d)
Both relied on violent revolutions.
15.
Disagreements over which idea are a major obstacle to peace between Israelis and Palestinians?
a)
ownership of the Suez Canal
b)
the division of land in Israel
c)
control of oil fields in Kuwait
d)
the role of government in Syria
16.
Why did the creation of Israel cause so much conflict in the Middle East?
a)
The UN partitioned Palestine, angering many Arab nations.
b)
The US placed military bases in Israel, which was seen as a threat to the Arab world.
c)
It was seen as an act of American imperialism, which angered many Arab nations.
d)
There was no conflict. Israel was embraced by the Arab world.
17.
What was the significance of the Camp David Accords?
a)
It was the first major peace agreement in the Middle East.
b)
Egypt recognized Israel as an independent nation.
c)
Israel returned the Sinai peninsula to Egypt.
d)
All of these are correct.
18.
What was the cause of the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
a)
Iraq invaded Iran.
b)
Iran invaded Kuwait
c)
Iraq invaded Kuwait.
d)
Jordan invaded Israel
19.
Who was the leader of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War?
a)
Osama bin Laden
b)
Saddam Hussein
c)
Yasser Arafat
d)
Anwar Sadat
20.
Which of the following was responsible for planning the 9-11 attacks on the United States.
a)
Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda
b)
Yasser Arafat and the PLO
c)
Ayatollah Khomeini and Iranian extremists
d)
Saddam Hussein and Iraqi Nationalists
21.
The first president of South Africa after apartheid was...?
a)
Desmond Tutu
b)
Nelson Mandela
c)
David Ben-Gurion
d)
Golda Meir
22.
Which of the following is NOT associated with global warming?
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Deforestation
c)
Outsourcing
d)
Ozone Layer
23.
Which free trade agreement created the largest free trade area in the world?
a)
The European Union
b)
NAFTA
c)
SEATO
d)
NATO
24.
What was launched in 1998 as a joint venture between 16 nations to create a working lab for experimentation in space?
a)
The International Space Station
b)
The Starship Enterprise
c)
The International Outerspace Coalition.
d)
The Moon Orbiter
25.
a)
Neville Chamberlain
b)
Clement Attlee
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Harold Wilson
26.
What is an environmental challenge to developing nations in South America?
a)
toxic emissions
b)
sedimintation
c)
deforrestation
d)
droughts
27.
Terraced farming is an example of what?
a)
modifying the environment
b)
destruction of the environment
c)
irrigation dry areas using the drip technique
d)
use off advanced technology equiipment
28.
All of the following are ways that humans have modified the environment of Latin America EXCEPT —
a)
building of the Panama Railroad
b)
burning of the rainforest for farmland
c)
building winding roads through the Andes
d)
studying the environment through expeditions
29.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of World War I?
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
industry
d)
nationalism
30.
A ruler believes that the strength of a nation can be measured by its armed forces. Which concept does this describe?
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
imperialism
d)
fascism
31.
Which of the following is true about the Holocaust?
a)
It reflected the type of warfare that was common in the mid-1900s
b)
It was carried out against Africans by white Europeans
c)
It was one of the largest genocides in history, affecting more than 10 million Europeans
d)
It was the cause of more deaths than all of World War II
32.
What is the United Nations?
a)
A peace-keeping group
b)
An alliance
c)
A secret international police force
d)
A customs enforcement agency
33.
Which two countries were the leading powers during the Cold War?
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
England and China
c)
USA and England
d)
USA and Soviet Union
34.
Which of the following was not a reason why the Cold War began?
a)
Conflicting ideas about economy and government
b)
Creation of the nation of Israel in northern Africa
c)
Mistrust over the atomic bomb
d)
Competition between superpowers
35.
What are NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
a)
Peace-keeping groups
b)
Drug and customs enforcement groups
c)
Alliances
d)
Secret international police
36.
The Truman Doctrine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were United States responses to the:
a)
threat of Nazis in the 1930s
b)
fear of economic depression after WWI
c)
concern about the partition of India in 1947
d)
communist threat after WWII
37.
Based on the passage below, what was the purpose of Chinese ruler Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward?
"From 1958 to 1960, Mao led a program known as the Great Leap Forward. He urged people to make a superhuman effort to increase farm and industrial output. The Great Leap Forward, however, proved to be a dismal failure."
"From 1958 to 1960, Mao led a program known as the Great Leap Forward. He urged people to make a superhuman effort to increase farm and industrial output. The Great Leap Forward, however, proved to be a dismal failure."
a)
to discourage practice of Buddhism
b)
to boost farm and industrial production
c)
to establish communes
d)
to distribute land to peasants
38.
In the Cold War, Korea, Vietnam, and Germany were each split into two zones. Which of the following describes the effect of those splits?
a)
it prevented the outbreak of civil wars by establishing an official border.
b)
they aided reconstruction by dividing responsibilities between two countries
c)
they led to the creation of the United Nations
d)
they led to conflicts between communist Russia and democratic USA.
39.
During the Cold War, nations that adopted a policy of nonalignment believed they should
a)
be exempt from United Nations decisions
b)
restrict trade with neighboring countries
c)
reject international environmental treaties
d)
follow a course independent of the superpowers
40.
What is the best explanation for the collapse of communism in the Eastern European countries during the late 1980s?
a)
military defeat by neighboring countries
b)
diplomatic intervention by democratic countries
c)
continued religious persecution
d)
economic discontent among the citizens
41.
Which of the following was a significant environmental effect of the globalization of the world's economy in the period 1980 to the present?
a)
There was a significant improvement in air and water quality worldwide.
b)
While air and water quality generally improved in the developed world, they deteriorated in many parts of the developing world.
c)
Emissions of greenhouse gasses that contribute to global warming generally decreased.
d)
While biodiversity decreased in the developing world, it generally increased in the developed world.
42.
Which of the following was a major similarity between the goals of leaders of the Chinese Communist Revolution, such as Mao Zedong, and the goals of leaders of the Mexican Revolution, such as Emiliano Zapata, in the early 20th century?
a)
Advocacy of a global workers' revolution
b)
Active encouragement for integration into the global economy
c)
Concern primarily with improving conditions for urban factory workeres
d)
Support for redistribution of land to poor peasants
43.
The founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is best understood in the context of which of the following?
a)
The Cold War
b)
The growth of a globalized economy
c)
The establishment of the Nonaligned Movement
d)
The post-Second World War population boom
44.
Nationalist leaders in Africa and Asia, such as Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Jomo Kenyatta (1894-1978), and Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972), had which of the following in common?
a)
Defense of capitalism
b)
Support for free-trade systems
c)
Rejection of violent revolution
d)
Opposition to colonial rule
45.
After the Second World War, countries around the world did which of the following to restore the global economy?
a)
Created the European Union to coordinate European economic aid to former colonies.
b)
Developed a common economic aid package for African and Asian states.
c)
Established new financial institutions, such as the World Bank.
d)
Allowed the United Nations to take over failing national economies.
46.
Perestroika and glasnost were both policies that influenced
a)
decolonization in Africa
b)
the fall of the Soviet Union
c)
the Arab-Israeli conflict
d)
the war on terror
47.
Which two religious groups had continuous conflicts in India in the latter half of the 20th century?
a)
Christians and Hindus
b)
Buddhists and Muslims
c)
Sikhs and Buddhists
d)
Hindus and Muslims
48.
Since the 1980s, many countries in Latin America have moved politically toward
a)
communism
b)
representative democracy
c)
fundamentalism
d)
totalitarianism
49.
Five-Year Plans, collectivization, and the Great Purge were all policies of
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Deng Xiaoping
50.
NATO, OPEC, EU are all examples of
a)
nonalignment movements
b)
international organizations
c)
political parties
d)
charitable organizations
51.
All of the following areas experienced acts of genocide in the 20th century EXCEPT:
a)
Kosovo
b)
Armenia
c)
Cambodia
d)
India
52.
Which of the following methods did Mohandas Gandhi of India and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana use in their struggle for independence from the British?
a)
civil disobedience
b)
hunger strikes
c)
military force
d)
guerilla warfare
53.
Which of the following groups were persecuted by German Nazis?
a)
homo sexuals
b)
ethnic groups such as Gypsies and Slavs
c)
the mentally and physically disabled
d)
all of these answers are correct
54.
How were the decolonization processes in Rhodesia and South Africa similar?
a)
The African population in both countries was treated equitably.
b)
There was intense conflict between black and white citizens in both countries.
c)
In both cases, decolonization resulted in mass genocide.
d)
French peacekeepers had to be brought in to maintain order.
55.
The Marshall Plan
a)
dedicated funds to the subversion of Soviet rule in Eastern Europe.
b)
ended the Cold War.
c)
granted the British control over Palestine after World War I.
d)
gave Western Europe billions of dollars to rebuild after World War II.
56.
In what way were the student demonstrations on Tiananmen Square in May 1919 similar to those in May 1989?
a)
The students called for democracy.
b)
The students called for an end to the communist regime.
c)
The students called for a violent overthrow of the government.
d)
The students called for capitalist reform of the economy.
