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1945-1989
1.
Name:
4.
From the Constitution of Japan We, the
Japanese people, acting through our duly
elected representatives in the National Diet,
determined that we shall secure for ourselves
and our posterity the fruits of peaceful
cooperation with all nations and the blessings
of liberty throughout this land. : : :
Which of these is a source for the ideas outlined
in the Japanese Constitution?
A.
Charter of the United Nations
B.
legal writings of Thomas Hobbes
C.
writings on constitutions by Voltaire
5.
What was one outcome of World War II?
A.
England and France increased their overseas
colonial possessions.
B.
The communists gained control over most of
Western Europe.
C.
Japan and Germany became dominant military
powers in their regions.
A.
taking over direct rule of these countries.
B.
crushing the uprisings with military force.
C.
permitting greater democratic reforms in
government.
D. privatizing industrial enterprises.
D. United States Constitution
2.
The Soviet Union dealt with uprisings in Poland,
Hungary, and Czechoslovakia during the 1950s and
1960s by
The Warsaw Pact was developed in 1955 as a
response to the
A.
formation of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
B.
start of the Communist revolution in Cuba.
C.
U.S. development of the hydrogen bomb.
D. UN intervention in Korea.
6.
1) Technological innovations
2) Production of nuclear power
3) Religious and ethnic con ict
D. The Soviet Union emerged as an international
superpower
3.
4) Existence of vast oil reserves
During the twentieth century, which factors from
this list have made the Middle East signi cant to
the rest of the world?
What was one major goal of the Soviet Union
during the early years of the Cold War?
A.
to establish a competitive market economy
B.
to create a defensive bu er zone in Eastern
Europe
C.
to expand individual liberties in the Baltic
republics
D. to attract foreign economic investments
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A.
1 and 2
B.
3 and 4
C.
1 and 3
D. 2 and 4
7.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, an act of Congress,
was used by President Lyndon Johnson to justify
United States bombing during
A.
World War I.
B.
the Vietnam War.
C.
the Persian Gulf War.
10.
—Winston Churchill
D. World War II.
8.
In the quotation above, Winston Churchill
described the—
In 1949 twelve nations signed a treaty to form the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Which statement provides an accurate analysis of
how NATO increased Cold War tensions?
9.
A.
The alliance established an embargo against
Eastern European goods.
B.
The agreement mandated the disarmament of
Western European countries.
C.
The agreement encouraged United States
involvement in Eastern European a airs.
A shadow has fallen upon the
scenes so lately lighted by the
Allied victory: : : an iron curtain
has descended across the continent.
Behind that line lie all the capitals
of the ancient states of Central and
Eastern Europe.
A.
economic problems facing Europe following
World War II.
B.
need to rebuild the defensive forti cations of
pre-World War II Europe.
C.
forced separation of Europe into communist
and democratic nations.
D. collapse of organized government in
communist-controlled areas in Europe.
11.
The Cold War term “Berlin Airlift” refers to the—
D. The pact created a mutual defense alliance
between the United States and Western
European countries.
A.
American e ort to stop Stalin's blockade
of roads and railways leading through East
Germany to West Berlin.
Why was post-World War II Berlin, Germany,
di erent from other Cold War areas of con ict?
B.
pipeline of Nazi sympathizers who were able
to help many German war criminals escape to
South America.
A.
East Berlin was founded on a free market
economy.
C.
B.
West Berlin was located within a communist
country.
transport by military aircraft of East Berliners
who had escaped over the Berlin Wall and
asked to be relocated to West Germany.
C.
West Germany was compelled to build a wall
to deter the Soviet Union.
D. Allied bombing of Berlin and other German
cities that brought about an end to the war in
Europe.
D. East Germany was obligated to send an
ambassador to the United Nations.
12.
Which of the following can be considered a direct
response to the creation of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization?
A.
The Chinese Civil War (1945–1950)
B.
The Warsaw Pact (1953)
C.
The Korean War (1950-1953)
D. The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
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13.
Twentieth-Century International Developments
Berlin Blockade (1948)
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
Brezhnev Doctrine (1968)
How did the developments above a ect
international politics?
