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WORLD HISTORY LAST EXAM

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

     The Cold War refers to an unarmed conflict between the United States and what other country?

a)

SOVIET UNION

b)

JAPAN

c)

GERMANY

d)

MEXICO

2.

   Who became the leader of the Soviet Union when Joseph Stalin died?

a)

NIKITA KRUSCHEV

b)

RONALD REAGAN

c)

VLADIMIR LENIN

d)

TEACHER GEORGE

3.

   The United States involvement in the Vietnam War was successful in stopping the spread of communism?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

When Fidel Castro became the president of Cuba, Cuba became an ally of what country?

a)

VIETNAM

b)

JAPAN

c)

SOVIET UNION

d)

THE USA

5.

   Apartheid is an Afrikaans word meaning?

a)

A state of being apart

b)

Separate but equal

c)

Equality for all

d)

Racism

6.

   What was the purpose of the African National Congress (ANC)?

a)

To draw more Europeans to the country to oppress black people

b)

To promote segregation between the races

c)

To force Europeans out of their homelands

d)

To end apartehid to unite South Africans to fight for equality for black South Africans.

7.

    What was the significance of Nelson Mandela's election to office in South Africa?

a)

He united the Zulu and Ashanti people to win the election

b)

He won the election with the support of the British

c)

He became the first black president

d)

The released political prisoners

8.

  What consequence did Mandela face for his actions?

a)

He was given a prison sentence but didn't have to serve it.

b)

He was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to hang.

c)

He was imprisoned for 27 years.

d)

He was exiled to the United States.

9.

THE TWO KOREAS ARE DIVIDED BY WHICH LINE?

a)

36TH PARALLEL

b)

37TH PARALLEL

c)

38TH PARALLEL

d)

35TH PARALLEL

10.

THE CAPITAL OF NORTH KOREA IS....?

a)

SEOUL

b)

TOKYO

c)

PYONGYANG

d)

ANKARA