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AP World History:
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Questions Time Period 6
1914 - Present
1. Which of the following policies led to
radicalism in both the French Revolution
after 1789 and the Russian Revolution
after 1917?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Strikes by factory workers
War against foreign enemies
Coming to power of the peasantry
Imposition of socialism
1. Which of the following policies led to
radicalism in both the French Revolution
after 1789 and the Russian Revolution
after 1917?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Strikes by factory workers
War against foreign enemies
Coming to power of the peasantry
Imposition of socialism
2. Anti-colonial movements like the Congress
Party in India and the Young Turks agreed on
which of the following?
a) Their emphasis on purely linguistic nationalism
b) The desire to return their societies to an earlier
pre-industrial age.
c) Their intent to engage in territorial expansion
at the expense of their weaker neighbors.
d) The need for reform in order to resist
European imperialism.
2. Anti-colonial movements like the Congress
Party in India and the Young Turks agreed on
which of the following?
a) Their emphasis on purely linguistic nationalism
b) The desire to return their societies to an earlier
pre-industrial age.
c) Their intent to engage in territorial expansion
at the expense of their weaker neighbors.
d) The need for reform in order to resist
European imperialism.
3. Which of the following is an accurate
comparison of the Chinese and the Mexican
revolutions of the twentieth century?
a) Both promoted imperialism
b) Both promoted religious education
c) Both were supported by an elite group of
landlords.
d) Both generated land-redistribution policies
3. Which of the following is an accurate
comparison of the Chinese and the Mexican
revolutions of the twentieth century?
a) Both promoted imperialism
b) Both promoted religious education
c) Both were supported by an elite group of
landlords.
d) Both generated land-redistribution policies
4. Which of the following statements about Africa
after 1946 is true?
a) Most African colonies gained national
independence
b) The Organization of African Unity resolved the
issues that most African states found divisive
c) There was little post-colonial conflict in newly
independent states.
d) Colonial patterns of trade disappeared.
4. Which of the following statements about Africa
after 1946 is true?
a) Most African colonies gained national
independence
b) The Organization of African Unity resolved the
issues that most African states found divisive
c) There was little post-colonial conflict in newly
independent states.
d) Colonial patterns of trade disappeared.
5. By 1980 most industrialized countries reached a fairly
stable population level, but population growth in nonindustrialized countries continued at a very high rate.
The most likely explanation for this difference is that:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Climatic shifts resulting from global warming have
caused population decline in the industrialized
countries.
The “green revolution” was rejected by industrialized
countries but embraced by non-industrialized
countries.
Pollution in industrialized countries caused a decline in
human fertility rates
Children are a more important source of labor in
agricultural than in industrial societies
5. By 1980 most industrialized countries reached a fairly
stable population level, but population growth in nonindustrialized countries continued at a very high rate.
The most likely explanation for this difference is that:
a)
b)
c)
d)
Climatic shifts resulting from global warming have
caused population decline in the industrialized
countries.
The “green revolution” was rejected by industrialized
countries but embraced by non-industrialized
countries.
Pollution in industrialized countries caused a decline in
human fertility rates
Children are a more important source of labor in
agricultural than in industrial societies
6. Mao Zedong and Mohandas Gandhi both
appealed to which of the following as a
base of support?
a) Warlords, wealthy landowners, and
merchants
b) Westernized elites
c) Peasants
d) Urban factory workers
6. Mao Zedong and Mohandas Gandhi both
appealed to which of the following as a
base of support?
a) Warlords, wealthy landowners, and
merchants
b) Westernized elites
c) Peasants
d) Urban factory workers
7. Which of the following led to the most dramatic change
in the status of Chinese peasant women in the 1940s
and 1950s?
a)
b)
c)
d)
The policies of Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) that attempted
to give rural women more economic opportunities
Maoist principles that banned arranged marriages and
made women an important part of the Communist
women’s movement.
The Christian missionaries and their work among
peasant families
The success of the Japanese during the occupation in
making men and women equal participants in the
economy
7. Which of the following led to the most dramatic change
in the status of Chinese peasant women in the 1940s
and 1950s?
a)
b)
c)
d)
The policies of Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) that attempted
to give rural women more economic opportunities
Maoist principles that banned arranged marriages and
made women an important part of the Communist
women’s movement.
