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Unit 10 Globalization and the 20th Century

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the direct result of the growth of internet use around the globe?

a)

international conflicts decreased

b)

exchange of ideas increased

c)

global trade decreased

d)

pollution increased

2.

Which organization proposed the partitioning of Palestine in 1948 to form the state of Israel?

a)

Commonwealth of Nations

b)

League of Arab States

c)

United Nations

d)

Organization of American States

3.

The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the

a)

end of the Cold War

b)

collapse of the Taliban

c)

strength of the Warsaw Pact

d)

power of the European Union.

4.

This term refers to a division, as in the division of India and Pakistan into two separate states in 1947

a)

Cultural revolution

b)

Partition

c)

Free Trade

d)

Ethnic cleansing

5.

A transformation of agricultural practices particularly in developing nations to increase global food supplies.

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

Apartheid

c)

Green revolution

d)

Civil disobedience

6.

strictly enforced racial segregation in South Africa prevented Black South Africans

a)

Apartheid

b)

SALT

c)

Green revolution

d)

Civil disobedience

7.

attempt by Mao and his followers to reinvigorate the People’s Republic of China

a)

Free Trade

b)

Partition

c)

Ethnic cleansing

d)

Cultural revolution

8.

The integration of economic, social, and some political systems across the world

a)

Civil disobedience

b)

Globalization

c)

SALT

d)

Green revolution

9.

this was a treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union which sought to limit the further production of nuclear weapons

a)

Globalization

b)

Cultural revolution

c)

SALT

d)

Civil disobedience

10.

argued in favor of mass resistance and protest through non-violent means, popularized by Mohandas K Gandhi

a)

Globalization

b)

SALT

c)

Civil disobedience

d)

Cultural revolution

11.

the mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society

a)

Ethnic cleansing

b)

Partition

c)

Cultural revolution

d)

Free Trade

12.

International trade left to its natural course without tariffsquotas, or other restrictions.

a)

Partition

b)

Ethnic cleansing

c)

Free Trade

d)

Cultural revolution

13.

A defensive alliance headed by the Soviet Union as a response to the American-led NATO

a)

Green revolution

b)

Apartheid

c)

Civil disobedience

d)

Warsaw Pact

14.

How did Mohandas Gandhi help India achieve its independence from the United Kingdom?

a)

by promoting the use of civil disobedience

b)

by leading a revolutionary war

c)

by introducing a resolution to the United Nations

d)

by becoming a member of the British Parliament

15.

What was the main goal of the Vietnamese nationalists following World War II?

a)

to disprove the domino theory

b)

to establish democratic elections

c)

to remove the French from power

d)

to provide natural resources to the Soviets

16.

What was apartheid?

a)

a policy of open discussion proposed by Gorbachev

b)

A South African policy separating the races

c)

An abrupt shift to free-market economics in Czechoslovakia

d)

A gradual opening of the Soviet political system

17.

After World War II, the major foreign policy goal of the United States was

a)

the containment of communism

b)

to promote world peace

c)

to promote decolonization

d)

the division of Asia

18.

Why did nationalists in India gain more

support for their cause after World War I?

a)

The British had broken pre–World War I promise.

b)

The nationalists had refused to send soldiers to fight in World War I.

c)

The British had set up a new government in India after WW I.

d)

The nationalists had lost many battles during World War I.

19.

Diplomatic hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II

a)

the Marshall Plan

b)

the Cold War

c)

the Warsaw Pact

d)

the Truman Doctrine

20.

The goal of Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of perestroika and glasnost was to

a)

expand collectivization and communes

b)

resume development of Soviet nuclear weapons

c)

stop expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d)

reform the government and economic structure and allow greater political discussion

21.

During the partition of India, which religious group fled to Pakistan?

a)

Catholics

b)

Hindus

c)

Muslims

d)

Christians

22.

What was the result of the pro-democracy movement centered in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

a)

The state arrested, killed, and wounded hundreds of protesters

b)

 It showed the China’s struggling educational system

c)

It weakened the Communist government and established democracy.

d)

The state allowed the creation of opposition political parties

23.

Which of the following gives an example of an effect of placing communications satelites in Earth's orbit?

a)

It has reduced our dependence on fossil fuels.

b)

It has allowed people to travel overseas more quickly.

c)

It has allowed people to view live events on other continents.

d)

It has decreased the number of armed conflicts around the world.

24.

Which of the following is an example of free trade?

a)

People using computers to purchase items from their local clothing store

b)

Cargo ships carrying large shipments from one continent to another.

c)

Companies establishing businesses within their own country.

d)

Governments eliminating intercontinental barriers to trade.

25.

What did Churchill’s phrase “iron curtain” come to mean?

a)

Europe was forever changed by the Nazi regime.

b)

Europe would still have Allied and Axis powers after the war.

c)

Europe would need a continued military presence for decades.

d)

Europe was divided between democratic and communist countries.

 

26.

What was the Soviet Union’s response to the formation of NATO?

a)

It developed an intercontinental ballistic missile.

b)

It launched Sputnik.

c)

It engaged in brinkmanship.

d)

  It organized the Warsaw Pact.

27.

A policy in which a nation does not try to limit imports or exports by enacting tariffs (taxes on imports) or subsidies (taxes on exports).

a)

Free Trade

b)

Trade

c)

Goods

d)

Supply and Demand

28.

What are some positives of globalization?

a)

Cheap sneakers and clothes

b)

Cheap electronics

c)

Information is easy to access and it travels quickly (internet and social media)

d)

All of the answers are correct

29.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

30.

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

31.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.

b)

The U.S. government started NASA.

c)

U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.

d)

All of the above

32.
Perestroika was...
a)

 Khrushchev's policy of aggression w/ U.S. 

b)

Gorbachev' policy of reform and restructuring in the USSR's economy

c)

Russian term for admiration of a comrade 

d)

Capital of Sudetenland

33.
What was Gorbachev's 1980s policy of glasnost in the USSR?
a)
Strict laws against speaking
b)
Encouraged freedom in speech and governnment
c)
Anarchy and chaos
d)
American Rule over Russia
34.

In a speech regarding the divide in Europe over communism, Winston Churchill stated that a(n) ___________ descended over the continent.

a)

steel wall

b)

iron wall

c)

steel curtain

d)

iron curtain

35.

The organization that was formed to combat communism and protect member nations from a communist attack was the

a)

United Nations

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

NATO

d)

CIA

36.

As a reform to society, China instituted the ________ as a way of removing previous capitalist influences and implementing communist policies throughout the country.

a)

Cultural Revolution

b)

satellite nations

c)

spheres of influence

d)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

37.

The nation created after World War II as a homeland for displaced Jews was

a)

Palestine

b)

the Soviet Union

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Israel

38.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

39.

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

40.

What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy