History 212 - Chapter 36-38 Quiz

The French fought to retain Algeria because

there were two million French settlers in Algeria

In The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon

urged the use of violence against colonial oppressors.

The goals of feminism in industrialized nations after WWII include all the following EXCEPT

women's suffrage.

In Africa, as in Southeast Asia, ________ resisted decolonization, fighting bloody wars. Great Britain Belgium France The Netherlands German

France

Which of the following is NOT a good example of the Americanization of global culture?

Rolex watches

The Cuban missile crisis ended when

The Soviets agreed to withdraw their missiles in exchange for Kennedy's pledge not to invade Cuba and his agreement to withdraw US missiles from Turkey.

Chinese resistance to the Japanese was

weakened by rivalry between Chinese nationalists and communists

At the Munich Conference, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain

Agreed that Hitler could keep lands already taken in exchange for a pledge to end German expansion

Operation Barbarossa in 1941 was code for the

German invasion of the soviet union

The Tripartite Pact brought together

Germany, Italy, and Japan

Between 2005 and 2050, population is expected to continue growing in all of the following world regions EXCEPT

Europe

The United States tentatively supported a failed invasion of Cuba at

Bay of Pigs

Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern terrorism?

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

At the Pay of Pigs in 1961,

invading anti-Castro Cuban forces were overwhelmed by Cuban troops

The nonalignment movement remained weak because

many nonaligned states needed and accepted aid from either the US or Soviet Union

Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser gained great international prestige when he

succeeded in retaking the Suez Canal from the British

Global warming refers to

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

Britain withdrew from Palestine in 1947 because

they could not resolve the conflict between Palestinians and Jews

Argentina in the late 1970s and early 1980s

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

The German Blizkrieg referred to

A lightning war

Which of the following was NOT a factor in Japanese postwar economic growth? Massive aid from the US enabled Japan to rebuild quickly after the war. Japanese products were not banned from the US market. Restrictions imposed on Japanese defense spending enabled the nation to channel much of its GNP into economic development. Abundant natural reserves of oil and gas fueled postwar industrialization.

Abundant natural reserves of oil and gas fueled postwar industrialization.

One significant result of the electronic information age is that

English has become the primary language of global communications. social and political isolation has been vastly reduced. politically repressive regimes such as that of China are trying to control the Internet. the gulf between the technological haves and have-nots has widened.

What phenomena most sparked universal recognition and acceptance of the concept of human rights? The horrors of WWII and the Nazi regime. The spread of global disease pandemics like AIDS. International exposure to the ravages of hunger epidemics. The feminist and civil rights movements.

The feminist and civil rights movements.

Which of the following is NOT one of Asia's "little tigers"? South Korea Hong Kong Vietnam Singapore

Vietnam

In the 1970s, OPEC demonstrated that

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

In what year did the two Germanies reunite to form a united nation?

1990

The Marshall Plan was

A US financial plan to rebuild Europe and stop Soviet expansion

In spite of cultural prejudices against women in Asia, women have emerged as political leaders in all of the following countries EXCEPT

China

A key factor in the Allied victory in the Pacific was the

Island-hopping strategy that positioned US troops within striking distance of Japan Massive aerial bombing of key Japanese cities Development of the atomic bomb Declaration of war by the Soviet government against Japan

Map Activity:

Jerusalem, Gaza Strip, Sues, Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, Israel after UN partition of Palestine, Israel after War of 1948-49

Who seized power after a bloodless coup ended the monarchy of King Farouk?

Kwame Nkrumah

The Japanese finally surrendered in 1945

after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Immediate provocation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was

an American-led oil embargo against Japan

The regime of the Iranian Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi was overthrown because

he alienated conservative Shia Muslims with his secular reforms his repressive policies alienated leftist politicians he allowed US corporations to heavily influence the economy he allowed heavy US military and economic involvement

One objective that the EU and ASEAN share in common is a commitment to

removing barriers to trade between member states.

Apartheid ended in South Africa because

the Sharpeville massacre instituted a new era of radical activism against it the international community imposed economic sanctions against South Africa President de Klerk convinced his party to dismantle the system and hold free elections The African National Congress provided a vehicle for resistance

In both Guatemala and Nicaragua in the 1950s and 1960s,

the US Supported military dictatorships that were anticommunist

Gandhi and Nehru opposed the partition of India because

they believed that India could be a successful multicultural state

As evidence of the renewed power and glory of Italy, Mussolini

annexed Albania annexed Libya invaded Ethiopia supported militarists in the Spanish Civil War

Deng Xiaoping

brought free market reforms to China

At the Wannsee Conference in 1942, Nazi leaders decided to

deport all European Jews to concentration camps in Poland for extermination

Women in the United States and Britain performed all of the following wartime activities EXCEPT

direct combat

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

eliminate barriers of free trade

The height of Japanese atrocity in China was reached at the Rape of

nanjing

As a result of China's one-child policy, The population of China has stabilized. A significant number of female babies go missing. Women have achieved fuller gender equity in China. Chinese families have encouraged a resurgence of Confucian values.

A significant number of female babies go missing.

Which of the following would NOT be a good example of an NGO?

Amnesty International

The Berlin blockade clearly demonstrated that

Britain the US would not be intimidated into abandoning Berlin

The international agreement made in Kyoto to cut greenhouse gas emissions Was ultimately opposed by most of the countries in attendance. Did not require developing countries to reduce their emissions. Has brought the emissions of major producers like China and India down to pre-1990 levels. None of these answers are correct.

