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WorksheetsWorld Studies FInal 20/21
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
The Four Modernizations policy advocated by Deng Xiaoping focused on improvements in
agriculture, health care, education, and defense
agriculture, industry, technology, and defense.
democracy, industry, defense, and education
industry, art, education, and defense.
In China under Deng Xiaoping, peasant farmers
were allowed to sell some of their crops for profit.
were forced to use much of their land to grow experimental crops.
were required to give all of their crops to collective farms.
were required to give up their family farms to the government.
A major cause of tension between North Korea and South Korea is
North Korea's educational institutions.
North Korea's economic policies.
) North Korea's military aggression.
North Korea's growing democracy.
One reasonable conclusion you might draw about China’s one-child policy is that
it will increase the birthrate.
it is likely many children are being raised without siblings.
it is widely accepted by all.
it is causing the population of China to become younger.
How did the principle of nonalignment influence India’s foreign policy?
Nonalignment led to a war with the Soviet Union.
India overthrew the governments of Bangladesh and Pakistan.
India refused to take sides in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The United States placed an embargo on Indian goods.
What is the significance of Kashmir in India’s history?
For decades, India and Britain fought over who would control it.
The United States and the Soviet Union used it as a political pawn in the Cold War
Religious differences contributed to India and Pakistan fighting for its control
Its independence brought about peace between India and Pakistan
Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated as a consequence of
violence following the independence of Pakistan from India.
violence following the creation of Bangladesh.
the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union
conflict surrounding Punjab independence.
After he was elected president of South Korea, _______ helped to industrialize the country and strengthen the economy.
Syngman Rhee
Park Chung Hee
Lee Hsien Loong
Chiang Kai-shek
The term zaibatsu refers to the
the collective farming system in China.
the oppressive military government of Japan.
the large business conglomerates in Japan.
the popular movement toward democracy in China.
Which of Khrushchev’s policies hurt Soviet economy during his leadership?
increased agricultural output and increased military spending
decreased agricultural output and decreased military spending
increased industrial goods and increased military spending
decreased industrial goods and decreased military spending
Mechanisms of the Soviet five-year plans in Eastern satellite countries included which of the following?
repression by secret police
increasing agriculture
decreasing heavy industry
eliminating communism
Under Stalin, the Soviet Union and Soviet satellite states
emphasized heavy industry.
allowed greater political freedom.
witnessed a boom in consumer goods.
ended the collectivization of agriculture.
Soviet satellite states adopted five-year plans that promoted which of the following?
consumer goods, such as televisions and cars
urban development and housing construction
the manufacture of machines and equipment
agricultural production by independent farmers
Khrushchev’s program of de-Stalinization, reversed some of the
political repression and administrative violence.
gains made by Czechoslovakian dissidents.
emphasis placed by Stalin on consumer goods.
trends toward political and economic liberalization.
Which of the following describes a failed economic reform instituted under Khrushchev?
In contrast to Stalin, heavy industry was increased.
He began agricultural production in the Ural Mountains.
Collectivization was ended in Soviet satellite states.
The production of consumer goods was decreased.
Which Communist nation, unlike many of its Eastern European neighbors, did not become a Soviet satellite state?
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Romania
Poland
During the Cold War, which Soviet leader relaxed tensions with the West?
Stalin
Tito
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
During the Cold War, Soviet exploitation of satellite states caused
the nullification of the Warsaw Pact
widespread protest and political reforms.
Poland’s invasion of Hungary.
the overthrow of Stalin and Nagy.
Which of the following actions did Stalin take to maintain control in Czechoslovakia?
Striking writers were rounded up and arrested.
The Soviets arrested and executed Imre Nagy.
Stalin ordered the arrest and detention of all labor leaders.
Antonín Novotny´, the “Little Stalin,” was placed in power.
Which of the following represents a threat to Taiwan’s future?
Japan’s post-war military expansion
Chiang Kai-shek’s repressive rule
Communist China’s claim to rule Taiwan
American military intervention
In 1946, Stalin required that all scientific and literary works
present a Capitalist economic perspective.
describe the accomplishments of Russia.
ignore the achievements of Western nations
conform to the needs of the Communist party.
Fidel Castro’s forces overthrew the government led by
Luis Echeverría.
Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
José López Portillo.
Fulgencio Batista.
The ANC called for armed resistance against the white South African government after the arrest of their leader, _____ , in 1962.
Charles de Gaulle
Nelson Mandela
Jomo Kenyatta
Kwame Mafusa
Muslim leaders such as the Ayatollah Khomeini opposed the shah of Iran because they
disapproved of his open posture toward Iraq.
were members of a different ethnic group than the one to which the shah belonged.
believed Islamic law should be eliminated.
thought the shah promoted a culture of materialism.
