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APWH Modern: Unit 8 Review (1945-1991)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which contributed to the shift in global power structures after World War II?

a)

increasing economic and military power of the US

b)

weakening of European economies and and influence

c)

Desire for self-determination in Africa and Asia

d)

proxy wars

2.

How did World War II contribute to the tensions of the Cold War?

a)

failure of the Treaty of Versailles

b)

growing distrust between the USSR and its allies throughout the war

c)

use of secret treaties such as Sykes-Picot and the Balfour Declaration

d)

the technologies developed during WW2 made nations fear future conflict

3.

Which of the following are examples of brinkmanship?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Berlin Blockade

c)

space race

d)

arms race

4.

The Red Scare and McCarthyism are examples of

a)

political power shifts resulting from the Cold War

b)

failed Five Year Plans

c)

espionage

d)

propaganda

5.

Democracy's most disparate political ideology during the Cold War was

a)

communism

b)

autocracy

c)

theocracy

d)

monarchy

6.

Capitalism's most disparate economic ideology during the Cold War was

a)

socialism

b)

mercantilism

c)

communism

d)

slavery

7.

This foreign aid policy provided Europe with the necessary economic means to recover from World War II.

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

COMECON

d)

Eisenhower Doctrine

8.

The Truman Doctrine was used to

a)

authorize the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

provide economic, political, and military aid to democracies threatened by authoritarian forces

c)

Assist Europe with World War II economic recovery

d)

Help contain communism

9.

Which alliance systems polarized most political relationships during the Cold War?

a)

COMECON

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

United Nations

10.

Which of the following are primary

examples of espionage?

a)

Bay of Pigs invasion

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

U-2 incident

d)

formation of the CIA and KGB

11.

Mutual Assured Destruction was the result of

a)

inadequate Cold War defense systems

b)

space race

c)

nuclear proliferation

d)

new alliances

12.

Why was supporting proxy wars in Korea, Vietnam, and other decolonized nations difficult for the US?

a)

democratic or capitalist sides often meant aligning with imperialist or Western legacies

b)

proxy wars were fought using guerilla warfare

c)

the UN often sanctioned the US for their participation

d)

Soviet economic support of proxy wars reliably exceeded US contributions

13.

What modern nation was founded by the retreating Chinese Nationalist Party under Chiang Kai Shek?

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Singapore

c)

Taiwan

d)

Macau

14.

How did Mao Zedong attempt to consolidate power?

a)

implementing Five Year plans

b)

mobilizing China's youth

c)

eliminating opposition

d)

propaganda

15.

Which of the following were policies of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

elimination of Chinese traditions and culture

b)

establishment of a Red Army

c)

increased agricultural production

d)

industrialization

16.

Which of the following were consequences of the failure of the Great Leap Forward?

a)

intense famine

b)

support of North Korea in the Korean War

c)

loss of prestige for Mao Zedong

d)

increased tensions between China and the USSR

17.

To the West, land reform movements after 1945 were often associated with

a)

proxy conflicts

b)

need for foreign aid

c)

advocating communism

d)

rejection of the US and its allies

18.

Which of the following examples of state-building are the result of negotiated independence?

a)

Ghana

b)

India/Pakistan

c)

Algeria

d)

Iran

19.

This image is an example of Soviet

a)

alliances

b)

nuclear proliferation

c)

propaganda

d)

brinkmanship

20.

Shining Path and the IRA are examples of...

a)

organizations that promoted or intensified conflcits

b)

groups that promoted non-violence

c)

states responding to conflicts by using militaries and intensifying conflict

d)

political movements that sought the end of autocratic socialism

21.

Soviets in Hungary and Czechoslovakia are examples of...

a)

organizations that promoted or intensified conflcits

b)

groups that promoted non-violence

c)

states responding to conflicts by using militaries and intensifying conflict

d)

political movements that sought the end of autocratic socialism

22.

The "thawing" of Cold War tensions after the Cuban Missile Crisis was demonstrated through...

a)

Strategic Defense Initiative

b)

SALT I

c)

Oslo Accords

d)

Camp David Accords

23.

Perestroika and glasnost were Soviet policies of

a)

Khruschev

b)

Breshnev

c)

Gorbachev

d)

Stalin

24.

Which of the following directly contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

a)

economic stagnation

b)

Soviet-Afghan War

c)

increasing protest and discontent in the Soviet bloc

d)

reinvigioration of the arms race under President Reagan

25.

The best synonym for "leftist" is

a)

communist

b)

capitalist

c)

conservative

d)

liberal

26.

In what year did the Soviet Union collapse?

a)

1968

b)

1989

c)

1991

d)

1994

27.

In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?

a)

1958

b)

1962

c)

1964

d)

1968

28.

Global geopolitical and ideological rivalries during the Cold War led to political instability in which of the following nations?

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Peru

c)

Angola

d)

South Africa

29.

Which of the following 20th century ideologies were directly inspired by the Enlightenment?

a)

self-determination

b)

communism

c)

socialism

d)

nationalism

30.

Why was propaganda an instrumental method of communicating nationalism in the 20th century?

a)

It reduced ethnic tensions in areas prone to conflict

b)

It informed largely illiterate populations in the developing world

c)

It provoked emotional response to the actions of revolutionary leaders creating national pride

d)

It instilled fear of opposing ideologies, galvanizing populations

31.

Which of the following are historical processes?

a)

Cause/effect

b)

Change over time

c)

Continuity or change

d)

historical context

32.

What is the best description of a historical development?

a)

A historical continuity

b)

A historical change

c)

A historical consequence

d)

A historical context

33.

India nationalizing banks, Egypt nationalizing the Suez Canal, and Iran attempting to nationalize oil are examples of

a)

the increasing popularity of hypernationalism in the first decades of the 20th century

b)

newly independent states controlling their economies to promote growth

c)

The shift in economic and military power from the West to the East.

d)

the trend set by Mexico to use nationalizing to weaken the West

34.

Which of the following led to large scale population movements after 1945?

a)

The creation of the DMZ

b)

South African apartheid

c)

The partition of India

d)

The partition of Palestine

35.

Which of the following are evidence that imperialism affected the economic development of new states in the second half of the twentieth century.

a)

governments had to take a more active role in state economies

b)

states nationalized industries

c)

newly formed states often had a legacy of unstable political systems

d)

newly formed states' economies were typically agrarian

36.

Which of the following are accurate about African decolonization?

a)

Many nations chose to be non-aligned after achieving self-determination

b)

The US did not frequently get involved in African decolonization

c)

self-determination could be achieved through conflict or negotiation

d)

legacies of cultural conflict often led to increased violence

37.

Which of the following non-Western leaders used Western liberal ideas to promote economic and/or social equality in their states?

a)

Gamal Nasser

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Kwame Nkrumah

d)

Ngo Den Diem

38.

Which organizations promoted ethnic or regional cohesion to challenge colonial rule?

a)

Pan-Islamism

b)

Zionism

c)

OAU

d)

IRA

39.

Which were shared by Vietnam and Korea during their proxy wars?

a)

unpopular southern leaders

b)

divisions along a parallel

c)

heavy support from China

d)

peace treaties that established democratic states

40.

What are the dates for the Cold War?

a)

1940-1989

b)

1945-1991

c)

1949-1994

d)

1949-1989