Social Studies (World History) 107 Self Test
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