End of the course questions
Which of the following factors fueled the independence movements described in both sources?
A desire for governmental change.
When the Partition of India occurred in 1947, how were the Muslim-dominant regions organized?
A new nation was carved out of the two major Muslim areas called West and East Pakistan.
Which of the following programs shares basic common features with China's one-child policy?
An involuntary sterilization program put in place by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in India in the 1970's.
Which of the following governments can also be described as communist?
China under Mao Zedong.
Based on the passages and your knowledge of world history, which of the following can be inferred about the reference to stock markets in Source 1?
Chinese Communist Party leaders relaxed their adherence to Marxist economic principles
Which of the following concepts BEST describes Mussolini's approach to Italy's declining economy after World War I and in the midst of The Great Depression?
Corporatism.
Which of the following was a direct result of the Quit India movement?
Gandhi and the rest of the party leaders were imprisoned.
The Declaration of Human Rights is best seen as evidence for which of the following?
Global governance organizations formed to maintain world peace and facilitate international cooperation.
Based on your knowledge of world history, which of the following states or organizations had a mandate to oversee Palestine during the twentieth century
Great Britain.
The posters above are evidence of which of the following Stalinist goals for the Soviet Union?
Industrializing the Soviet Union in a socialist way.
Which of the following legacies of British colonialism created the context for conflict in Sudan?
Inherited imperial boundaries of Sudan included ethnic groups with potential for conflict.
According to the above Jewish National Fund poster, the collected money went to fund
Land development for Jewish settlement in the Galilee region.
Which of the following perspectives did these two authors share regarding the impact of World War I on society?
Many men came out of war feeling pessimistic as to what was gained, as all they viewed was carnage and indifference to the death all around them.
The source above BEST reflects which of the following ideologies?
Nationalism.
Which of the following widespread European movements contributed to the attitude exemplified in Brooke's poem?
Nationalism.
Statements like the one above are more likely to be published in the current era for which of the following reasons?
New modes of communication and transportation have reduced the problem of information systems reinforcing social inequity.
The above excerpt from the "Secret Speech" was meant to inspire which of the following?
Separation from the past.
Based on your knowledge of world history, Source 1 and Source 2 describe effects of which of the following 20th-century historical developments?
The Green Revolution
The border dispute between India and Pakistan has manifested itself in which of the following ways
The border dispute between India and Pakistan has persisted to present day, resulting in migration and transnationalism.
The establishment of the ICC was mostly an effect of which of the following long-term historical developments?
The end of the Cold War.
Which of the following describes the author's central argument
The protests may have done more harm than good.
Which of the following explains the motivation behind the establishment of NATO?
To decrease the rapid nuclear armament of nations.
Which one of the following nations was, like Korea, divided into two competing political states during this period?
Vietnam
Compared to Gandhi's views of non-cooperation, the British government's views expressed in the Cripps Mission differed in that they
believed India should fully cooperate with Great Britain's war efforts.
With the onset of the economic consequences outlined in the excerpt,
governments began to take a more active role in economic life.
Taken together, the ideas expressed in these passages refer to
independence movements that resulted in new states systems.
A widespread criticism of this document was
its non-binding nature
Which of the following events would explain China's significant role in the Korean War?
the Chinese Communist Revolution.
The sources above describe the causes of
the Chinese government's promotion of economic liberalization.
The technological developments described in the passage contributed most directly to which of the following?
the Cold War.
Russia turned to communism during the 20th century mostly as a result of
the brutal oppression of the Russian people under czarism in concurrence with major crop failures.
Many historians in the early 1990s would likely have objected to Source 2's characterization of Deng's motives on the basis of their belief that
the collapse of the Soviet Union proved the failure of socialist economics.
Based on your knowledge of world history, the developments in Source 1 provide significant context for all of the following historical events EXCEPT
the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1995.
Which of the following historical events contributed to the difference in life expectancy rates between African nations and European nations during the late twentieth century?
19th-century European imperialism which prevented African nations from modernizing in the 20th century.
The emphasis on human rights discussed in the passage was most directly a result of which of the following?
A response to the Holocaust and acts of terror committed during World War II.
The statements above MOST strongly indicate that Nkrumah believed that
Africans must adopt an attitude of complete self-sufficiency.
