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WHAP Test 5 Study Questions (Ch. 31-36)
-Answer on separate paper (NOT TYPED) 150 points (Guided Group Practice)
Ch. 31
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The United States and the Soviet Union both flexed their new muscles and put Great Britain and France in their place
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What countries were in the eastern bloc and what political/economic system did they have in common?
Who was behind the “Marshal Plan” and what were both its overt and covert goals?
What happens to Germany in 1948 (that will last until 1990)?
List some of programs a typical welfare state would offer:
What group played a key role in various social protests in the West during the 20 th century?
What 2 key factors pulled the U.S. out of its 150 years of voluntary isolation (minus participation in two world wars)
following WW2?
Why did the United States get involved militarily in Korea?
What was U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union under Eisenhower? Why not just attack the Soviet Union?
What Southeast Asian country defeated the U.S. military?
How did President Reagan help cause the Soviet Union to collapse without firing a shot?
How did WW2 impact women’s role in the workplace?
What technology was key to making the Soviets a superpower?
Why did the Soviet Union place so much emphasis on heavy industry?
Under Stalin, if you criticized the regime you were killed. What happened to you under Khrushchev?
What was “Sputnik”?
What did the Soviet Union do in 1979 that the United States also did in 2001?
When did the Cold War end/Soviet Union collapse?
Ch. 32
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What effect did World War II have on Latin America?
What was the impact of the cold war on Latin America?
What political party dominated 20th century Mexico?
What was the focus of the Mexican government in the years following the revolution there?
What was the primary problem/injustice in Bolivia?
What is the act of taking an industry or assets into the public ownership of the state known as?
Why did the United States & the CIA get involved in Guatemalan politics?
What was America’s economic role in Cuba prior to 1961?
What individual led the opposition to Batista in Cuba?
What Argentine played a role in the Cuban revolution and how did he help?
How did the United States help the Cuban revolution?
Once Batista was overthrown, what typed of political and economic system did Castro impose on Cuba?
What was the impact of the Soviet Union’s breakup on Cuba?
What problems continue to plague Latin America into the 21 st century?
What was the positive and negative impact of globalization on Latin America?
Ch. 33
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What was the motivation for the assassination of Indira Gandhi?
Why did socialism fail in the new nations of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa?
What economic policy did leaders in the newly independent countries of Africa and Asia try to follow?
What development from the Early Modern (1450-1750) period was an underlying cause of the population increase?
How did railroads and steamships lead to population growth?
Western nations no longer possess colonies. How can it be argue that in a sense, they still do?
How do many Westerns interpret the problems of emerging countries?
Explain the “divide and conquer” method used by European powers in Africa and Asia.
What is Africa’s most populous nation?
What have countries like Pakistan, India, Iraq, etc. often experienced due to their artificial natures?
What system of government did NOT work in creating economic growth and social justice?
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Consider the cold war and its representative superpowers. Which superpower symbolizes economic growth and which
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What issues brought Nasser to power in Egypt in 1952?
What country or alliance did Egypt align itself with under Nasser?
What factors distinguish India from other developing countries?
Why did India have so many advantages over other countries when it became independent, for example, superior
communication systems and more skilled middle class?
What changes did Ayatollah Khomeini implement in Iran?
Why did the oil-producing Arab nations support Iraq over Iran?
List four restrictions placed on blacks by the Afrikaners.
How did the international community help bring about an end to apartheid?
Describe the religious makeup of sub-Saharan Africa today.
Ch. 34
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Explain why it wasn’t surprising North Korea became communist.
What was America’s primary goal when it restructured Japan following WWII?
It what manner, other than becoming communist, did North Korea imitate the Soviet Union politically?
What sort of governments has South Korea had?
How does South Korea’s economy compare to North Korea’s?
Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore all play influential roles on the world scene in what manner?
Given that China is communist, why do you think the U.S. broke official ties with Taiwan in 1978?