The Christian missionaries and their work among
peasant families
The success of the Japanese during the occupation in
making men and women equal participants in the
economy
8. Which of the following was not a long
term effect of World War I?
a) ensuing Spanish flu kills less people than
World War I
b) women’s suffrage movement succeeds
c) general decline of European global power
d) social transformation where aristocracy
loses power
8. Which of the following was not a long
term effect of World War I?
a) ensuing Spanish flu kills less people than
World War I
b) women’s suffrage movement succeeds
c) general decline of European global power
d) social transformation where aristocracy
loses power
9. What was Lenin's solution to Russian
participation in World War I?
a) He successfully achieved a significant role at
the Versailles peace negotiations
b) He immediately demanded that his British and
French allies send humanitarian, economic,
and military aid to the eastern front
c) He launched a massive offensive campaign
that carried Russian forces deep within
Germany
d) He negotiated a peace treaty with the Germans
and surrendered huge amounts of land on
Russia's western border
9. What was Lenin's solution to Russian
participation in World War I?
a) He successfully achieved a significant role at
the Versailles peace negotiations
b) He immediately demanded that his British and
French allies send humanitarian, economic,
and military aid to the eastern front
c) He launched a massive offensive campaign
that carried Russian forces deep within
Germany
d) He negotiated a peace treaty with the Germans
and surrendered huge amounts of land on
Russia's western border
10. Which of the following is NOT a contributing
cause of the Great Depression?
a) The tangle of debts, loans and reparations
payments that linked British, French, German
and American investors
b) The failure of American industry to provide new
consumer goods
c) Overproduction in certain commodities led to a
drop in prices
d) A global slump in agriculture due to increased
production and falling prices
10. Which of the following is NOT a contributing
cause of the Great Depression?
a) The tangle of debts, loans and reparations
payments that linked British, French, German
and American investors
b) The failure of American industry to provide new
consumer goods
c) Overproduction in certain commodities led to a
drop in prices
d) A global slump in agriculture due to increased
production and falling prices
11. The Zionist movement primarily desired
to
a)
b)
c)
d)
create a Jewish homeland in Palestine
free Jerusalem from the Arabs
stop the persecution of Jews in England
destroy Germany
11. The Zionist movement primarily desired
to
a)
b)
c)
d)
create a Jewish homeland in Palestine
free Jerusalem from the Arabs
stop the persecution of Jews in England
destroy Germany
12. Which of the following was not one of
the elements in the Treaty of Versailles
that angered Germany?
a)infamous “guilt clause”
b)amount of reparations it had to pay
c)loss of territory it sustained
d)high tariffs enacted by the allies
12. Which of the following was not one of
the elements in the Treaty of Versailles
that angered Germany?
a)infamous “guilt clause”
b)amount of reparations it had to pay
c)loss of territory it sustained
d)high tariffs enacted by the allies
13. Indian nationalists during World War I
supported Britain enthusiastically and
a) wished to remain a colony forever
b) sent aid to help support Germany
c) expected that India would be granted
independence after the war.
d) received independence immediately as a
result
13. Indian nationalists during World War I
supported Britain enthusiastically and
a) wished to remain a colony forever
b) sent aid to help support Germany
c) expected that India would be granted
independence after the war.
d) received independence immediately as a
result
14. Why were people attracted to the messages of
radical politicians after World War I?
a) They felt great hope and enthusiasm for the
future
b) They were embittered as a result of World War
I and unemployment, and they were bewildered
by modernity.
c) They wanted to preserve the status quo
d) The war demonstrated the “perfectibility of
man” and to waste such an opportunity seemed
foolish to them
14. Why were people attracted to the messages of
radical politicians after World War I?
a) They felt great hope and enthusiasm for the
future
b) They were embittered as a result of World War
I and unemployment, and they were bewildered
by modernity.
