chapters 39 and 40

11. Between 2005 and 2050 the population is expected to continue growing in all of the following world regions except A) Africa. B) Asia. C) Europe. D) North America. E) Latin America.

C) Europe.

8.Which of the following is not a good example of the Americanization of global culture? A) Barbie B) Coca-Cola C) McDonalds D) Rolex watches E) Pepsi

D) Rolex watches

9. Egyptian president Gamel Abdel Nasser gained great international prestige when A) he negotiated a peace settlement with Israel. B) he succeeded in retaking the Suez Canal from the British. C) he aligned Egypt with the United States. D) he aligned Egypt with the Soviet Union. E) he reclaimed the Sinai Peninsula from Israel.

B) he succeeded in retaking the Suez Canal from the British.

4. The nonalignment movement remained weak because A) of a lack of vision or leadership among member states. B) too few states attended the Bandung Conference to achieve consensus. C) many nonaligned states needed and accepted aid from either the United States or Soviet Union. D) many new states were afraid to alienate the United States. E) All of the answers are correct.

C) many nonaligned states needed and accepted aid from either the United States or Soviet Union.

10. The French fought to retain Algeria because A) they refused to be intimidated by terrorists. B) Algeria provided valuable mineral resources. C) there were two million French settlers in Algeria. D) President Charles de Gaulle had dreams of a restored French empire. E) All of the answers are correct.

C) there were two million French settlers in Algeria.

20. In spite of cultural prejudices against women in Asia, women have emerged as political leaders in all of the following countries except A) China. B) India. C) Myanmar (Burma). D) Pakistan. E) Sri Lanka.

A) China.

6. The Balfour Declaration of 1917 promised that Palestine would A) become a homeland for immigrant Jews. B) continue as a homeland to the resident Arab Muslims. C) remain a British protectorate indefinitely. D) be partitioned into distinct Arab and Jewish zones. E) have elections to determine its future.

A) become a homeland for immigrant Jews.

5.All of the following have contributed to the dramatic growth of the Chinese economy since the late 1970s except A) more efficient long-term economic forecasting by the Communist Party leadership. B) opening China to foreign investment and foreign technology. C) opening Chinese domestic markets to foreign imports. D) vast reserves of cheap labor. E) All of the answers are correct.

A) more efficient long-term economic forecasting by the Communist Party leadership.

13.As a result of the Cultural Revolution in China, A) the educated elite were persecuted, and China was deprived of their talent. B) peasant farmers killed so many sparrows that the ecological balance was thrown off. C) student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square were crushed by government troops. D) the nation achieved industrialization within a generation. E) the Red Guard was discredited.

A) the educated elite were persecuted, and China was deprived of their talent.

18.The goals of feminism in industrialized nations after WWII include all the following except A) women's suffrage. B) equal pay for equal work. C) access to birth control and abortion. D) legal equality. E) All of the answers are correct.

A) women's suffrage.

2.Which of the following is not a characteristic of modern global corporations? A) Global corporations seek out the cheapest labor and raw materials. B) Global corporations have helped provide more money for social services and welfare programs. C) Global corporations prefer locations with few, if any, environmental laws. D) Global corporations favor unrestricted free trade. E) Global corporations scatter operations all over the world.

B) Global corporations have helped provide more money for social services and welfare programs.

1. Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated by A) a Muslim extremist. B) a Hindu extremist. C) a British nationalist. D) a disgruntled follower. E) a Brahmin.

B) a Hindu extremist.

19. As a result of China's one-child policy, A) the population of China has stabilized. B) a significant number of girl babies are missing. C) women have achieved full gender equity in China. D) lingering Confucian values have finally been rooted out. E) All of the answers are correct.

B) a significant number of girl babies are missing.

6.In the 1970s OPEC demonstrated that A) the only way to defeat Israel was for all Arab states to work together. B) an alliance in control of a valuable resource could exert control over the global economy. C) western powers could no longer dominate the Suez Canal. D) overproduction of petroleum products can cause a slump in global prices. E) All of the answers are correct.

B) an alliance in control of a valuable resource could exert control over the global economy.

15. Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated because A) she pursued aggressive birth control policies. B) she permitted an attack on Sikh extremists at the sacred Golden Temple. C) she refused to consider the partition of Kashmir. D) she insisted that untouchables be fully integrated into Indian society. E) she suspended the constitution for two years and ruled without being elected.

B) she permitted an attack on Sikh extremists at the sacred Golden Temple.

13.Global warming refers to A) natural variations in the global climate over time. B) the rise in global temperatures caused by atmospheric pollution such as the emissions of cars and factories. C) the risk of a nuclear war when the planet is politically "hot". D) the increase in temperature caused by volcanic activity on the ocean floors. E) None of the answers are correct.

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

7. Britain withdrew from Palestine in 1947 because A) their mandate had ended. B) they could not resolve the conflict between Palestinians and Jews. C) the United Nations demanded that they leave. D) the Arab states demanded that they leave. E) All of the answers are correct.

B) they could not resolve the conflict between Palestinians and Jews.

18.Argentina in the late 1970s and early 1980s A) A moved steadily toward a multiparty system. B) was ruled by military dictators who caused the "disappearance" of thousands. C) C experimented briefly with a communist system. D) D was invaded and briefly ruled by a Chilean puppet dictator. E) became a puppet state of the United States.

B) was ruled by military dictators who caused the "disappearance" of thousands.

5. A Geneva peace conference regarding Vietnam in 1954 A) followed the defeat of France at Dien Bien Phu. B) determined that Vietnam would be temporarily divided at the 17th parallel. C) determined that Ho Chi Minh and the communists would have control of North Vietnam. D) determined that democratic elections would be held as soon as possible. E) All of the answers are correct.

