History Review Unit 8-9

What is the Green Revolution?

a program that encourage farmers to adapt modern agriculture methods

What is a major reason for the trend illustrated by the graph?(Graph has a line going for Moving Goods: Expansion of Global Trade,1960-1993)

an increase in global interdependence resulting from modern technology and expanded trade agreements

The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was to

eliminate barriers to free trade.

How did Catholic Church leaders demonstrate sensitivity to demands of the poor for social justice in twentieth-century Latin America?

formation of a ¨liberation theology¨

The United Nations was created primarily to

improve international cooperation

The Yalta Conference:

in the 1940's centered around Franklin D. Roosevelt wanting free, democratic elections in Eastern Europe and Stalin wanting influence over Eastern Europe to use as a buffer zone from future attacks.

Which of the following statements about the Iranian Revolution of 1979 is most accurate?

it was guided by a non-Western ideology

Which natural resource or crop have developing nations been able to trade in the global economy on terms most favorable to themselves?

oil

The main purpose of the Cultural Revolution was to...

preserve revolutionary Communist values by destroying the past

The World Trade organization's purpose is to

promote free international trade

Which of the following is an impact of population growth in developing world?

rapid and haphazard urbanization

Which conclusion about Internet usage can be drawn from this chart?(Chart about Internet Usage)

A high standard of living in a nation is linked to high Internet usage.

One significant result of the electronic information age is that

A:English has become the primary language of global communications. B:politically repressive regimes such as that of China are trying to control the Internet. C:the gulf between the technological haves and have-nots has widened. D:All these answers are correct

Conflict between the US and Cuba where Kennedy/US government gave support to Cuban exiles, who were trained by the CIA to invade Cuba and assassinate Castro:

Bay of Pigs

Which city was the symbolic point for the beginning and end of the Cold War?

Berlin

Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern global consumption? A:Consumption becomes a means of self-expression as well as a source of 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:Global consumerism threatens local and indigenous cultures.

C:Global consumption is entirely one way: the tastes of the United States are imposed on the rest of the world.

US President Harry Truman's policy of preventing the spread and expansion of communism was -

Containment

Which of the following is NOT a good example of the Americanization of global culture? A:Subway B:Coca-Cola C:McDonald´s D:Rolex Watches

D:Rolex Watches

Was the leader of China during the 1980s. He was known for strengthening China's economy through the Four Modernizations.

Deng Xiaoping

Which side of the wall was under the control of the Soviets?

East

Neocolonialism is best-defined as

Economic dependence of developing nations after decolonization

_________________ means "the opening up of a countries economy"

Economic liberalization

Nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union Dumping of toxic waste in the ocean Cutting down the rain forest in Africa and South America

Environmental problems need global solutions.

The World bank is a program from the UN that provides loans around the world with a purpose to _____________________.

Fight Poverty

Stalin's system of economic planning occurred under the

Five Year Plans

Which organization became the main leader of India's independence movement from England?

Indian National Congress

Who was the leader of the Chinese Communists?

Mao Zedong

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

Marshall Plan

In what region have US forces seen military action most frequently in the post-Cold War era?

Middle East and Central Asia

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.

Modern terrorists have been largely successful in achieving their political objectives.

Which Cold War term meant building more and more nuclear weapons so that they'd never be used?

Mutually Assured Destruction

How did the United States challenge the Soviet Union in the "Space Race" after Sputnik was launched into orbit in 1957 ?

NASA was created and the US spent more on math and science education to make engineers.

What is one explanation for the great change in the world population between 1950 and 2000?(Graph with a line going up for World Population Growth 1750-2100)

New medicines and technology were discovered and applied.

What was the political and military alliance of Western, non communist nations?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The All-India Muslim League wanted to break away from India and create another country specifically for Muslims. What's the name of the country?

Pakistan

These groups were similar as they both supported movements for democracy.

Polish Solidarity and Tiananmen Square

Mao Zedong's policies after the Chinese Revolution included all of the following EXCEPT:

Respecting private property rights

What explains the large numbers of "proxy wars" on this map?

Superpowers wanted to avoid direct military confrontations.

True or False: Heart disease and Alzheimer's became more common as people started to live longer lives.

TRUE

The dividing line between showing the difference in political and economic opinions in Europe was referred to as what?

The Iron Curtain

The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?

The Iron Curtain

The "American War/Vietnam War" began because...

The United States wanted to stop the spread of communism.

What happens when a member country does not agree with a decision made by the EU government?

The country must carry out the decision anyway.

¨FROM STETTIN IN THE BALTIC TO TRIESTE IN THE ADRIATIC, AN IRON CURTAIN HAS DESCENDED ACROSS THE CONTINENT.¨The figurative curtain expressed in the source above refers to

The division between communist countries from democratic counties in Europe

Based on this late 20th-century map, which conclusion is accurate?(The map has money on it with countries having different amounts)

The worldwide distribution of wealth is unequal.

Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

They believed the government was offering the safety to al-Qaeda, the organization that attacked the United States on September 11,2001.

How did the Soviets begin the "Space Race" which started in 1957?

They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space

Why was the United Nations founded?

To try and preserve peace and international cooperation

Who created the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights?"

UN

What was the for the alliance organization of Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe?

Warsaw Pact

The Nuremberg Trials, Tokyo Trials, and the Trial of Slobodan Milošević are all examples of...

carrying out international justice

The European Union began with the development of a ______________.

common market

A Cold War is

conflict that does not involve military confrontation between two or more military states.

All of the following were results of the Soviet-American arms race during the Cold War EXCEPT

diminished military sizes and spending due to technology

Global warming refers to

the rise in global temperatures caused by atmospheric pollution such as the emissions of cars and factories.

What did the Green Belt Movement plant to preserve ecosystems and lessen the effects of greenhouse gasses?

trees

The hydrogen bomb

was created in the 1950's by the United States and Soviet Union which led to a stockpiling of nuclear weapons around the world and was more powerful than the atom bombs

The best conclusion that can be drawn from these graphs is that in 1991.(Different Race Populations and their share in income)

whites continued to control the largest amount of income after the end of apartheid