Did not require developing countries to reduce their emissions.

The Russian-German Treaty of Nonaggression in 1939 Promised neutrality between the Soviets and Germany in the event of war with a third party. Conceded Soviet control over Eastern Europe. Conceded German control over Eastern Europe. Made the possibility of a war on two fronts for Germany more likely.

Freed Hitler to pursue a more aggressive policy in Western Europe

Gandhi predicted that "rivers of blood" would flow in the wake of the creation of

Pakistan

The perceived grievances of al-Qaeda against the United States and its allies include all of the following EXCEPT

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

In 1947, India and Pakistan Elected Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Mohammad Gandhi, respectively. Joined together in a battle against British colonialism. Peacefully negotiated the resettlement of refugees. Were partitioned into two separate states. All of these answers are correct.

Were partitioned into two separate states.

All of the following were essential to the Soviet defense against the Nazis EXCEPT

Outrage at the German treatment of Jewish minorities in eastern Europe.

All of the following have contributed to the dramatic growth of the Chinese economy since the late 1970s EXCEPT

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

The Truman Doctrine pledged that

the US would support free people resisting subjugation by insurrection or outside interference

Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated by A Muslim extremist. A Hindu extremist. A British nationalist. A disgruntled follower. A Brahmin.

A Hindu extremist.

The Jewish state now called Israel was created in 1948 as a result of A United Nations plan to divide Palestine. A decision by Jews in Palestine to create their own state. A plan by Great Britain. A post-WWII conference organized by the US, Great Britain, France, and Egypt. A joint plan by the Arabs and Jews residing in Palestine.

A United Nations plan to divide Palestine.

In 1938, Germany sent troops into what country and forced its leaders to accept the Anschluss?

Austria

Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern global consumption?

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

Which of the following was NOT a reason that Arab nationalism failed to materialize? They did not all agree on the status of Israel. Some Arab states aligned with the US. Some Arab states are Shia ND some Sunni Muslims. Governments in Arab states included military dictatorships, monarchies, and Islamist revolutionary regimes. Some Arab states aligned with the Soviet Union.

Governments in Arab states included military dictatorships, monarchies, and Islamist revolutionary regimes.

The conflict between Jews and Muslims over control of Palestine was a result of Hostility building over centuries among long-term residents of the region. A colonial quarrel between France and Great Britain over control of the region. Great Britain's conflicting promises to Palestinian Arabs and European Jews. The United States forcing Great Britain to allow European Jews to establish a homeland there. The Cold War battle between the Soviet Union and the US.

Hostility building over centuries among long-term residents of the region.

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

She permitted an attack on Sikh extremists at the sacred Golden Temple.

At the height of their expansion, the Japanese had established either direct or indirect control over all of the following EXCEPT

Thailand

The power of Islam as a means of staving off secular influences was demonstrated by _______ in 1979. The Arab oil embargo. The war against Israel The Iranian revolution An Iraqi uprising that installed a Sunni leader The defeat of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan

The Iranian revolution

What happened to the Japanese war effort immediately following Pearl Harbor? The Japanese advance in Southeast Asia was temporarily halted by a cessation in oil imports. The Japanese swept on through a string of impressive, coordinated victories. The US successfully turned back Japanese attacks in the Philippines, Guam, and Wake Island. A resurgent Chinese resistance movement forced Japan to halt its military expansion.

The Japanese swept on through a string of impressive, coordinated victories..

The Taliban emerged, at least in part, out of which of the following? The afghan-soviet war The US Invasion of Afghanistan The Iran-Iraq war The US invasion of Iraq

The afghan-soviet war

As a result of the Cultural Revolution in China, The educated elite were persecuted, and China was deprived of their talent. Peasant farmers killed so many sparrows that the ecological balance was thrown off. Student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square were crushed by government troops. The nation achieved industrialization within a generation. The Red Guard was discredited.

The educated elite were persecuted, and China was deprived of their talent.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of modern global corporations? They seek out the cheapest labor. They prefer locations with few, if any, environmental laws. They treat the world as a single market. They operate under the legal constraints of the nations where they are located.

They operate under the legal constraints of the nations where they are located. They have helped provide more money for social services and welfare programs

The key to Allied victory in Europe was the Success of resistance movements at undermining German authority. Vast personnel and industrial capacity of the United States and Soviet Union. Lack of commitment of Italian forces to the Axis cause. Development of the atomic bomb.

Vast personnel and industrial capacity of the United States and Soviet Union.

Conflicts between native Kikuyu and British settlers intensified in Kenya after World War II because

white settlers had seized the best farmlands for years, and the Kikuyu had been crowded onto tribal reserves and reduced to the status of wage laborers

The Balfour Declaration of 1917 promised that Palestine would Become a homeland for immigrant Jews. Continue as a homeland to the resident Arab Muslims. Remain a British protectorate indefinitely. Be partitioned into distinct Arab and Jewish zones. Have elections to determine its future.

Become a homeland for immigrant Jews.

Popular unrest forced Todor Zhivkov, eastern Europe's longest surviving communist dictator, to resign in 1989 as leader of what country?

Bulgaria

A Geneva peace conference regarding Vietnam in 1954

followed the defeat of France at Dienbienphu determined that Vietnam would be temporarily divided at the 17th parallel determined that Ho Chi Minh and the communists would have control of North Vietnam determined that democratic elections would be held as soon as possible