The Suez War of 1956 involved the nations of
Israel, Great Britain, France, and Egypt.
Israel, Egypt, the United States, and Germany.
Great Britain, Egypt, the Soviet Union, and Germany.
France, Syria, Egypt, and Somalia.
The oppressive military regime known as the Khmer Rouge ruled which of the following nations?
North Vietnam
Cambodia
China
Laos
By 1975, North and South Vietnam had been reunited by
Communist North Vietnamese forces.
democratic U.S. forces.
a democratic South Vietnamese president.
a Communist Cambodian dictator.
The basic religious difference between Iran and Iraq is
Iraqis are mostly Hindu and Iranians are mostly Shia Muslim.
Iraqis are mostly Hindu and Iranians are mostly Sunni Muslim.
Iranians are mostly Sunni Muslims, while Iraqi leaders under Saddam Hussein were mostly Shia Muslim.
Iranians are mostly Shia Muslims, while Iraqi leaders under Saddam Hussein were mostly Sunni Muslims.
Which of the following was one result of the 1947 UN resolution that sought to divide the Palestine Mandate?
Many Palestinians fled to refugee camps in neighboring Arab countries.
All Palestinians came under Israeli rule.
All Israelis came under Palestinian rule.
The issue of a Palestinian homeland was finally settled.
Why did Great Britain, France, and Israel join forces in the Suez War of 1956?
They wanted to defeat Egypt after Egyptian Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt seized the Suez Canal Company from Britain and France.
They wanted to defeat Egypt after Egyptian Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt seized the Suez Canal Company from the United Arab Republic.
They wanted to help the United States keep control of the Suez Canal.
They wanted to help the Soviet Union keep control of the Suez Canal.
Why are some East African people called wabenzi?
They are named for the Wabe, a polluted river near where they live.
They are named for a disease called wabenzi, an epidemic in their ethnic group.
They are a militant group named for the word meaning “warrior.”
The name is derived from Mercedes-Benz, an expensive car typically driven by the wealthy.
After the arrest of African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela, the ANC
disbanded and fell into disarray.
called for armed resistance to white rule in South Africa.
staged a jailbreak that freed Mandela, who fled to Canada.
allied with Idi Amin.
South African white rule and apartheid were eventually ended, in part, as a result of
the violent overthrow of de Klerk’s government.
invasion by ANC troops from Uganda.
worldwide pressure on de Klerk’s government.
British colonial policy changes.
What caused relations between Cuba and the United States to deteriorate?
José Duarte was elected president of Cuba.
The Castro regime received aid from the Soviet Union.
Cuba pulled its team out of the International Baseball League.
The Sandinistas won the presidential election and replaced Castro.
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In Cambodia, _________________, leader of the Khmer Rouge, massacred more than a million Cambodians.
Pol Pot
Achmed Sukarno
Corazon Aquino
Golda Meir
British adventurer T.E. Lawrence supported Arab nationalists in order to undermine Ottoman rule. What nickname was given to T.E. Lawrence as a result of this activity?
Lawrence the Lion-Hearted
Lawrence of Arabia
the Red Baron
the Mongol King
Which ethnic group was a victim of genocide by the Ottoman Turks?
Jews
Arabs
Armenians
Palestinians
Chiang Kai-shek’s “New Life Movement” was
his plan to rid China of the Communists, which he called “a disease of the heart.”
an attempt to promote traditional Confucian values while rejecting Western capitalist values.
a new religious movement.
patterned after Stalin’s Five-Year Plans.
Mussolini’s Fascist government attempted to control its citizens through
mass propaganda.
mandatory military service in Facist youth groups.
untraditional roles for women.
rewards and honors.
Who did Mao believe would drive the Chinese revolution?
the urban working class
imperialists
Nationalists
poor peasants
President Truman’s main goal in dropping the atomic bombs was to
see how powerful the bombs were.
contaminate Japan with radiation.
end the war quickly.
appease the Allies.
In 1943, the Allies agreed to fight until the Axis powers
were back inside their own borders.
broke their alliance and fought alone
surrendered without any favorable conditions.
lost control of Western Europe.
Churchill compared postwar Soviet policy in Eastern Europe to
liberation
nuclear age.
second front.
iron curtain.
The United States carried on an “island-hopping campaign” in order to
get close enough to mainland Japan to take over.
reach the Soviet Union from the east
ramp up the war against Italy as well as Germany.
fight Japan and Germany at the same time.
For the first two years of the war, Hitler did not increase armaments production because
he did not want to ruin citizens’ morale.
he did not have enough raw materials to do so.
the leading military men said it wasn’t necessary.
the Allies weren’t putting up much of a fight.
