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Unit 8 AP World

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A conflict does not involve direct military confrontation between two or more rival states

a)

Hot War

b)

Chilly War

c)

Cold War

d)

Warm War

2.

Allies flew supplies into West Berlin between Feb 1948 and May 1949 until the USSR agreed to stop the blockade

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

3.

In what ways did both the Soviet Union and the United States seek to maintain influence during the Cold War

4 lines
4.

Replaced the league of nations after World War II to keep the peace

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

United Nations

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Sputnik

5.

Splitting of Eastern Europe from Western Europe between capitalist countries and communist countries

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

League of Nations

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Sputnik

6.

Which unit of study includes the years 1450-1750?

a)

The Early Modern Period

b)

The Modern Period

c)

The Contemporary Period

d)

The Postmodern Period

7.

What is the theme of Unit 8?

a)

Globalization

b)

Cold War & Decolonization

c)

Networks of Exchange

d)

The Global Tapestry

8.

Buddhists follow a path to enlightenment. How many "folds" in this path? 

a)

24

b)

4

c)

16

d)

8

9.

Confucius' ideas were put into to book called_______.

a)

The Quran

b)

the Bible

c)

The Analects

d)

The Buddha

10.

The Teaching of Confucianism...

a)

Was limited to China

b)

Spread within China and throughout East Asia

c)

Ignored in Korea

d)

Ignored in Japan

11.

Which AP Region is seen here?

a)

The Americas

b)

Eurasia

c)

Asia

d)

The Caribbean

12.

Which AP Region is seen here?

a)

Asia

b)

The Caribbean

c)

Oceania

d)

South America

13.

Number 2 region on the AP World map is....

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Latin America

14.

Number 4 region on the AP World map is....

a)

South Asia

b)

the Caribbean

c)

East Africa

d)

Southern Africa

15.

What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?

a)

Capitalism vs. Communism

b)

Democracy vs. Monarchy

c)

Socialism vs. Fascism

d)

Liberalism vs. Conservatism

16.

Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War?

a)

Fall of the Berlin Wall

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Korean War

17.

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?

a)

To rebuild European economies after WWII

b)

To establish NATO

c)

To create the United Nations

d)

To support the Soviet Union

18.

Which country was divided into North and South during the Cold War?

a)

Korea

b)

Vietnam

c)

Germany

d)

China

19.

What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

It brought the world close to nuclear war

b)

It ended the Cold War

c)

It started the Vietnam War

d)

It led to the formation of the United Nations

20.

Which organization was formed to counter the threat of the Soviet Union?

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

United Nations

d)

SEATO

21.

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

a)

To contain the spread of communism

b)

To promote free trade

c)

To establish the European Union

d)

To end colonialism

22.

Which leader is associated with the policy of Glasnost?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Leonid Brezhnev

23.

What was the primary focus of the Non-Aligned Movement?

a)

To remain independent from US and Soviet influence

b)

To support the US in the Cold War

c)

To align with the Soviet Union

d)

To promote nuclear proliferation

24.

Which event marked the beginning of the Space Race?

a)

Launch of Sputnik

b)

Apollo 11 Moon Landing

c)

Yuri Gagarin's spaceflight

d)

Voyager 1 launch

25.

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

a)

Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel

b)

North Korea unified the peninsula

c)

South Korea unified the peninsula

d)

Korea became a single communist state