c) They wanted to preserve the status quo
d) The war demonstrated the “perfectibility of
man” and to waste such an opportunity seemed
foolish to them
15. Mao Zedong’s variety of Communism was
a radical departure from the traditional
ideology because it
a)
b)
c)
d)
placed its emphasis on the urban proletariat
involved no land distribution
relied on the peasantry
only accepted individuals under twelve
years so they could be properly
indoctrinated
15. Mao Zedong’s variety of Communism was
a radical departure from the traditional
ideology because it
a)
b)
c)
d)
placed its emphasis on the urban proletariat
involved no land distribution
relied on the peasantry
only accepted individuals under twelve
years so they could be properly
indoctrinated
16. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
was a
a) military alliance consisting of the United States
and Western European countries
b) military alliance consisting of the USSR and
Eastern European countries
c) military alliance of newly freed African countries
d) military compact among the non-aligned states
16. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
was a
a) military alliance consisting of the United States
and Western European countries
b) military alliance consisting of the USSR and
Eastern European countries
c) military alliance of newly freed African countries
d) military compact among the non-aligned states
17. Which of the following is not one way in which
India and Pakistan differed?
a) Pakistan was a democracy, while India was not
b) Pakistan defined itself according to religion and
was under military leadership
c) India had a larger portion of the industrial and
educational resources
d) India was larger and was 90 percent Hindu
17. Which of the following is not one way in which
India and Pakistan differed?
a) Pakistan was a democracy, while India was not
b) Pakistan defined itself according to religion and
was under military leadership
c) India had a larger portion of the industrial and
educational resources
d) India was larger and was 90 percent Hindu
18. The 1966 Chinese Cultural Revolution
was initially intended to
a)
b)
c)
d)
restrict artistic activity
control Chinese intellectual institutions
have the army control the Red Guards
instill revolutionary fervor in a new
generation
18. The 1966 Chinese Cultural Revolution
was initially intended to
a)
b)
c)
d)
restrict artistic activity
control Chinese intellectual institutions
have the army control the Red Guards
instill revolutionary fervor in a new
generation
19. Since World War II, the most important
political issue in Arab countries has been
the
a)
b)
c)
d)
struggle with Israel
Suez Canal crisis
military coup in Iraq
independence of OPEC nations
19. Since World War II, the most important
political issue in Arab countries has been
the
a)
b)
c)
d)
struggle with Israel
Suez Canal crisis
military coup in Iraq
independence of OPEC nations
20. Which of the following is the BEST description
of political trends in the era between WW I and
WW II?
a) A number of political systems in industrialized
nations became decidedly more authoritarian
b) Communist social movements weakened
considerably
c) Most countries returned to rule by hereditary
monarchies
d) The international influence of European
imperialist powers increased significantly
20. Which of the following is the BEST description
of political trends in the era between WW I and
WW II?
a) A number of political systems in industrialized
nations became decidedly more authoritarian
b) Communist social movements weakened
considerably
c) Most countries returned to rule by hereditary
monarchies
d) The international influence of European
imperialist powers increased significantly
21. After independence in 1947 the Indian
subcontinent was partitioned into different
countries based primarily on
a)
b)
c)
d)
natural geographic boundaries
economic development
political differences
religious identities
21. After independence in 1947 the Indian
subcontinent was partitioned into different
countries based primarily on
a)
b)
c)
d)
natural geographic boundaries
economic development
political differences
religious identities
22. After World War II the hegemony of
Western Europe was broken and replaced by
a) hegemony of supranational organizations
b) hegemony of Japan and China
c) competition between Russia and countries
of the Middle East for control
d) competition between the United States and
the Soviet Union
22. After World War II the hegemony of
Western Europe was broken and replaced by
a) hegemony of supranational organizations
b) hegemony of Japan and China
c) competition between Russia and countries
of the Middle East for control
d) competition between the United States and
the Soviet Union
23. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
modern global corporations?
a) Global corporations seek out the cheapest
labor and raw materials
b) Global corporations often pay taxes in more
than one country
c) Global corporations prefer locations with few, if
any, environmental laws
d) Global corporations favor unrestricted free
trade
23. Which of the following is not a characteristic of
modern global corporations?
a) Global corporations seek out the cheapest
labor and raw materials
b) Global corporations often pay taxes in more
than one country
c) Global corporations prefer locations with few, if
any, environmental laws
d) Global corporations favor unrestricted free
trade
24. Which of the following statements is not true of
modern global consumption?