The activities of the state described in this speech are MOST consistent with which of the following contexts?
After World War II, newly independent states increased their role in guiding economic development.
Ideas expressed in these passages would MOST likely re-appear in which of the following conflicts?
Angola declaring independence from the Portuguese Empire.
Based on the passage above, which one of the following can be concluded about the role women have played in rural sub-Saharan Africa in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries?
As compared to men, most of the physical labor performed in the agricultural sector is done by women.
The data presented in the two graphs best support which of the following comparative statements about crop yields in Asia and Africa?
Asian governments provided incentives to farmers to utilize the new pesticides and seeds whereas the African governments did not.
In which of the following ways was the struggle described by Nelson Mandela in the excerpt above similar to Chinese protests in Tiananmen Square in the same year?
Both advocated for a more democratic government.
Based on the content of the passages above, how do these two authors characterize the idea of service to country in wartime?
Both indicate that there is no valor on the battlefield, as Remarque speaks of hospitals as torture chambers for the dying, and Hemingway refers to the dead soldiers as meat in a stockyard.
A historian could BEST use the changes in the southern border of Iraq between 1922 and 1927 as evidence to illustrate which of the following claims?
British power to shape borders in the region was not absolute
The views of nonviolence and non-cooperation expressed above had the greatest influence on which of the following?
Civil rights.
BOTH excerpts above recognize which of the following aspects of human interaction with the environment as context for the conflict in Darfur, Sudan? A
Climate change led to increasing desertification in drought-prone regions.
Which of the following provided the most significant context for the drawing and redrawing of the borders of Iraq shown in the maps above?
Collapse of the Ottoman Empire and post-World War I peace settlement.
Based on Source 1 and Source 2 and your knowledge of world history, which of the following BEST describes the impact of new communications technology on the Global South in the late 20th century?
Communications technology impacted nations and regions unevenly.
Based on the document above and your knowledge of world history, what would be a likely reason for Ethiopia seeking assistance from other nations, in resistance to the aggressor nation of Italy?
Compared to Ethiopia, Italy was far more industrialized, and as a result had an advantage in terms of military strength.
Based on the political cartoon, which of the following policies did the U.S. adapt under the Truman Doctrine of 1947?
Containment.
Using your knowledge of world history and the sources above, which of the following was a demographic and social consequence of drawing the borders of Iraq in the early 1920s?
Death and displacement of Iraqis due to British weaponry.
Using your understanding of World History and the writings above, which of the following was a long-term effect most DIRECTLY resulting from movements such as Negritude?
Decolonization movements in French Africa.
How did sentiments like those expressed by Kollwitz affect post-World War I Europe?
Deep disillusionment with pre-war beliefs led to an era of questioning and experimentation.
The data presented in the table BEST supports which of the following comparative statements about life expectancy in developed and less-developed nations during the twentieth century?
Despite an increase in life expectancy rates for both, a person living in Kenya will probably die at a younger age than a person living in France.
A historian could use both passages to demonstrate which of the following conclusions about World War I?
Early in the war, young men responded enthusiastically to serve as soldiers.
How has the status of Pakistan changed since the partition of 1947?
East Pakistan separated from West Pakistan to become the independent nation of Bangladesh.
Which of the following changes did Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress demand from President Botha's government?
Equal rights for all South Africans
Using your knowledge of world history, which of the following institutions was established in the late 20th century to avoid the kind of economic instability seen in Europe after World War I?
European Union.
Which of the following assertions is BEST supported by the passages above?
European dominance in Asia and Africa came to an end after World War II.
Which of the following events has the least to do with the above political cartoon?
Great Leap Forward.
Using your knowledge of world history, which of the following groups in the early 21st century would MOST likely contradict the positive interpretation of ASEAN in the above sources?
Human rights activists at the World Social Forum.
A historian would likely use the posters above, from Joseph Stalin's rule in the Soviet Union, for which of the following reasons?
Identify what Stalin was promising Soviet people.
Which of the following historical developments is LEAST related to the Green Belt Movement?
Improved infrastructure has been created for trade, with the construction of highways, railways, and canals.
