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WHAP Units 7-9: Global Conflict, Cold War, & Globalization

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What effect did World War I have on the status of women?

a)

The demands of total war actually reduced the opportunities for women

b)

Women in many countries received the vote in the years after the war.

c)

The slaughter caused by capitalistic tensions caused 32 percent of women to join socialist or communist parties.

d)

All women took advantage of new economic opportunities, which lasted long past the end of the war.

2.

Which of the following statements BEST describes the Russian Revolution

a)

The peasants of Russia deeply wanted new liberties and thus killed the Tsar to get it

b)

The first part of the Revolution got rid of the Tsar and the Second Revolution made a Communist state

c)

Lenin killed Stalin and caused a mass revolt

d)

Nicholas II was a great ruler whose death in WWI caused the chaotic revolution

3.

This ended Russia’s involvement in World War I.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Brest Litovsk

c)

Treaty of Somme

d)

Treaty of Lusanne

4.

The term, coined by Wilson in his 14 points, means the idea that people with the same ethnic origins, language, and political ideals had the right to form sovereign states was

a)

Utopian socialism

b)

Fabianism

c)

self-determination

d)

positive nationalism

5.

The key factor in the United States’s decision to enter World War I was

a)

its position as leader of the free world.

b)

Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare.

c)

its long-standing friendship with Great Britain.

d)

the U.S. desire to pick up German colonies in the Pacific.

6.

The activities in the image best offer evidence of which of the following nineteenth century developments?

a)

Creation of regional networks of transportation

b)

Growing independence of working class women

c)

Changes in global migration patterns

d)

Material benefits of industrialization

7.

The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions that emerged in the early 1970s

a)

Developed Socialism

b)

Stagflation

c)

Detente

d)

Glasnost

8.

The economic restructuring and reform implemented by Premier Gorbachev in the Soviet Union in 1985

a)

Solidarity

b)

glasnost

c)

perestroika

d)

Ostpolitik

9.

The term given to the relatively peaceful overthrow of communism in Czechoslovakia; the label came to signify the collapse of East Bloc in general in 1989 to 1990.

a)

Brezhnev Doctrine

b)

postindustrial society

c)

Solidarity

d)

Velvet Revolution

10.

Prior to 1947, the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League worked together seeking to end

a)

nonviolence

b)

religious diversity

c)

foreign rule

d)

nonalignment

11.

The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

a)

begin a cycle of armed revolution

b)

draw attention to critical issues

c)

increase the strength of the military

d)

resist the power of religious leaders

12.

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

13.

The actions of Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, Léopold Senghor, and Julius Nyerere were most closely associated with

a)

a rise in nationalism in several African countries

b)

the end of apartheid in South Africa

c)

a resurgence of colonialism in east Africa

d)

the revival of Islam in northern Africa

14.

The current political boundaries of African nations have been most influenced by

a)

the topographic features of the continent

b)

the patterns of European colonialism

c)

traditional African language groups

d)

the location of ancient African tribal kingdoms

15.

Which is an accurate statement regarding modern African nations?

a)

Most African nations have rejected membership in the United Nations.

b)

For economic reasons, many African nations have maintained ties with their former colonial powers.

c)

Most African nations are experiencing a decrease in urbanization.

d)

Most African nations are miIitary allies of Russia.

16.

The policy of strict racial separation and discrimination that was implemented in the Republic of South Africa is called

a)

collectivization

b)

apartheid

c)

intifada

d)

communism

17.

Which statement best explains why Great Britain and France joined Israel in attacking Egypt when Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956?

a)

The European nations wanted control of the oil fields around the Suez Canal.

b)

The Suez Canal was an important link between European nations and their Asian trading partners.

c)

Great Britain and France were allies of Israel, which had originally controlled the Suez Canal.

d)

Seizure of the Suez Canal indicated Egypt's rejection of democratic principles.

18.

Since 1948, a major reason for the conflict between Arabs and Israelis is that each side

a)

wants the huge oil reserves that lie under the disputed land

b)

believes that the United States favors the other side in the conflict

c)

claims sovereignty over the same land

d)

seeks to control trade on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea

19.
Why was the United Nations founded?
a)
To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again
b)
To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen
c)
To try and preserve peace and international cooperation
d)
To protect Europe against Russia
20.
The World Trade organization's purpose is to  
a)
promote trade barriers
b)
promote free international trade
c)
help poor countries trade with other poor countries.
d)
Help world powers maintain world powers.
21.
The World bank is a program from the UN that provides loans around the world with a purpose to _____________________.
a)
Fight Poverty
b)
Give loans to rich corperations
c)
encourage investment in developed countries
d)
pay teachers to teach students how to read.
22.
The European Union began with the development of a ______________.
a)
plural society
b)
consumer class
c)
common market
d)
defense organization
23.
What happens when a member country does not agree with a decision made by the EU government?
a)
The country may refuse to obey the decision
b)
The country must carry out the decision anyway.
c)
The decision does not go into effect anywhere in the EU.
d)
The decision goes into effect only in countries that support it.
24.
What is the Green Revolution?
a)
A dramatic increase of corn from 1951-1987
b)
a program that encourage farmers to adapt modern agriculture methods
c)
When plants turn green after winter
d)
The increase of plants because of artificial means
25.
The Nuremberg Trials, Tokyo Trials, and the Trial of Slobodan Milošević are all examples of...
a)
carrying out international justice
b)
Genocidal Mania
c)
The violation of the Geneva Conventions
d)
Corruption and collusion in justice
26.

What is one explanation for the great change in the world population between 1950 and 2000?

a)

Family planning was successful.

b)

There was an absence of war and conflict.

c)

New medicines and technology were discovered and applied.

d)

Famine and other natural disasters increased.

27.

Based on this late 20th-century map, which conclusion is accurate?

a)

The worldwide distribution of wealth is unequal.

b)

Social mobility between social classes is increasing.

c)

The communist movement is growing.

d)

Economic self-sufficiency in less developed countries is increasing.

28.

Which conclusion about Internet usage can be drawn from this chart?

a)

Developing nations have easier access to the Internet than developed nations do.

b)

A high standard of living in a nation is linked to high Internet usage.

c)

Internet usage limits international cooperation.

d)

Eastern Hemisphere nations use Internet connections more than Western Hemisphere nations do.

29.

Which of the following is an impact of population growth in the developing world?

a)

rising status of females

b)

decreasing numbers of refugees in the developed world

c)

declining importance of the IMF

d)

rapid and haphazard urbanization

30.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern global consumption?

a)

Consumption becomes a means of self-expression as well as a source of personal identity.

b)

Modern consumption is shaped by wants and desires rather than by needs or necessities.

c)

Global consumption is entirely one way: the tastes of the United States are imposed on the rest of the world.

d)

Global consumerism threatens local and indigenous cultures.

31.

One significant result of the electronic information age is that

a)

English has become the primary language of global communications.

b)

politically repressive regimes such as that of China are trying to control the Internet.

c)

the gulf between the technological haves and have-nots has widened.

d)

All these answers are correct.

32.

Global warming refers to

a)

natural variations in the global climate over time.

b)

the rise in global temperatures caused by atmospheric pollution such as the emissions of cars and factories.

c)

the risk of a nuclear war when the planet is politically "hot."

d)

the increase in temperature caused by volcanic activity on the oceans' floors.