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Mod. 4A


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

 1. 
A major problem for the U.S.S.R. during the continuing arms race was the
A.
access to raw materials such as uranium.
B.
costs associated with each new weapons system.
C.
United Nations sanctions against nuclear weapons.
D.
opposition to nuclear weapons within their own country.
 

 2. 
A significant characteristic of Western Europe after World War Two has been:
A.
economic integration.
B.
a revival of fascism.
C.
gradual disarmament.
D.
imperial rivalry in the Third World.
 

 3. 
Like the U.S.A. in Vietnam, the U.S.S.R. failed to win in Afghanistan because the:
A.
United Nations condemned Soviet actions.
B.
U.S.S.R. did not have enough military equipment.
C.
U.S.S.R. did not defeat the people in the countryside.
D.
Warsaw Pact supported the government of Afghanistan.
 

 4. 
A strategic concern for the U.S.A. regarding the Middle East throughout the Cold War was the importance of
A.
terrorist activities.
B.
trade routes to India.
C.
oil reserves in the area.
D.
control of the Suez Canal.
 

 5. 
As a result of the Amritsar Massacre of 1919, the
A.
British exiled Gandhi to Kashmir.
B.
British granted independence to India.
C.
Indian Congress Party split into Hindu and Muslim parts.
D.
Indian Congress Party demanded complete independence.
 

 6. 
Israel was created in 1948 from territory previously under the control of
A.
Egypt.
B.
France.
C.
Lebanon.
D.
Great Britain.
 

 7. 
Which country was splitting into independent states in the 1990’s as a result of ethnic differences?

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A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
 

 8. 
"You are British and we find it hard not to perceive the British as our enemy, because it was you who permitted our country [Palestine] to be stolen from us."
- Palestinian refugee

Israelis would disagree with the Palestinian refugee because they would say that the Jewish state of Israel was created by:

A.
the Camp David Accord.
B.
a United Nations' resolution.
C.
the annexation of the West Bank.
D.
the British dividing the land equally between the Jews and the Arabs.
 

 9. 
The Soweto massacre in South Africa was sparked by student protests over
A.
rapid school fee increases.
B.
the imposition of pass laws and travel restrictions.
C.
the policy of establishing black homelands (Bantustans).
D.
regulations requiring students to learn the Afrikaner language.
 

 10. 
The first Prime Minister of independent India was
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru.
B.
Mohandas Gandhi.
C.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
D.
Muhammed Ali Jinnah.
 

 11. 

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“Next door” refers to

A.
Syria.
B.
Israel.
C.
Kuwait.
D.
Saudi Arabia
 

 12. 
Which of the following aims did Nagy, Dubcek, and Walesa have in common?
A.
rejecting de-Stalinization
B.
establishing communist rule
C.
opposing Soviet domination
D.
accepting Marshall Plan aid
 

 13. 
The withdrawal of the British from India in 1947 resulted in a
A.
partition into India and Pakistan.
B.
communist north and a democratic south.
C.
peaceful transfer of Muslim and Hindu populations.
D.
federal state with a Muslim majority and a Hindu minority.
 

 14. 
Which of the following was not a factor in the events leading up to the Suez Crisis of 1956?
A.
The Egyptian military threat to Israel.
B.
Nationalization of the Suez Canal by Nasser.
C.
British refusal to grant independence to Egypt.
D.
Egypt’s purchase of arms from Communist countries.
 

 15. 
All of the following were elected political leaders of their countries except
A.
Golda Meir.
B.
Indira Gandhi.
C.
Eleanor Roosevelt.
D.
Margaret Thatcher.
 

 16. 
In 1950, the U.S.S.R. boycotted the U.N. Security Council because the United States:
A.
sent troops to Indo-China.
B.
established military bases in Japan.
C.
aided South Korea in its invasion of North Korea.
D.
refused to recognize the People's Republic of China.
 

 17. 
Which statement best describes the term detente?
A.
non-alignment
B.
imperial rivalry
C.
an easing of tensions
D.
economic dominance
 

 18. 
In the 1970s, the effect on Western economies of OPEC's use of the price of oil as a weapon was:
A.
inflation.
B.
deflation.
C.
free trade.
D.
protectionism.
 

 19. 
The United Nations has been more effective than the League of Nations in dealing with cases of aggression because it:
A.
includes only democratic nations.
B.
does not allow the use of veto powers.
C.
has established a permanent military force.
D.
has been more willing to impose military sanctions.
 

 20. 
As a direct result of Chancellor Willy Brandt’s policy of Ostpolitik, West Germany
A.
was reunified with East Germany.
B.
improved its relations with East Germany and the USSR.
C.
was allowed to join the European Economic Community.
D.
increased its military commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
 

 21. 
Gorbachev’s introduction of perestroika in the U.S.S.R. led to
A.
the introduction of stricter controls on travel.
B.
tighter control of the Eastern European satellite states.
C.
an attempt to decentralize the economy and make it more responsive.
D.
increased openness in discussions of political and social questions.
 

 22. 
The Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) was set up to
A.
put the Marshall Plan into effect.
B.
 collect German reparations payments.
C.
establish free trade throughout Europe.
D.
improve economic ties with the U.S.S.R.
 

 23. 
The immediate reaction of the United Nations to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in1990 was to
A.
launch a U.S. led invasion of Iraq.
B.
bomb Baghdad and other Iraqi cities.
C.
impose an economic boycott on Iraq.
D.
negotiate with Iraq for a reduced territorial settlement.
 

 24. 
In 1945, the Soviet Union and the United States cooperated in the:
A.
Marshall Plan.
B.
control of nuclear armaments.
C.
reconstruction of Europe.
D.
establishment of the United Nations.
 

 25. 
“While communist ideals supported gender equality, in communist countries women's pay averaged only 65 percent of men's, even though women were represented in professional fields. This figure is similar to that in most capitalist democracies.”
- Twentieth Century Viewpoints

The quotation above is suggesting that

A.
gender equality ensures that there will also be pay equity.
B.
there are more chances for women to advance in capitalist societies.
C.
women are treated better in capitalist societies than in communist societies.
D.
the wage gap between women and men is similar in both communist and capitalist societies.
 



 
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