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Unit 5 test

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Changes in the political borders of Eastern Europe in the 1990's resulted from which of the following?

a)

A. Collapse of Communist states

b)

B. Expansion of the Warsaw Pact

c)

C. End of Free Trade

d)

D. Declining power of NATO

2.

In which country did President Clinton use force in an attempt to bring an end to regional conflicts?

a)

Cubia

b)

Israel

c)

China

d)

Bosnia

3.

What is a genocide?

a)

the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group

b)

the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

c)

a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.

d)

any acts committed with the intent to destroy a national, ethical, racial or religious group

4.

Which country experienced a genocide?

a)

Rwanda

b)

Kenya

c)

China

d)

Cuba

5.

Which of the following were not used to alert people to start killing during the Rwandan genocide?

a)

Newspaper

b)

Radio

c)

Press

d)

Television

6.

Under the Apartheid system in South Africa, which group made up a majority of the population?

a)

Blacks

b)

Hispanics

c)

Indians

d)

Whites

7.

Were their disparities (differences) between blacks and whites during the Apartheid?

a)

yes

b)

no

8.

Since 1990, South Africa has been moving towards a more democratic society.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which group was responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

a)

Isis

b)

Al-Qaeda

c)

Boko Haram

d)

FARC

10.

The 9/11 terrorist attacks started which of the following?

a)

War on terror

b)

Cold War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Mexican American war

11.

All of the following were effects of the attacks on 9/11 except

a)

A. Invasion of Afghanistan

b)

B. Increased security at airports

c)

C. Increased tension with Saudi Arabia

d)

Creation of the Department of Homeland Security

12.

How does President Bush hope to gain the support of the Afghan people when the US invades them?

a)

Establish a democracy

b)

Train the Afghan military

c)

Increase funding for education

d)

Send food and medical supplies

13.

The Supreme Court decision in Schenck v. United States (1919) and the Patriot Act of 2001 both dealt with the power of the federal government to

a)

A. suspend the writ of habeas corpus

b)

B. restrict freedom of religion

c)

C. limit civil liberties for reasons of national security

d)

D. deny civil rights to people who lack citizenship

14.

Why does President Bush order the US to invade Iraq?

a)

A. Iraq was threatening Saudi Arabia

b)

B. Iraq needed oil from the United States

c)

Iraq followed all the demands made by the United States

d)

D. Iraq had weapons of mass destruction