Using your knowledge of world history, which of the following BEST accounts for the global economic circumstances depicted in Source 1?
In the late 20th century, regional trade agreements allowed for economic parity with nations with large national economies.
Based on your knowledge of world history, which of the following accurately explains the relationship between new medical advances and changing sexual mores and roles in the latter half of the 20th century?
Increased medical awareness of women's sexuality, as well as the development of birth control, led to greater sexual freedom for women.
Which of the following 20th century organizations best matches Dr. King's rhetoric in this excerpt?
International bodies such as the International Criminal Court
Which of the following groups were MOST excluded from Atatürk's vision of Turkey as expressed in the speech?
Janissaries still loyal to the former Ottoman regime.
Using your knowledge of World History, how did the reality in the Soviet Union between 1929 and 1932 MOST differ from the images above?
Many peasants actively resisted the collectivization of agriculture.
Which of the following people and movements would have been most likely to support the ideals of Negritude?
Marcus Garvey and Pan-Africanism.
The UN report and Sikainga recognize which of the following as the major demographic and social consequences of the Darfur conflict
Military conflict led to forms of genocide and ethnic violence.
Based on your knowledge of world history, a historian would most likely use Source 1 and Source 2 to illustrate which of the following regarding globalization in the late 20th century?
New modes of communication reduced the problem of geographic distance.
Which prominent twentieth century figure below would have reached a similar conclusion as Remarque and Hemingway on the state of society in the first decades of the twentieth century?
Oswald Spengler, in his work The Decline of the West, felt that Europe had entered a stage of irreversible decline, an era defined by war and growing class tensions
Based on the chart above, and your understanding of world history, which statement MOST accurately explains Chinese population trends in the years 1950-2015?
Overall population growth decreased during the years of the Great Leap Forward and the one-child policy.
Which of the following historical arguments does historian Alison Bashford MOST directly challenge in Source 1?
Overpopulation came from limited access to birth control.
The dispute described in the above speech, and depicted in the map, was most directly an effect of which of the following processes in Post-WWII international relations?
Post-colonialism.
Which of the following best describes how the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) demonstrated a change over time in attitudes regarding human rights abuses?
Prior to the establishment of the ICC, there were no permanent global governance institutions dedicated to criminal prosecution of human rights abuses.
This document BEST supports which of the following conclusions about world history?
Rights-based discourses began to challenge old ideas about the rights of women, children, and refugees.
Articles 15, 16, and 17 of the Indian Constitution MOST challenged which of the following?
Rules of Indian social relations according to Hindu traditions.
Using the passage and your knowledge of world history, which of the following events MOST likely contributed to Kollwitz' frustration with the war?
Stalemate at the front and horrific numbers of casualties due to modern weapons.
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn about Thatcher's motives for speaking so pointedly in this speech?
Thatcher's goal was to increase defense spending.
Which of the following BEST explains a development of the Korean war charted on the three maps? A
The Chinese Communist Party helped the North Koreans by sending in troops from the north.
Which of the following BEST describes the global context for the above source?
The Cold War determined how former colonial rulers treated newly independent nations in the Global South.
According to the above speech, which of the following is a major source of conflict between the Socialist Party of Italy and Mussolini's Fascist Party?
The Fascist Party's support for a strong Italian state.
Which of the following BEST represents the primary difference between the Indian Independence Act and the "Loi-Cadre"
The Indian Independence Act detailed the creation of two independent countries from the British colonial empire, whereas the "Loi-Cadre" outlined parameters for lands transitioning towards self-rule within the French colonial empire.
Based on your knowledge of world history, which of the following was MOST LIKELY the primary inspiration behind the Indian Independence Act of 1947?
The Indian National Congress' and Muslim League's pursuit of self-rule.
Which of the following historical events is MOST responsible for the increase in environmental degradation of the 20th century?
The Industrial Revolution of the 19th century.
Which of the following international agreements would BEST support the author's assertion that industry has a negative impact on the environment?
The Kyoto Protocol.
Which of the following is an accurate depiction of the relationship between Chairman Mao's actions and those of the previous leadership of the Soviet Union?
The Soviet Union saw its communist revolution emerging from industrial workers, not agricultural
Which of the following statements most likely explains Harry Truman's view of the atomic bomb discussed in the passage?