a) Consumption becomes a means of selfexpression as well as a source for personal
identity
b) Modern consumption is shaped by wants and
desires rather than by needs or necessities
c) Global consumption is entirely one way: the
tastes of the United States are imposed on the
rest of the world
d) Where products scarcely vary from one
another, consumers are encouraged to make
purchases based on brand names
24. Which of the following statements is not true of
modern global consumption?
a) Consumption becomes a means of selfexpression as well as a source for personal
identity
b) Modern consumption is shaped by wants and
desires rather than by needs or necessities
c) Global consumption is entirely one way: the
tastes of the United States are imposed on the
rest of the world
d) Where products scarcely vary from one
another, consumers are encouraged to make
purchases based on brand names
25. Which of the following statements is not true of
modern terrorism?
a) Modern terrorists routinely employ violence
against civilian targets
b) Modern terrorists use sophisticated modern
weapons and technologies
c) Modern terrorists are not confined to any one
state and operate effectively across borders
d) Modern terrorists have been largely successful
in achieving their political objectives
25. Which of the following statements is not true of
modern terrorism?
a) Modern terrorists routinely employ violence
against civilian targets
b) Modern terrorists use sophisticated modern
weapons and technologies
c) Modern terrorists are not confined to any one
state and operate effectively across borders
d) Modern terrorists have been largely successful
in achieving their political objectives
26. As a response to the protests that
culminated in Tiananmen Square, the
Chinese government
a) asked the United Nations to bring in
peacekeepers
b) used force
c) accepted reforms
d) disbanded the Communist government
and allowed free elections
26. As a response to the protests that
culminated in Tiananmen Square, the
Chinese government
a) asked the United Nations to bring in
peacekeepers
b) used force
c) accepted reforms
d) disbanded the Communist government
and allowed free elections
27. Which of the following is generally not
associated with the low birthrates of older
industrial nations?
a) higher levels of women’s employment
and education
b) access to contraception and abortion
c) environmental pollution
d) women deferring marriage and children
until they have established careers
27. Which of the following is generally not
associated with the low birthrates of older
industrial nations?
a) higher levels of women’s employment
and education
b) access to contraception and abortion
c) environmental pollution
d) women deferring marriage and children
until they have established careers
28. What is globalization?
a) the attempt to colonize planets in space
b) the growing global economic, cultural,
and political integration and interaction
c) protecting the markets in your country by
raising tariffs
d) the call for a one-world government
28. What is globalization?
a) the attempt to colonize planets in space
b) the growing global economic, cultural,
and political integration and interaction
c) protecting the markets in your country by
raising tariffs
d) the call for a one-world government
29. In 2002, the European Union promoted
economic growth and free trade by
a) signing NAFTA agreements
b) taking advantage of loans from the United
Nations
c) adopting a common currency, the Euro
d) unifying all of Europe into one single
country
29. In 2002, the European Union promoted
economic growth and free trade by
a) signing NAFTA agreements
b) taking advantage of loans from the United
Nations
c) adopting a common currency, the Euro
d) unifying all of Europe into one single
country
30. Asian and African countries developed
nationalism as a result of Europeans:
a) unintentionally uniting people through
educational efforts.
b) promoting free trade associations among
the colonies.
c) establishing Christianity as the common
religion.
d) discouraging patriotic feelings toward the
mother country.
30. Asian and African countries developed
nationalism as a result of Europeans:
a) unintentionally uniting people through
educational efforts.
b) promoting free trade associations among
the colonies.
c) establishing Christianity as the common
religion.
d) discouraging patriotic feelings toward the
mother country.
31. Non-Western nationalist movements in the
early 20th century had which of the following
in common?
a) They were led by Marxists looking to
overturn capitalist structures.
b) They typically were led by Westerneducated elites looking to modernize their
nations.
c) They were imbued with egalitarian,
progressive impulses for the under-classes
in their nations.
d) They usually involved a complete rejection
of Western material culture.
31. Non-Western nationalist movements in the
early 20th century had which of the following
in common?
a) They were led by Marxists looking to
overturn capitalist structures.
b) They typically were led by Westerneducated elites looking to modernize their
nations.
c) They were imbued with egalitarian,
progressive impulses for the under-classes
in their nations.
d) They usually involved a complete rejection
of Western material culture.
