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Unit 13 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Cold War began immediately after...

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

The Korean War

2.

The Cold War was between the United States and...

a)

Great Britain

b)

Germany

c)

The Soviet Union

3.

The United States - Democracy


The Soviet Union - ????

a)

Monarchy

b)

Communism

c)

Theocracy

4.

The United States' policy of keeping Communism in the countries is had already spread to was called...

a)

containment

b)

brinkmanship

c)

M.A.D.

5.

The defensive alliance between the United States and Western Europe during the Cold War was called...

a)

the Warsaw Pact

b)

NATO

c)

the EU

6.

Did the United States and the Soviet Union ever directly fight each other during the Cold War?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

At the end of the Korean War the country...

a)

remained split - North and South

b)

was unified by the Communist North

c)

was unified by the Democratic South

8.

At the end of the Vietnam War the country...

a)

remained split - North and South

b)

was unified by the Communist North

c)

was unified by the Democratic South

9.

Why did the Soviet Union fall?

a)

Their military rebelled against them

b)

They could not keep up economically with the US

c)

Because they lost the Space Race

10.

Which of the following was an independence leader in Africa?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Kwame Nkrumah

c)

Salvador Allende

11.

Nelson Mandela led the fight against Apartheid in which African country?

a)

South Africa

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Ghana

d)

Ethiopia

12.

True or False: The borders of the new African nations were based on colonial borders, not African ethnic groups

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What was a major reason the colony of India was split into India and Pakistan

a)

It would have been too powerful

b)

Religious differences between Hindus and Muslims

c)

The British wished to maintain control of both countries

14.

What style of protest did Mahatma Gandhi use to gain Indian independence?

a)

violent

b)

non-violent

15.

Who was the leader of China after the Communist takeover in 1949?

a)

Xi Jinping

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

Mao Zedong

16.

Why were the Communists able to take control of China?

a)

they had the support of the peasants

b)

they received donations from the United States

c)

they established a free-market economy

17.

What was one of the first things the Communists did when they took control of China?

a)

eliminate wealthy landowners

b)

destroy all factories

c)

become a democracy

18.

Who is the current leader of China?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Xi Jinping

c)

Ho Chi Minh

19.

Which country was created in Palestine after World War II as a homeland for the Jews?

a)

Israel

b)

Syria

c)

Jordan

20.

What happened immediately after Israel declared itself a country in 1948?

a)

Neighboring Arab States declared war

b)

Palestinians retook control of the country

c)

Israel returned land to the Palestinians

21.

The economic organization in Europe of 27 countries that use the Euro as its currency is...

a)

the EU

b)

NATO

c)

the UAE

22.

Who is the current leader of Russia?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Vladimir Putin

c)

Boris Yeltsin

23.

The War on Terror began after...

a)

the September 11th attacks

b)

The War in Iraq

c)

Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011

24.

Immediately after the September 11th attacks the United States...

a)

invaded Afghanistan

b)

invaded Iraq

c)

invaded Vietnam

25.

True or False: Globalization has led many products to be made in other countries and then shipped to where they will be bought

a)

True

b)

False