The United States military was justified in dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima because Japan initiated war with the attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor.
Using your knowledge of world history, which of the following developments would MOST corroborate the positive portrayal of ASEAN in Source 2?
The creation of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community in 2009.
Which of the following was most similar to the Pan-African aspirations of Kwame Nkrumah?
The creation of the European Union in 1993.
Which of the following events had not occurred when this poster was originally circulated?
The creation of the State of Israel.
The Pan-African movement is best understood in context of which of the following historical developments?
The decline of European colonial rule in the late 1900s.
In the mid-twentieth century, which of the following contributed MOST directly to the change in life expectancy rates around the world?
The development of new medical innovations led to higher life expectancy rates.
Which of the following best explains the spread of HIV/AIDS after its initial public outbreak?
The disease would spread to all sectors of the world and be particularly devastating in underdeveloped areas in Africa.
Using your knowledge of world history, which of the following developments BEST fits the objectives of ASEAN?
The establishment of a common market.
Which of the following was NOT a direct effect of the new agricultural technologies implemented in developing nations during the twentieth century?
The increase in the variety of foods people consume.
Which of the following led directly to the change in agriculture shown in the graphs?
The introduction of fertilizers, pesticides, and new farming techniques with the Green Revolution.
Which of the following statements is a conclusion that would be reached in comparing maps of the South Asian region today with the 1909 map shown above?
The pink, green and yellow colored areas on the map represent independent and sovereign nations today.
Based on your knowledge of world history, which of the following contributed LEAST to the spread of new agricultural techniques around the world in the second half of the twentieth century?
The rise of global capitalism and the competition to earn a profit for individual farmers.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that some revolutionary or reform movements rejected the rhetoric of non-violence?
The vast majority of reform or revolutionary movements in the 20th century lacked a religious background.
According to the map and newspaper, in which of the following ways did religion have the greatest impact on the political independence of British India?
They have led to the division of four countries: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar (Burma).
Which of the following BEST describes why and how the World Trade Organization was created?
To help countries lower trade barriers after the end of the Cold War
Zakaria's argument rests on which of the following precepts
Trade is the Third World's best hope to escape poverty.
Atatürk implemented which of the following policies in the years he ruled as leader of Turkey?
Turkey refused to industrialize or form new trade relations with European nations
Which of the following BEST describes the difference between the struggle for independence in India and Vietnam?
Unlike India, Vietnam's struggle for independence was complicated by the geopolitical realities of the Cold War.
Which of the following MOST accurately describes the governments of India and Pakistan?
While both countries are parliamentary republics, Pakistan is still primarily Muslim while India is still controlled by Hindus
Which of the following could serve as evidence to challenge Mao's central argument in the speech above?
Widespread failures in industrialization and collectivization led to peasant repression and hunger.
Which one of the following statements is the LEAST likely to provide an adequate explanation for the lack of support shown toward Ethiopia by the League of Nations?
With the growing threat of Hitler, there was concern that Italy would ally with Germany, if it was provoked by the League.
Gamel Abdel Nasser's purpose in this speech was primarily
to justify his nationalization of the Suez Canal to the international community.
The purpose of the Green Revolution mentioned in the passage above was
to produce more food for the growing population.
The rhetoric of non-violence espoused by Martin Luther King and other global reform leaders in the 20th century was grounded in the belief that
violence could not fix the underlying issues of a society
Which of the following conclusions about the period from 1949 to the present can be drawn from this excerpt?
Nations participating in NATO face diplomatic challenges, including developing mutually agreed upon solutions.
Which of the following commodities led to the expansion and dissolution of the French empire in Vietnam?
Natural resources such as rubber, coal, and tin, which were essential for both industrialization and militarization.
Using this source and your knowledge of World History, which of the following historical interpretations would BEST be supported by the above source?
International cooperation increased in the late 20th century and early 21st century.
Which of the following events provides the MOST significant historical context for the two government policies identified in the chart?
The Chinese Communist Revolution.
Articles 15, 16, and 17 of the Indian Constitution are MOST consistent with which of the following historical developments?
UN ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Which of the following historical interpretations BEST describes the legacies of colonialism in the 20th century illustrated in the above source?