32. After the Versailles Conference, Arab
leaders
a) were frustrated by the limited autonomy
granted them as mandate states
b) were overjoyed by the Balfour Declaration
c) were grateful to the Turkish government for
standing up on behalf of the Middle East at
the conference
d) were angry that Middle Eastern affairs had
not been discussed at all during the
conference
32. After the Versailles Conference, Arab
leaders
a) were frustrated by the limited autonomy
granted them as mandate states
b) were overjoyed by the Balfour Declaration
c) were grateful to the Turkish government for
standing up on behalf of the Middle East at
the conference
d) were angry that Middle Eastern affairs had
not been discussed at all during the
conference
33. Prior to World War I, what was the primary
difference between the Egyptian and the Indian
nationalist movements?
a) In India, a single political party dominated the
nationalist movement, but in Egypt, a variety of rival
parties proliferated.
b) The Egyptian nationalist movement was dominated
by the peasantry, while in India Western-educated
lawyers ran the movement.
c) Whereas India was dominated by the British since
the eighteenth century, Europeans played no role in
Egyptian colonialism.
d) Egyptians advocated the radical overthrowing of
colonial powers, while leaders in India encouraged
the populace to become more western.
33. Prior to World War I, what was the primary
difference between the Egyptian and the Indian
nationalist movements?
a) In India, a single political party dominated the
nationalist movement, but in Egypt, a variety of rival
parties proliferated.
b) The Egyptian nationalist movement was dominated
by the peasantry, while in India Western-educated
lawyers ran the movement.
c) Whereas India was dominated by the British since
the eighteenth century, Europeans played no role in
Egyptian colonialism.
d) Egyptians advocated the radical overthrowing of
colonial powers, while leaders in India encouraged
the populace to become more western.
34. Which of the following statements concerning the
Ottoman Empire is most accurate?
a) As a result of their participation in World War I,
the Ottoman Empire effectively collapsed.
b) The Ottoman participation on the Allied side
allowed the Turks to reassert their dominance
over the Arabs.
c) With the withdrawal of Russia from the conflict,
the Ottoman recovered much land previously lost
in southern Russia.
d) Unlike the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the
Ottoman Empire was severely weakened by
World War I but continued to exist as a political
entity.
34. Which of the following statements concerning the
Ottoman Empire is most accurate?
a) As a result of their participation in World War I,
the Ottoman Empire effectively collapsed.
b) The Ottoman participation on the Allied side
allowed the Turks to reassert their dominance
over the Arabs.
c) With the withdrawal of Russia from the conflict,
the Ottoman recovered much land previously lost
in southern Russia.
d) Unlike the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the
Ottoman Empire was severely weakened by
World War I but continued to exist as a political
entity.
34. Which statement is most accurate about
Latin America today?
a) Elections in several Central and South
American nations have brought communist
governments to power.
b) Military governments or dictatorships have
been replaced by democracies in many
Latin American nations.
c) Debts owed to most foreign nations have
been paid.
d) US support has placed most leaders in
power.
34. Which statement is most accurate about
Latin America today?
a) Elections in several Central and South
American nations have brought communist
governments to power.
b) Military governments or dictatorships have
been replaced by democracies in many
Latin American nations.
c) Debts owed to most foreign nations have
been paid.
d) US support has placed most leaders in
power.
35. Which of the following statements concerning the
states of the Pacific Rim is most accurate?
a) Individualism was the hallmark of the economic
development of this region.
b) The Pacific Rim states abandoned traditional
Confucian concepts in pursuit of Western culture.
c) Most of the states of the Pacific Rim depended
on centralized government planning with sharp
limitations on dissent and instability.
d) All of the states of the Pacific Rim benefited from
having been former British colonies.
35. Which of the following statements concerning the
states of the Pacific Rim is most accurate?
a) Individualism was the hallmark of the economic
development of this region.
b) The Pacific Rim states abandoned traditional
Confucian concepts in pursuit of Western culture.
c) Most of the states of the Pacific Rim depended
on centralized government planning with sharp
limitations on dissent and instability.
d) All of the states of the Pacific Rim benefited from
having been former British colonies.