The map above could best be used to show which
of the following?
A.
The creation of a common market in Europe
B.
The increase in the number of neutral nations
in Europe
C.
The collapse of international peacekeeping
e orts in Europe
16.
How did Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of Glasnost
and Perestroika a ect the Soviet Union?
A.
The power of the Soviet Union's Communist
Party was strengthened.
B.
Many Soviet citizens demanded more
economic and political freedom.
C.
Soviet powers were centralized under a
totalitarian dictator.
They inspired the creation of the United
Nations.
B.
They intensi ed Cold War con icts and
tensions.
C.
They started cooperation between the United
States and the former Soviet Union.
D. They represented a global preference
for democratic values, institutions, and
governments.
D. The division between communist and
non-communist alliances in Europe
14.
A.
After World War II, Germany was divided into
two nations, East Germany and West Germany.
Though they remained politically divided for over
forty years, the people of these two nations shared
a common cultural heritage. Which action was
in uenced by this cultural heritage?
A.
West Germany joined NATO in 1955.
B.
East Germany joined the Warsaw Pact in
1955.
C.
The people of East Germany supported
reuni cation with West Germany.
D. The people of West Germany supported
withdrawing from the United Nations.
D. The Soviet Union increased its in uence in
the nations of Eastern Europe.
17.
At the end of World War II, Soviet armies
liberated the countries of Eastern Europe from
Nazi Germany.
The occupation of these countries by the Soviet
Union contributed to the development of the Cold
War by
A.
contributing to con ict in the Middle East.
B.
bringing about the reuni cation of Germany.
C.
strengthening the authority of the United
Nations.
D. dividing Europe into communist and
non-communist spheres.
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18.
In the years following World War II, the countries
of communist Eastern Europe were often referred
to as being “behind the iron curtain.”
20.
These countries were perceived as a single region
based on
19.
Following World War II, the Soviet Union
dominated the countries of Eastern Europe. Forty
years later, the Soviet bloc disintegrated, and the
Soviet Union broke apart as well.
These later events led to
A.
struggles for political control in countries
formerly under the control of the Soviet
Union.
economic and political characteristics.
B.
the Chinese Communist Revolution.
D. widespread immigration from other regions.
C.
renewed con ict between Israel and its
neighbors.
Beginning in the late 19th century, many Jewish
people immigrated to Palestine in the hope of
eventually establishing a Jewish state. In 1948,
Israel became an independent country. In the
following years, Arab and Israeli armies fought
several wars.
D. the dismantling of the NATO alliance.
A.
a common cultural heritage.
B.
unique physical features.
C.
21.
A major reason for this con ict was that Arab
countries
The proposal by Great Britain to grant Indian
independence in 1947 drew opposition from
Muslim leaders. Their view was that they
were denied a voice in the Hindu-dominated
independence movement. As a result, Indian
Muslims wanted
A.
feared Israeli urbanization would ruin their
agriculture.
A.
a separate independent Muslim country.
B.
believed Israel was created on lands belonging
to Palestinians.
B.
the continuation of British rule until
di erences could be resolved.
C.
believed Israel supported the Soviet Union in
the Cold War.
C.
an independent India dominated by Muslims.
D. the forced evacuation of Hindus from India.
D. were angered by the refusal of Israel to enter
into trade agreements.
22.
What is the best explanation for the collapse of
communism in the Eastern European countries
during the late 1980s?
A.
military defeat by neighboring countries
B.
diplomatic intervention by democratic
countries
C.
continued religious persecution
D. economic discontent among the citizens
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1945-1989
1.
Answer:
D
2.
Answer:
D
3.
Answer:
B
4.
Answer:
B
5.
Answer:
A
6.
Answer:
B
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8.
Answer:
D
9.
Answer:
B
10.
Answer:
C
11.
Answer:
A
12.
Answer:
B
13.
Answer:
D
14.
Answer:
B
15.
Answer:
B
16.
Answer:
C
17.
Answer:
D
18.
Answer:
C
19.
Answer:
B
20.
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A
21.
Answer:
A
22.
Answer:
D
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