World History II Exam 6
Which of the following is not true about the role of women in post-colonial Africa?
Women have achieved considerable success in politics, becoming president or prime minister in several countries.
Economic development in Africa has been difficult for all of the following except
a declining population.
Which of the following has not been a factor in the development of the Singapore economy?
a democratic government
The problems that developed within South Korea in the 1980s were the result of
a lack of democratic freedom.
In the aftermath of independence, India's greatest economic weakness was in
agriculture.
In 1993, President de Klerk agreed with Nelson Mandela to implement
democratic national elections.
The new prime minister of Great Britain immediately after World War II, Clement Attlee,
established the welfare state in Britain.
African economic growth has been limited by all of the following except
excessive water pollution by Africa's successful industrial development.
In the twentieth century, Western women have
experienced a dramatic change in status.
After 1946, higher education in Western Europe
experienced an influx of students from the middle and lower classes.
Demonstrations occurred on university campuses during the 1960s for all of the following reasons except
grade inflation.
The "Japanese Miracle"
had its roots in the initial policy decisions made during the Meiji reform period.
Women in South and Southeast Asian societies
have, in a few instances, held high political office, as indicated by the careers of Indira Gandhi, Corazón Aquino, and Benazir Bhutto.
The following is true about the Japanese educational system except
it possesses a non-restrictive and individualistically-oriented environment.
All of the following are correct about early African nationalist activities except
most of the anti-colonial nationalists were committed to violence.
The treaties signed in September, 1951 restored Japanese independence, ended Japanese claims to its former colonies and territories, and
provided the United States with military bases in Japan.
The Reagan Revolution included all of the following except
strong support for labor unions and war on poverty programs.
Immediately after World War II, General MacArthur's responsibilities included the demilitarization of Japanese society and the
supervision of the creation of labor unions and the breakup of the zaibatsu.
All of the following contribute to turbulence and unrest in the Middle East except
the desire by a majority of people to separate religion from political and social society.
All of the following are true about the economies of the Middle East except
the socialist economies in the region have been more prosperous than capitalist ones.
Existentialists believed that
the world was absurd and without meaning.
Under the regime of Lee Kuan-yew
thrift, hard work, and an obedience to authority were the tenets of state policy.
In the 1950s, India
took a neutral, third-world position in the Cold War.
The East African term for the people who have achieved a high level of financial success is
wabenzi.
During the twentieth century, women in the Middle East
were aided by the "modernist" movement's efforts to change female statuses and roles by interpreting Islamic views in a manner closer to those prevailing in the West.
African culture has adapted to serve the tourist industry and the export market in the areas of
wood carving, painting, and sculpture.
Which statement about permissiveness in Western society is accurate?
Increased drug consumption became a part of modern permissiveness for many.
Post-World War II charges of Japanese war-time atrocities against minority-group women were brought about by which of the following groups?
Koreans
The tragic situation in the Central African states of Rwanda and Burundi was the conflict between
Tutsi and Hutus.
The European Community was primarily
an economic union.
The term "ethnic cleansing" is associated with the tragedy in which occurred in
Bosnia, during the breakup of Yugoslavia.
The countries which attained their independence from Britain in 1948 and from the Netherlands in 1950, respectively, were
Burma and Indonesia.
The greatest human-made environmental disaster of the second half of the twentieth century occurred at
Chernobyl.
Which of the following is not a post-World War II artistic movement?
Dadaism
In an effort to realize Pan-Islamic goals, which two Middle Eastern countries formed the United Arab Republic in 1958?
Egypt and Syria
As a result of Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956,
Egypt was attacked by the British, the French, and the Israelis.
Which of the following statements is not correct about John F. Kennedy?
He focused exclusively upon domestic matters rather than foreign affairs.
The hopes for a lasting Middle East peace after Camp David were never realized, in part because of
Israeli's policy of establishing settlements in the occupied West Bank territories.
Who was the first prime minister of India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
The customary "government party" in Japan between the 1950s and 1993 was the
Liberal Democratic Party.
Which of the following did not emerge as an independent state after World War II?
Palestine
All of the following occurred between 1945 and 1960 except
Richard Nixon ended the war in Vietnam.
The controversial Indian writer who uses the technique of magical realism and who has angered Moslems is
Salmon Rushdie.
Who was the feminist author who wrote The Second Sex?
Simone de Beauvoir
Which Western European country is not a member of the European Union?
Switzerland