36. Which of the following was not among the
effects of World War I?
a) The belligerents dissipate their national
wealth and left their countries deeply in debt
b) Resulting tensions and resentments led to
the emergence of the totalitarian state
c) Autocratic monarchies in Germany, AustriaHungary, and Russia were swept away.
d) Ideas of self-determination were used in
determining the fates of the former colonies
of the Central Powers.
36. Which of the following was not among the
effects of World War I?
a) The belligerents dissipate their national
wealth and left their countries deeply in debt
b) Resulting tensions and resentments led to
the emergence of the totalitarian state
c) Autocratic monarchies in Germany, AustriaHungary, and Russia were swept away.
d) Ideas of self-determination were used in
determining the fates of the former colonies
of the Central Powers.
37. Which basic belief characterized the
totalitarian governments of Benito
Mussolini and Saddam Hussein?
a) Nations must have written constitutions
and free elections.
b) All religions are accepted.
c) The needs of the state are more
important than individual rights.
d) Representatives of the people make the
laws.
37. Which basic belief characterized the
totalitarian governments of Benito
Mussolini and Saddam Hussein?
a) Nations must have written constitutions
and free elections.
b) All religions are accepted.
c) The needs of the state are more
important than individual rights.
d) Representatives of the people make the
laws.
38. Which of the following was NOT a
feature of twentieth-century history?
a) The formation of international
organizations
b) A changing balance of power
c) A lessening of conflict
d) Changing patterns of global migration
38. Which of the following was NOT a
feature of twentieth-century history?
a) The formation of international
organizations
b) A changing balance of power
c) A lessening of conflict
d) Changing patterns of global migration
39. Western nations lost their empires in
Asia and Africa chiefly in the three-decade
period from
a)
b)
c)
d)
1885-1915.
1915-1945.
1945-1975.
1965-1995.
39. Western nations lost their empires in
Asia and Africa chiefly in the three-decade
period from
a)
b)
c)
d)
1885-1915.
1915-1945.
1945-1975.
1965-1995.
40. Which of the following best describes
how many Europeans, living through the
Great Depression, thought about political
systems?
a) All forms of governments are bad
b) Liberalism was in decline and
authoritarianism was on the rise
c) Both Liberalism and authoritarianism are
good
d) Authoritarianism is evil
40. Which of the following best describes
how many Europeans, living through the
Great Depression, thought about political
systems?
a) All forms of governments are bad
b) Liberalism was in decline and
authoritarianism was on the rise
c) Both Liberalism and authoritarianism are
good
d) Authoritarianism is evil
41. Within their respective nations, both Ho
Chi Minh and Fidel Castro achieved their
goals by
a) using armed conflict to bring a democratic
government to power.
b) following a policy of nonalignment.
c) working to build a capitalist system.
d) successfully resisting a US-backed
military intervention.
41. Within their respective nations, both Ho
Chi Minh and Fidel Castro achieved their
goals by
a) using armed conflict to bring a democratic
government to power.
b) following a policy of nonalignment.
c) working to build a capitalist system.
d) successfully resisting a US-backed
military intervention.
42. The Depression of 1929
a) Had far less of an impact on Latin
America than it had on Europe or the
U.S.
b) Was not the turning point that the First
and Second World Wars were
c) Caused Latin America to veer towards
authoritarian regimes
d) Impacted Europe but had almost no effect
on Asia.
42. The Depression of 1929
a) Had far less of an impact on Latin
America than it had on Europe or the
U.S.
b) Was not the turning point that the First
and Second World Wars were
c) Caused Latin America to veer towards
authoritarian regimes
d) Impacted Europe but had almost no effect
on Asia.
43. One of the chief by-products of
population growth in the Third World
nations has been
a) industrialization.
b) mass migration to cities.
c) imposition of effective state birth control
programs.
d) a strong commitment to maintaining rural
agrarian societies.
43. One of the chief by-products of
population growth in the Third World
nations has been
a) industrialization.
b) mass migration to cities.
c) imposition of effective state birth control
programs.
d) a strong commitment to maintaining rural
agrarian societies.