Multiple
Choice
Identify the choice
that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Mohandas Gandhi’s goal
for the Indian subcontinent was to
A. | end British rule using any methods
at his disposal. | B. | have an independent country with the caste system
intact. | C. | have one independent country which included Hindus and
Muslims. | D. | create a cooperative climate so the British could rule without using
force. |
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A major difference between the League of Nations and the
United Nations is that:
A. | the League was dominated by great
powers. | B. | the League could not impose economic
sanction. | C. | Third World countries have more influence in the United
Nations. | D. | the United Nations cannot raise an armed force to resist
aggression. |
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Detente between the U.S.A. and
the U.S.S.R. suffered a setback when the:
A. | U.S.S.R. invaded Afghanistan.
| B. | U.S.A. withdrew from
Vietnam. | C. | U.S.A. signed the SALT I Agreement. | D. | U.S.S.R. signed the Helsinki
Declaration. |
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The war in Afghanistan was
considered the U.S.S.R.'s "Vietnam" because the U.S.S.R.
A. | controlled the
countryside. | B. | had partitioned Afghanistan. | C. | took several years to win over the Afghan
people. | D. | was unable to defeat a small, militarily weak
enemy. |
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The European Economic Community
is an example of:
A. | nationalism. | B. | imperialism. | C. | isolationism. | D. | internationalism. |
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The concept of a United
Nations' peacekeeping force was developed in response to the:
A. | Suez Crisis.
| B. | Korean
War. | C. | Vietnam War. | D. | Cuban Missile Crisis. |
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The Yom Kippur War of 1973
resulted in the:
A. | invasion of Lebanon by
Israel. | B. | takeover of the Gaza Strip by Syria. | C. | increase in Egyptian control of the West
Bank. | D. | use of oil as an economic weapon against the
West. |
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The South African government
established the 10 homelands (or bantustans) shown on the map in order to
A. | claim that the whites were the
majority in South Africa. | B. | provide blacks with good agricultural land. | C. | separate blacks from rebel forces in
Namibia. | D. | divide the resources equally among the major ethnic
groups. |
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Iraq invaded Kuwait in order
to
A. | halt terrorist attacks from
Kuwait. | B. | acquire control of Kuwait's resources. | C. | gain a strategic advantage in its war with
Iran. | D. | stop the spread of fundamentalist Islamic
beliefs. |
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Immediately following the First
World War, Britain supported
A. | an end to the mandate system.
| B. | home rule for African
colonies. | C. | national independence for India. | D. | Jewish immigration to
Palestine. |
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The veto power in the United
Nations lies with the:
A. | Secretariat. | B. | Security Council. | C. | General Assembly. | D. | Secretary General. |
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According to this cartoon, the
breakup of the Soviet raft was caused by an increase in
A. | nationalism. | B. | imperialism. | C. | communism. | D. | internationalism. |
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The use of threat or force
no longer can or must be an instrument of foreign policy.
- Mikhail Gorbachev,
1988
By renouncing force as an instrument of foreign policy, Gorbachev
effectively
A. | signaled the end of the Cold
War. | B. | lost the support of the Russian people. | C. | admitted to the military weakness of the
U.S.S.R. | D. | made it impossible for other countries to use
force. |
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By 1991 the improved status of
women in western countries was indicated by their
A. | leadership of the UN Security
Council. | B. | strong representation in the labour force. | C. | equal representation in national
legislatures. | D. | receiving salaries equal to or greater than those of
men. |
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The SALT Agreements between the
U.S. and the U.S.S.R. limited the:
A. | number of satellites in
space. | B. | number of individual warheads. | C. | building of multi-purpose
aircraft. | D. | number of intercontinental ballistic
missiles. |
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What U.S. action, in 1956,
resulted in closer ties between Egypt and the U.S.S.R.?
A. | the nationalization of the Suez
Canal | B. | the announcement of the Eisenhower Doctrine | C. | the cancellation of funding for the Aswan
Dam | D. | the support for the Anglo-French invasion of
Egypt |
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The end of the Cold War in
Europe brought about
A. | a decline in the influence of
Germany. | B. | a decline in trade among European nations. | C. | an increase in ethnic and nationalist
tensions. | D. | an increase in the influence of Marxist
ideology. |
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Unlike the League of Nations,
the United Nations has had a better chance of succeeding because
A. | it has made no attempt to stop wars
from breaking out. | B. | all countries agreed to join in peacekeeping
operations. | C. | all the major world powers agreed to become
members. | D. | countries surrendered control of their foreign policy to the
U.N. |
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Which two nations collaborated
with Israel in the 1956 invasion of Egypt?
A. | Britain and France
| B. | France and the
U.S.A. | C. | the U.S.A. and Britain | D. | the U.S.A. and
U.S.S.R. |
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The event in 1956 which caused
the United States to cancel its offer to build the Aswan dam in Egypt was:
A. | Egypt's attack on
Israel. | B. | Israel's attack on the Sinai. | C. | Nasser's nationalization of the Suez
Canal. | D. | Nasser's purchase of arms from communist
states. |
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Which of the following actions
was taken by the United Nations but not by the League of Nations?
A. | economic sanctions
| B. | military
intervention | C. | condemnation of aggression | D. | social and economic
assistance |
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The European Economic Community
(EEC) was a response to the need to
A. | reduce trade barriers.
| B. | distribute United Nations
Aid. | C. | expand colonial markets in Asia. | D. | promote Eastern European
prosperity. |
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The Helsinki Declaration
provided for all of the following except
A. | respect for human
rights. | B. | freer movement of peoples. | C. | reunification of East and West
Germany. | D. | the acceptance of the postwar frontiers of
Europe. |
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Which of the following is an
accurate statement about the United Nations in the 1960s?
A. | The U.S.S.R. boycotted the General
Assembly. | B. | The People's Republic of China was not a
member. | C. | The Security Council voted to send troops to
Vietnam. | D. | Great Britain and France consistently voted against the
U.S.A. |
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The graph below supports which
of the following conclusions?
A. | Infant mortality rates rose between
1965 and 1979. | B. | Women needed to work to support a greater number of
children. | C. | Working women were more likely to have married at an earlier
age. | D. | Rising employment for married women was a factor in the decline of the
birthrate. |
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