What city-state in East Asia gained its independence in 1965?
List the countries that make up the Pacific Rim.
How did the Pacific Rim countries benefit from the Cold War?
Cite specific benefits Mao and his communists received from World War 2 that led to their victory over the
Guomindang.
What did Mao do to improve the life of peasants and win their support?
What led to the split between the communist Soviet Union and the communist People’s Republic of China?
What was the “Great Leap Forward” and who was it intended to help?
Why did the GLP fail?
List improvements made to the lives of women in China under the communists.
What difficulties remained for women in China?
Explain what the Cultural Revolution was and the role of the Red Guard in it.
Following Mao’s death, how has China’s economy changed?
How was Vietnam divided prior to 1750?
When and where did Ho Chi Minh discover Marxism (communism)?
How did the Viet Minh win support in the north? How does this compare with Mao’s tactics in China?
Why was Diem such a horrible choice as a leader for the U.S. to support?
List the nations that occupied Vietnam since the 19th century.
Ch. 35
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What were the six factors that led to the shrinking of Russian/Soviet Empire power?
Identify some of the problems that resulted from forced industrialization.
What reforms did Gorbachev make after taking office? Make sure you address “glasnost” and “Perestroika” in your
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What occurred across Eastern Europe in the late 1980s?
What occurred in the Soviet Union in 1991 that brought an end to Gorbachev’s power?
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How is Putin different from Gorbachev?
A major change occurred in the Arab/Muslim world when Kuwait did what?
What was at the root of conflict in Africa in the 1990s?
How did some areas of the world oppose U.S. military and economic power?
How did terrorist targets prior to WWI differ from those of today?
What is meant by the “end of history”?
Ch. 36
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What three common pieces of high technology helped connect the world and spread globalization and
cosmopolitanism?
What factors cause multinational corporations to locate in countries around the world?
What was the result of the decline in population growth in various countries?
List 4 criticisms of globalization.
Explain the idea behind the statement that democracies do not make war on each other.
Explain the idea that consumer capitalism results in greater world peace.
What is predicted to happen around the year 2050? (I worry for you and your children but I envy your greatgrandchildren and later decedents.)
If the theory of a postindustrial world holds, what will be the most valuable commodity?
If the birthrate continues to decline worldwide, will women play a greater or lesser role in both politics and the world
economy?
This chapter has focused on globalization and its resulting cultural diffusion between societies. If you carry this idea
forward it means that eventually the world become one global culture with a shared set of values and language. Do the
authors see things going that far?
Ch. 35 Key Terms
Mikhail Gorbachev: Leader of the U.S.S.R. (1985-1991); inaugurated major reforms that led to the disintegration of the
Communist regime.
Glasnost: term meaning openness; Gorbachev’s policy opening the opportunity to criticize the government.
Perestroika: term meaning economic restructuring; Gorbachev’s policy for the economic rebuilding of the U.S.S.R. by
allowing more private ownership and decentralized economic control.
Boris Yeltsin: Successor to Gorbachev; failed to reform the economy; succeeded by Vladimir Putin in 1999.
Globalization: The increasing interconnectedness of all parts of the world; opposed by many environmental and social justice
groups.
Multinational corporations: Business organizations with connections across political borders.
Persian Gulf War: 1991 war led by the United States and various allies against Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. The war led to
Iraqi withdrawal and a long confrontation with Iraq about armaments and political regime.
Ch. 36 Key Terms
Globalization: The increasing interconnectedness of all parts of the world; opposed by many environmental and social justice
groups.
Multinational corporations: Business organizations with connections across political borders.
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Agreement that created an essentially free trade zone between Mexico,
Canada, and the United States, in hope of encouraging economic growth in all three nations; after difficult negotiations, went
into effect January 1,1994.
Global Warming: A controversial theory that suggests that there has been a gradual warming of the Earth’s atmosphere which
has been caused by the burning of fossil fuels and industrial pollutions.