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WorksheetsUnit 8 Test
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
What was passed by the United States, Soviet Union, & Great Britain in 1963 to minimize the environmental impacts of nuclear radiation? (SSWH20a)
The United Nations
Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
UNICEF
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
What is the name of the doctrine during the Cold War that stated that both the United States and the Soviet Union maintained their nuclear arsenal and that any nuclear attack would be met with a nuclear attack? (SSWH20a)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Monroe Doctrine
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Mutually assured destruction
Under the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, where are countries ALLOWED to test nuclear weapons? (SSWH20a)
Underwater
In space
In the atmosphere
Underground
Which group rejected the Oslo Accords because they were not granted control of their own state? (SSWH20b)
Jews
Arabs
Which group rejected the Oslo Accords because Israel gave up land to Palestine? (SSWH20b)
Jews
Arabs
Which territories did Israel gain after winning the Six-Day War? (SSWH20b)
the Sinai Peninsula
Europe
The Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
the West Bank & Eastern Jerusalem.
What kind of individual was the person who assassinated Mohandas Gandhi in 1948? (SSWH20c)
A fascist
A Islamic Nationalist
A Hindu Nationalist
A Marxist
What was the system in South Africa called where the minority ethnic group enforced segregation laws to suppress the majority? (SSWH20c)
Nationalist Movement
Imperialism
Segregation
Apartheid
Which of Mao Zedong's programs in China led to the death of millions of civilians due to starvation? (SSWH20c)
Five Year Plan
Great Leap Forward
Cultural Revolution
In 1989, who became president of South Africa and ended apartheid laws? (SSWH20d)
Desmond Tutu
F.W. de Klerk
Nelson Mandela
Mao Zedong
What was the primary outcome of the Tiananmen Square protests in China? (SSWH20d)
The protestors convinced the government to get rid of the Communist government in China.
The government banned religion in the country.
The government reinforced its authority.
The government limited free speech.
The collapse of communism is represented by:
(SSWH20d)
The beginning of the Cold War.
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The globalization of business
How did other countries respond to the conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda in the 1990s? (SSWH21a)
Countries failed to react quickly and allowed it to continue.
Countries called the League of Nations to intervene.
Countries invaded Rwanda.
Countries told Rwanda to handle it themselves.
Pan-Africanism advocated for _____________ and the unity and cooperation of African peoples in Africa and around the world. (SSWH21a)
Black Nationalism
Black Separation
Economic Reform
Religious Reform
When the Pan-Arabism movement saw they were not going to create a single Arab state like they originally wanted, what then became their goal? (SSWH21a)
To promote democratic values and reforms.
To promote cooperation between Arab nations.
To oppose the influence of Western culture.
They still tried to form a single Arab state.
Select all of the reforms instituted in the Soviet Union by Nikita Khrushchev:
(SSWH21b)
He freed political prisoners that were imprisoned by Stalin.
Expanded religious freedom
Reduced government censorship
Gave Soviet satellite states their independence.
He introduced market elements into the economy.
Which Soviet Union leader's reforms resulted in the easing of restrictions on free speech and political unrest in Soviet satellite states? (SSWH21b)
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
The end of the Soviet Union is credited to the resignation of:
(SSWH21b)
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Issues in Northern Ireland were between:
(SSWH21c)
Jews vs. Arabs
Christians vs. Jews
Muslims vs. Hindus
Catholics vs. Protestants
In which area of the world were terrorists motivated by government oppression and US economic domination? (SSWH21c)
Latin America
United States
Middle East
Europe
Which terrorist group is credited with the attack on New York City on September 11, 2001? (SSWH21c)
The Taliban
The Mafia
al-Qaida
The IRA
Who was the first female Prime Minister of Israel that was elected in 1969? (SSWH21d)
Margaret Thatcher
Golda Meir
Indira Gandhi
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: What were Margaret Thatcher's main priorities while she was Prime Minister? (SSWH21d)
Nationalizing the energy industry.
Creating a system of universal healthcare.
Making cuts to welfare programs
reducing business regulations
improving relations with the Soviet Union
Who was assassinated for their role in the violent suppression of Sikh activists? (SSWH21d)
Margaret Thatcher
Indira Gandhi
Golda Meir
What did the development of satellites have the greatest effect on? (SSWH22a)
the internet
global conservation
global health
global communication
What new technology changed problem solving and process capabilities? (SSWH22a)
Satellites
Televisions
The Internet
Computers
What is the "information revolution" associated with? (SSWH22a)
the invention of computers
the invention of satellites
the invention of the internet
the invention of the television
Which world program was created to reduce barriers to trade between nations? (SSWH22b)
UNICEF
United Nations
OPEC
World Trade Organization
Which world program consists of a General Assembly and a Security Council? (SSWH22b)
OPEC
United Nations
World Trade Organization
UNICEF
Which world organization was created to maintain peace and promote international cooperation culturally, politically, and economically? (SSWH22b)
United Nations
OPEC
UNICEF
World Trade Organization
Who generally emits more greenhouse gases? (SSWH22c)
Developed nations
Developing nations
Who does the Kyoto Protocol impose a greater burden on? (SSWH22c)
Developed nations
Developing Nations
What is the root cause of pollution/climate change? (SSWH22c)
Industrialization
Environmentalism
Militarism
Impeialism