57.
Many technological innovations stemmed from World War II, including
a)
atomic energy
b)
computer science
c)
radar
d)
all of these answers are correct
58.
What political characteristic did Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina share during the 1920s and 1930s?
a)
All became democracies.
b)
All were governed by authoritarian regimes.
c)
All were monarchies.
d)
All had experienced communist revolutions.
59.
How is the overall effect of World War I on European culture best described?
a)
Art and poetry in the victorious nations reflected a spirit of triump and pride.
b)
Artists and authors quikcly put wartime experience behind them and ignored it.
c)
A sense of despair and uncertainty came to the forefront of cultural and intellectual life.
d)
Jazz and other esacpist cultural imports from the U.S. easily allowed the Europeans to forge the trauma of WWI.
60.
How did decolonization in Brith and French colonies differ from that in colonies once ruled by Belgium and Portugal?
a)
British and French officials better prepared their colonies for freedom and kept violence to a minimum.
b)
Belgian and Portuguese officals better prepared their colonies for freedom and kept violence to a minimum.
c)
British and French officials threatened violence, whereas Belgian and Portuguese officials did not.
d)
Belgian and Portuguese officials allowed native representation in transitional governments.
61.
Which people were the victims of the twentieth century's first genocide, in 1915?
a)
Jews
b)
Tutsis
c)
Armenians
d)
Serbs
62.
Which of the following statements about Mohandas K. Gandhi are NOT true?
a)
he preached a policy of nonviolence in India's nationalist movement
b)
he was a Buddhist monk
c)
he worked with Jawaharlal Nehru in gaining independence for India
d)
Gandhi first campaigned for human rights in South Africa
63.
Vladimir Lenin was to the Russian Revolution what Ayatollah Khomeini was to the
a)
Zionist movement.
b)
Egyptian nationalist movement.
c)
Palestinian Liberation Organization.
d)
Iranian Revolution.
64.
Which of the following statements accurately compares India's and Cuba's role in the Cold War?
a)
Both nations were supporters of the Soviet Union.
b)
Both nations refused to choose sides.
c)
Cuba was a supporter of the Soviet Union, while India remained non-aligned.
d)
Cuba was a supporter of the Soviet Union, while India supported the United States.
65.
A global effect of World War I was
a)
the unwavering domination of European power worldwide.
b)
the rise of nationalist movements in colonial areas.
c)
the spread of communist regimes in Western Europe.
d)
the economic and political isolation of Japan.
66.
Japan's expansionism in Manchuria and China in the 1930s coincided with
a)
its rapid industrialization.
b)
closer ties with the United States.
c)
the growing influence of the League of Nations.
d)
the declining power of Japan's emperor.
67.
What late 20th-century problem in Latin America can be traced back to colonial times?
a)
urban crime
b)
uneven distribution of wealth
c)
agricultural overproduction
d)
theocratic rule
68.
The Indian National Congress and the Pan-African Congress were important examples of
a)
economic alliances between countries in the developing world.
b)
nationalist organizations aimed at removing European control.
c)
international organizations with the goal of preventing Cold War conflicts.
d)
political alliances formed between developing nations in opposition to World War II.
69.
In the 20th century, many newly independent African states
a)
were able to industrialize quickly.
b)
were plagued by ethnic tensions owing to the inherited colonial boundaries.
c)
reamined on good terms with their colonial masters.
d)
successfully embraced democracy as the best form of government.
70.
All of the following accurately describe outcomes of WWI EXCEPT
a)
Germany was economically and politically devasted and was forced to pay huge reparations to the Allies.
b)
Japanese concessions in the treaties led to a surge of nationalism in China, and the May Fourth Movement.
c)
the use of the atomic bomb set up a technological stalemate known as the Cold War.
d)
in exchange for their help against the Central Powers, Arabs had been promised independence, but their land was carved into mandates.
71.
All of the following describe global developments of the time period 1914 to the present EXCEPT
a)
the world's population grew from one billion people worldwide to over six billion.
b)
during the Cold War, a major goal was to avoid world destruction from the use of nuclear weapons.
c)
the nation-state first appeared and became a new concept of political identity.
d)
from the airplane to the atomic bomb, the discoveries in math and science and technology revolutionized how we live and communicate.
72.
Which of the following are accurate descriptions of fascism?
a)
A single party in charge of all government
b)
Ultra-nationalism and glorification of the state
c)
Militarism and glorification of war as the ultimate expression of power
d)
all of these answers are correct
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