Social Studies (World History) 107 Self Test

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Frank Borman

"In the beginning God. . ."

Argentina

Adolf Eichmann was hiding in .........

European land owners in Kenya

Against whom was the Mau Mau mainly aimed?

True

Both Jews and Christians suffered persecution under the Marxist regime in Chile.

26th of July

Castro called his rebellion the ......... Movement.

No

Did the United Nations keep the peace in Katanga?

Soviet

Dubcek believed that Czechoslovakia should be allowed to run its own affairs without ......... interference.

John Glenn

First American in full orbit

Irish Republican Army

For what do the letters I.R.A. stand?

Egypt

From what country did Israel capture the most territory in the Six-Day War?

No

Has the United Nations really helped to procure peace in the world?

444 days

How long were the American hostages held captive in Iran?

1968

In what year did the Communists launch their Tet offensive?

South China Sea

Into what body of water does the Mekong River flow?

Yes

Is there Communist influence in Northern Ireland today?

Third World War

Many people thought that the ......... was about to start when the United States confronted the U.S.S.R in the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan

Name the 39th and 40th Presidents:

Communist Cuba

Oswald and Ruby had known each other previously in ........

Jesus Christ

Our peace--as Christians--is in .........

workers

Peron's particular appeal was to the ..........

True

President Kennedy claimed that the missiles in Cuba violated the Monroe Doctrine.

False

Salvadore Allende was a Marxist

Mount Everest

Sir Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norkay were the first two men to climb what mountain?

Alan Shepard

Suborbital flight

Taiwan

The ......... delegation walked out of the United Nations when it realized that it was about to be expelled.

United Nations

The ......... placed economic sanctions on Rhodesia for declaring its independence.

Yom Kippur

The .......... War was more costly to Israel than the Six-Day War.

True

The Chilean people begged the military to overthrow Allende.

Hebrew Day of Atonement

The Hebrew holy day called Yom Kippur is the Hebrew ..........

air cover

The United States had promised to provide the invaders with ......... and logistical support.

False

The crew of the U.S.S. Pueblo was held in captivity for two years.

1960's

The decade of the ........ was when so many assassinations occurred in the United States.

Yom Kippur War

The energy crisis of the 1970's was related to which war?

Bay of Pigs

The failure of the ......... invasion proved to be an embarrassment to the administration of President Kennedy.

Eisenhower

The plan to invade Cuba originated during the administration of President .........

West Germany

Was Munich in East or West Germany?

longest

Was Vietnam the longest or shortest war in American history?

Richard Nixon

What American President announced the first American withdrawals from Vietnam?

Lyndon Johnson

What American President was authorized by Congress to take "all necessary measures" to repel Communist aggression in Southeast Asia?

Belgium

What European power held the Congo before June 30, 1960?

General Dwight Eisenhower

What United States President laid the groundwork for our involvement in Vietnam?

The Ra II

What did Mr. Heyerdahl name his boat?

Second coming of Christ

What is the very next event on God's calendar?

The first and second advents of Christ

What two events are the focal points of all of world history?

World War 1

What was "the war to end all wars?"

In an Algerian prison

Where did Tshombe die?

Dr. Christian Barnard

Who transplanted the first human heart?

Moise Tshombe

Who was the leader of Katanga Province in the Congo?

Military junta

restored freedom to Chile

Neil Armstrong

walked on the moon


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