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World History
Fourth Quarterly Assessment
Name: ________________________________
1. “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an Iron curtain has
descended across the Continent…. All these famous cities and the
populations around them lie in the Soviet sphere and are subject, in one
form or another, not only to Soviet influence, but to a very high degree and
increasing measure of control from Moscow.”
The quote from Winston Churchill in 1946 best describes the beginning to
what historical event?
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2. In what ways did the Cold War conflicts between the Soviet Union and the
United States affect the rest of the world?
a. The United States set up satellite states in Eastern Europe
b. The Soviet Union formed NATO to guard against a possible attack by
western powers.
c. The United States and the Soviet Union competed to gain influence and
control around the world.
d. Soviet and United States troops fought each other directly in many
countries.
3. Which event led to the end of the Cold War?
a. The United States and the Soviet Union signed a truce to end the war after
the Cuban missile crisis.
b. The United States and the Soviet Union both decided to reduce military
spending.
c. The United States developed a missile defense system that neutralized the
threat of nuclear weapons.
d. The Soviet Union suffered from serious economic problems and collapsed.
4. What event in China’s history does this photo represent?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Communist takeover of China.
China’s long conflict with Taiwan
The Cultural Revolution
The protest at Tiananmen Square
5. What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Soviet Union began transporting nuclear missiles to Cuba.
The Cuban government sold nuclear missiles to Venezuela.
The United States aimed nuclear missiles at Cuba.
The Soviet Union agreed to buy nuclear missiles from Cuba.
6. How have maps documented changing political/national/cultural boundaries?
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7.What is globalization?
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9. How has the United Nations increased Globalization?
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10. How do the foreign and domestic policies of one country impact the foreign
and domestic policies of another country?
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11. What are some benefits that the average person would experience as a result
of globalization?
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12. How many categories of population density does this map include?
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13. What is the population density around the cities of Beijing and Shanghai?
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14. What region of China has the greatest concentration of people? What might
explain the high population density of this region?
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15. What is the lowest population density shown on this map?
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16. What is the general pattern of population density in China?
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17. What part of China is the least heavily populated? What factors might explain why
this is so?
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