Emerging ideologies of anti-imperialism contributed to the dissolution of empires and the restructuring of states.
The quotation by Wangari Maathai above is best understood in the context of which of the following?
Large scale farming, global trade, and environmental degradation are forces that have posed challenges to the quality of life for women in rural Africa.
The excerpt above is MOST correlated with which of the following?
The Cold War.
The source above foreshadows which of the following events?
The onset of the Great Depression.
A historian would MOST likely use the Articles 15, 16, and 17 from the Indian Constitution to explain which of the following?
Elimination of caste-based discrimination.
Which of the following was a major cause of the end of apartheid in South Africa?
International economic and political pressure on white South Africa.
Which of the following BEST describes the extent of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic?
It devastated multiple regions across multiple continents.
Based on the information on the map and your knowledge of World History, the conflict above is BEST understood in the context of which of the following?
The Cold War.
Thatcher's arguments about external aggression are BEST understood in the context of which of the following?
The Cold War.
The point of view of this political cartoon is indicative of what social phenomena during the late 1960s and early 1970s in America and Europe?
The Counterculture Movement.
Based on the speech above and your knowledge of world history, which of the following statements would MOST likely be an element of Selassie's reference to "badly applied" sanctions?
The League of Nations placed a ban on arms sales to both Italy and Ethiopia.
Which event below also triggered an ineffective response on the part of the League of Nations
The Munich Agreement of 1938
Which of the following BEST describes a similarity between the actions of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the views of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?
The NAM were attempting to reject an international order which they saw was founded on violence
Based on the content of the passages above, and your knowledge of twentieth-century culture, both authors reference which of the following historical events?
World War I.
Which of the following BEST represents the historical context for the global spread of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918?
World War I.
In contrast to the rhetoric of Martin Luther King above, states during the 20th century increasingly
developed closer ties between standing armies and industrial production.
The primary purpose of Larry Kramer's speech was to
galvanize the LGBT community of New York into action
Using your knowledge of world history, the original version of the document above MOST directly challenged inequality related to
gender relations.
One of the realities of 20th-century disease prevention and control that Kramer noted was that
governments tended to act more aggressively when the victims of a disease were not marginalized socially.
Compared to the technological diffusion in Source 1 and Source 2, technology practices in the period 1750-1900 DIFFERED in that they
offered little social mobility to those at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
The actions taken by Chairman Mao Zedong represent a broader global trend in that
the global poor often turned to communist solutions to their problems
The previous government before Chairman Mao's revolution suffered similarly to other major land-based empires at the turn of the 20th century insofar as
the states failed to meet the economic or social needs of a wide array of peoples.
What kind of additional information could be added to the map, which would help provide a better understanding of the tensions and displacements that played out between Muslims and Hindus in 1947?
Aside from the identification of the dominant religion in each region, the percentages of people following each religion in the contested regions should be included.
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 was an example of which of the following causes of demographic shifts that occurred in the 20th century?
Emergent epidemic disease.
Which of the following energy sources was primarily responsible for raising the power of productivity and increasing the production of material goods during the same period that this statement was made?
Petroleum energy and nuclear power.
Which description below would LEAST likely account for the dramatic shifts in birth and mortality rates portrayed in the chart during the Great Leap Forward?
The Third Plague, an influenza pandemic, swept through China in this period of time.
Which of the following ideologies are not closely identified with Mussolini's fascist theories?
The far left.
Which of the following represents the BEST sourcing of the statement by the British officer in Source 2?
The regretful tone indicates that his intended audience view the horrors of modern warfare with unease.
Which of the following earlier events BEST reflect the desire to present a united front against Soviet military power as discussed in the speech above?
U.S. president Harry Truman supporting the proposed National Security Council Report 68.
What is the best definition for "collective security" as identified in the speech above?
When an association of nations all pledge to support one of their group, should that nation experience a threat to its sovereignty.
According to the source above, the non-violent tactics described in Gandhi's resolution are BEST understood in which of the following historical contexts?
World War II.
During the latter half of the 20th century, leaders in China as well as other industrializing nations challenged the views presented by Mao in that they
incorporated policies leading to economic liberalization.