E) All of the answers are correct.

8. Israel has fought and defeated all of the following neighboring states except A) Egypt. B) Iraq. C) Jordan. D) Syria. E) All of the answers are correct.

E) All of the answers are correct.

12.The author of Silent Spring was A) Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. B) Benazir Bhuto. C) Betty Friedan. D) Simone de Beauvoir. E) Rachel Carson.

E) Rachel Carson.

4.Which of the following is not one of Asia's Little Tigers? A) Hong Kong. B) Singapore. C) South Korea. D) Taiwan. E) Vietnam.

E) Vietnam.

14. Den Xiaoping, A) a masterminded the Great Leap Forward. B) was the driving force behind the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. C) was the leader of Taiwan who helped bring about tremendous economic expansion. D) fled to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War. E) brought free market reforms to China

E) brought free market reforms to China

17. Which of the following would not be a good example of an NGO? A) Amnesty International. B) Greenpeace. C) Human Rights Watch. D) the Red Cross. E) the United Nations.

E) the United Nations.

11.In The Wretched of the Earth, Franz Fanon A) suggested that the suffering of the Africans was a result of their own sin. B) B detailed the horrible conditions in Indian cities. C) C stated that France was meant to rule over Africa because of the civilizing role of the Europeans. D) passionately defended the United States as the only country powerful enough to end world hunger. E) urged the use of violence against colonial oppressors.

E) urged the use of violence against colonial oppressors.

9. 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) Where products scarcely vary from one another, consumers are encouraged to make purchases based on brand names. E) 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.

3. In 1947, India and Pakistan went to war over A) Bangladesh. B) Bengal. C) Kashmir. D) the Punjab. E) the Indus River Valley.

C) Kashmir.

16. The perceived grievances of al-Qaeda against the United States and its allies include all of the following except A) U.S. support of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands. B) the presence of American troops in the holy land of Saudi Arabia. C) U.S. failure to support the mujahideen in their war against the Soviet Union. D) U.S. sanctions against Iraq. E) All of the answers are correct.

C) U.S. failure to support the mujahideen in their war against the Soviet Union.

1. The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was to A) funnel U.S. economic aid to NATO allies. B) attract emerging economies into trade alliances with the United States. C) eliminate barriers to free trade. D) regulate currency rates. E) set fair labor standards for the industrialized nations.

C) eliminate barriers to free trade.

19. In both Guatemala and Nicaragua in the 1950s and 1960s, A) American aid resulted in widespread popular support for the United States. B) the United States supported liberal revolutions against military dictatorships. C) the United States supported military dictatorships that were anticommunist. D) D the United States insisted on human rights as a precondition for aid. E) the United States conducted an anti-drug war.

C) the United States supported military dictatorships that were anticommunist.

3.Which of the following was not a factor in the Japanese postwar "economic miracle"? A) Massive aid from the United States enabled Japan to rebuild quickly after the war. B) Japanese products were not barred from the U.S. market. C) Restrictions imposed on the Japanese defense spending enabled them channel much of their GNP into economic development. D) Abundant reserves of oil and gas fueled postwar industrialization. E) Cheap labor costs and a compliant workforce made Japanese industry very competitive.

D) Abundant reserves of oil and gas fueled postwar industrialization.

12.Conflicts between native Kikuyu and British settlers intensified in Kenya after World War II because A) white settlers had seized the best farmlands for years. B) Kikuyu had been crowded onto tribal reserves. C) Kikuyu had been reduced to the status of wage laborers. D) All of the answers are correct. E) None of the answers are correct.

D) All of the answers are correct.

17.The regime of the Iranian Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlazi was overthrown because A) he alienated conservative Shia Muslims with his secular reforms. B) his repressive policies alienated leftist politicians. C) he allowed U.S. corporations to heavily influence the economy. D) All of the answers are correct. E) a and b.

D) All of the answers are correct.

2. Gandhi and Nehru opposed the partition of India because A) it would leave Hindu India surrounded by Muslim states. B) it would deprive India of some of its most valuable land. C) they mistrusted Muhammad Ali and the Muslim League. D) D they believed that India could be a successful multicultural state. E) All of the answers are correct.

D) D they believed that India could be a successful multicultural state.

15. 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. E) All of the answers are correct.

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

16.Which of the following is not a reason that Arab nationalism failed to materialize? A) Some Arabs are Shia and some Sunni Muslims. B) Some Arab states aligned with the United States and some with the Soviet Union. C) They did not all agree on the status of Israel. D) They shared a common language and culture. E) All of these are reasons for the failure of Arab nationalism.

D) They shared a common language and culture.

7. One objective that the EU, ASEAN, and NAFTA all share in common is a commitment to A) human rights and environmental regulations. B) democratic governments. C) removing political barriers between member states. D) removing barriers to trade between member states. E) All of the answers are correct.

D) removing barriers to trade between member states.

10. One significant result of the electronic information age is that A) English has become the primary language of global communications. B) social and political isolation has been vastly reduced. C) politically repressive regimes such as China are trying to control the Internet. D) the gulf between the technological haves and have-nots has widened. E) All of the answers are correct

E) All of the answers are correct

14. The AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa means that A) millions of children have been orphaned. B) life expectancy is expected to drop from 59 to 45 years. C) the most productive members of African society have been struck down with the disease. D) limited resources have been exhausted trying to cope with the epidemic. E) All of the answers are correct.

E) All of the answers are correct.

20. Apartheid ended in South Africa because A) the Sharpeville massacre instituted a new era of radical activism against it B) the international community imposed economic sanctions against South Africa. C) President de Klerk convinced his party to dismantle the system and hold free elections. D) the African National Congress provided a vehicle for resistance. E) All of the answers are correct.

E) All of the answers are correct.