WorksheetsEnd of the Semester Make Up Exam
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Who was the leader of the Communist party in China?
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
George W. Bush
Emperor Hirohito
What did the Communist party promise to bring to China?
More freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
Food to the poor and more wealth to all Chinese, and land reforms
More personal freedoms
Which country was China’s key ally throughout the mid-1900s
Japan
India
The U.K.
Soviet Union
What was the name of the economic plan that the Chinese government developed in order to boost China’s economy?
Great Leap Forward
The Cultural Revolution
China's Betterment Plan
Chinese Economic Plan for that moolah
What three problems caused the Great Leap Forward to fail within a year?
Lack of funds, people, and resources
Too much money, food, and resources
Too much government control, too much money, and the people were too eager to work
Environmental disasters, poor government management, and government corruption
What was the biggest consequence of the Great Leap Forward in China?
Famine, 20 million people died
The economy was boosted
China became a player in the international setting
Chinese citizens were given more freedoms.
What does this image represent?
The Great Leap Forward
Tiananmen Square
The Long March
VJ Day
What is the name of the army of young students that Mao used in China to enforce policies in the 1960's?
The Red Guard
Hitler Youth
The Youth for Communism
The great Collective
When did Mao and the Communists take control of China?
Right after WWII
in the 1930's
the end of WWI
during WWII
The main source of conflict in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians involves
Slavery
Religion
Communism
Oil rights
Zionism is
the name of a religion.
the name of a political movement dedicated to removing Jewish people from Europe.
the name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
the name of a rock band.
Which of these was the biggest influence in the United Nations to recognize Israel as a nation-state in 1948?
WWI
the Holocaust
discovery of oil
the Middle East crisis
Which BEST explains why Israel became a nation-state in Palestine after 1948?
After the Ottoman empire was dismantled after World War I a new Jewish nation-state was created.
The United Nations decided that Jewish people needed a homeland after six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.
Palestine was divided into two nation-states to be occupied by the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II.
Fears that Palestine was becoming a communist state led the United States into creating Israel as a democratic country in the Middle East.
Immediately after the end of World War I and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, European countries increased their involvement in Middle Eastern political and economic affairs. Which of these BEST explains how this change took place?
European people moved there to take advantage of the better climate.
European Jews were fleeing the expansion and oppression of the Germany government.
European governments were able to establish peace in the region for the first time in decades.
European powers drew up new political borders in the region without consulting political, cultural, or historic realities.
A major conflict in the Middle East is between Arab states and ______.
Iraq
Iran
Israel
Turkey
Which of the following causes the MOST conflict in the Middle East?
water and gold
land and religion
immigration and currency
natural resources and capital
Which of the following are reasons the Jews believed they had a historical and religious connection to the land of Palestine?
Jews had lived on the land over 4,000 years.
Jews left the land only after being forced out by the Romans.
Jerusalem and other holy sites for Judaism are located there.
All are correct.
The Arab-Israeli War was the first of six attempts ____________
by Jews to destroy the nation of Palestine and return it to Great Britain.
by Arabs and Jews to rebuild the Ottoman Empire.
by Arabs to destroy the new nation of Israel.
by the US to take Israeli oil.
Which of the following best describes the current state relationship between Israelis and Arabs?
Peace treaties have been signed, and all groups now live in harmony.
Though many peace efforts have been made, hatred between the two groups remains.
After defeating the Arabs in multiple wars, Israel is now the largest country in the Middle East.
Arabs have agreed to all of Israel's demands, but Israel refuses to give up any portion of Jerusalem to the Palestinians.
The Shah wanted to modernize Iran.
True
False
In Iran, Khomeini wanted a traditional society.
True
False
In Iran, Khomeini established a theocratic type of government.
True
False
A major cause of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 was the concern by Islamic leaders that
Women were being denied political rights
Traditional values were being undermined by Western ideas
Israel had lost its influence in the Middle East
Religious leaders were becoming too powerful
The 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran was a reaction to the failure of the Shah to...
Modernize the nation's economy
Meet the social and political needs of the people
Establish political ties with Western nations
Supply the military with advanced weapons technology
The Sepoy Mutiny in India, the Boxer Rebellion in China, and the Islamic Revolution in Iran were similar in that they...
Restored power to the hereditary monarchs
Attempted to reject the traditional cultures in these countries
Resisted foreign influence in these countries
Reestablished the power of religious leaders
In Iran, both the Revolution of 1979 and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism have caused...
An increase in women's rights
Tension between traditionalism and modernization to continue
Foreign control of natural resources to expand
The introduction of a communist form of government
What country did we make a nuclear deal with?
Quatar
United Arab Emirates
Iran
Iraq
What are punishments put on another country called?
a whoppin'
sanctions
sentancing
the silent treatment
What is the US's main reasoning for intervening in middle eastern affairs?
We are just being helpful
We want to conquer the middle east
because we want to
Oil
Mohamed Bouazizi started the Arab Spring. What did he do?
Led the first peaceful protests against dictators.
Brought social media awareness to the Arab countries.
Led the first violent protests against dictators.
Set himself on fire to show injustices of dictators.
The Arab Spring is described as what?
The warming of equatorial regions due to global warming.
The renewed study of Islam in Arab countries.
The protests against long-term political leaders in Arab countries.
A movement to create lasting peace between Muslims, Christians and Jews.
The image shows how the Arab Spring spread so quickly. Which best describes the diffusion of the Arab Spring?
Social media showed problems and spread ideas very quickly.
Long-term dictators did not know how to use Twitter and Facebook.
The people of Arab countries were hesitant to use technology for fear of being arrested.
Dictators blocked the internet so that the message of freedom could not spread.
Which country has the most Syrian refugees?
Turkey
Jordan
Egypt
Germany
Which event involved the communist Sandinista group (backed by the Soviet Union) against the Contra group (backed by the United States)?
Soccer War
Nicaraguan Revolution
Guatemalan Civil War
Cuban Revolution
Is this rural or urban?: High population density
Rural
Urban
What are the effects of Urbanization on the environment?
It gets rid of plant life and causes habitat destruction.
Causes waves to go farther then normal.
Stretches trees to far.
Stretches trees to far.
Increasing interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe.
Infrastructure
Globalization
Interdependence
Specialization
The development of a worldwide economy where resources flow fairly freely across borders.
Globalization
Economy
GDP
Economic Independence
What are some positives of globalization?
Cheap sneakers and clothes
Cheap electronics
Information is easy to access and it travels quickly (internet and social media)
All of the answers are correct
__________ happens when there are too many people living in an area.
population
overpopulation
community
A &B are correct
What’s causing overpopulation?
People are living longer now.
People are having lots of children.
People are moving to big cities.
All are correct.
There's a lot of pollution _________ overpopulation.
too
because of
so
There are lots of _______ in big cities because there aren't enough houses for everyone
cottages
slums
supermarkets
stores
