QUIZ 3 HIST 102
The _____advanced the right of the Soviet Union to prevent any member of the Warsaw Pact from attempting to abandon the Soviet alliance. "Acceptance Doctrine" "Brezhnev Doctrine" "Forgiveness Doctrine" "Gorbachev Doctrine"
"Brezhnev Doctrine"
One of the most tragic episodes of the Cold War in Latin America was the____carried out in Argentina against suspected leftist by the military junta from 1976 to 1983. "Dirty War" "Unspoken War" "Cruel War" "Cold War"
"Dirty War"
The kidnapped victims of the Argentine "Dirty War" came to be collectively known as the_____. "Martyrs" "Heroes" "Disappeared" "Shadows"
"Disappeared"
_____are treaties aimed at discouraging countries from developing nuclear weapons. "Mutually assured destruction" treaties "Mutually agreed peace" treaties "Non-proliferation" treaties "Armament enhancement" treaties
"Non-proliferation" treaties
The sweeping set of reforms introduced in Czechoslovakia in 1968, aimed at decentralization and a loosening of censorship restrictions, came to be known as the_____. "Prague Spring" "Prague Manifesto" "Prague Holocaust" "Prague Crusade"
"Prague Spring"
Communist China's new "open door" policies would allow the market forces of capitalism to create incentives for innovation and economic growth, and the nation's motto became _____. "Money equals respect." "Capitalism is not the enemy!" "To get rich is glorious!" "The path to riches is the only path."
"To get rich is glorious!"
With the founding of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966, ______, a new term came to define the feminist movement in the late 1960s. "Women's Liberation" "Sexual Liberation" "Women's Emancipation" "Women's Civil Rights"
"Women's Liberation"
Among China's modernization policies in the late 1970s was the mandatory_____, which was aimed at alleviating population pressures that hindered Chinese development. "no-child-left-behind policy" "one-child policy" "abstention policy" "no-child policy"
"one-child policy"
The state of Israel was created in which of the following decades? 1940s 1950s 1930s 1960s
1940s
Baby boomers were born between 1940 and 1950 1945 and 1964 1965 and 1980 1950 and 1965
1945 and 1964
In which year did the Soviet Union detonate its first atomic weapon? 1945 1949 1951 1955
1949
Approximately how many people were killed during World War II? 5,000,000 50,000,000 500,000 15,000,000
50,000,000
In 2000, about one-fifth of the world's population of _____________lived in fully industrialized countries, two-thirds in middle-income countries, and 15 percent in poor countries. 10 billion 7 billion 6 billion 1 billion
6 billion
The failure of the UN partition plan in Palestine led to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 and ____________ Palestinian refugees. 750,000 150,000 one million 250,000
750,000
The conflict in the Koreas helped to produce what kind of reaction in America? A more tolerant understanding of communism. A fervent anti-communism led by Senator McCarthy A fervent anti-communism led by President Eisenhower Unprecedented economic catastrophe
A fervent anti-communism led by Senator McCarthy
What conditions led to the 1953 uprising in East Germany? The death of Stalin Rising production quotas and shortages resulting from the shipment of industrial goods to the Soviet Union A strike by East Berlin workers All of the above
All of the above
Which of the following European countries were especially impacted by the recession of 2008-2011? Greece Spain Ireland All of the Above
All of the above
Which group, formed in the 1960s, sought to end police harassment and advocate for better conditions for Native Americans? American Indian Coalition American Indian Movement Native American Alliance Native American Rights Movement
American Indian Movement
The Korean War ended in 1953 with ___________. A peace treaty A North Korean victory An armistice A South Korean victory
An armistice
The climax of South Africa´s rigid racial social structure came with the institution of legal racial segregation in the form of _____in 1948. Kholops Saqaliba Apartheid Zionism
Apartheid
The United States response to Russian ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) was the _________. Explorer I Atlas Hellfire Scud
Atlas
Due to regional differences, Pakistan split into Pakistan and ______ in 1971. Bangladesh Kashmir Nepal Assam
Bangladesh
The Affordable Care Act which provided health care insurance to all American citizens was passed during the presidency of _________________. Colin Powell Barack Obama William Jefferson Clinton John McCain
Barack Obama
The fall of the infamous _____took place on the night of November 9, 1989, and marked the symbolic end of East Germany's Communist regime. Berlin Wall Munich Wall West German Wall East German Wall
Berlin Wall
Brazil's Cold War-era military dictatorship stayed in power primarily because of their willingness to use violence a general openness to dissent support from the left wing of the country Brazil's booming economy during the period
Brazil's booming economy during the period
The Khmer Rouge was a _____which launched a national campaign of genocide against religious and political opponents in the 1970s. Vietnamese revolutionary group Laotian revolutionary group Korean revolutionary group Cambodian revolutionary group
Cambodian revolutionary group
Germany, with its allies Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire made up what was known as the _________, at war with Great Britain, France, and Russia, or the Allied powers. Central powers Axis powers Belligerent powers Aggressive powers
Central powers
The Soviet Union ended officially on Christmas Day 1991 and was replaced by the_____, with a now democratic Russia under Boris Yeltsin at its center. Commonwealth of Satellite States (CSS) Commonwealth of Former Republics (CFR) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Commonwealth of Satellite Republics (CSR)
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
The United States' policy to prevent Soviet expansion was called ________. The Marshall Doctrine Containment The Truman Memo Encirclement
Containment
After setbacks on both sides, the Cold War reached its veritable climax during the _____. Space race ICBM race Bay of Pigs invasion Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuban Missile Crisis
The _____in the fall of 1973 abruptly ended the era of détente. Egyptian and Syrian surprise attack on Israel Israeli surprise attack on Egypt Israeli surprise attack on Syria Egyptian surprise attack on Syria
Egyptian and Syrian surprise attack on Israel
At the end of World War II, most of Latin America's industry was related to what sectors? Industrial machinery and automotive assembly Food processing and textile manufacturing Textile manufacturing and automotive assembly Travel and tourism and food processing
Food processing and textile manufacturing
On June 28, 1914, members of a Bosnian Serb nationalist group assassinated the Austrian heir to the throne, _________, and his wife while they toured the Bosnian city of Sarajevo, thus unleashing the chain of events that would ultimately lead to World War I. Ernest Von Hohenberg Bohuslaw Chotek Francis II Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Which of the following American policy makers had NO involvement with the failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion? George F. Kennan John F. Kennedy Dwight D. Eisenhower Allen Dulles
George F. Kennan
Which of the following Soviet republics gained their independence in 1991? Georgia Hungary Ukraine Poland
Georgia & Ukraine
The first nation to pioneer decolonization was: South Africa Ghana Congo Kenya
Ghana
Soviet troops crushed a grassroots revolt in which of the following countries after Khrushchev took power? Czechoslovakia Romania North Korea Hungary
Hungary
The Sino-Soviet split had what impact on China? Famine resulting from lack of food imports Impressive gains in technical, health, and education sectors The decline of Chinese industry A decline in the importance of Chinese agriculture
Impressive gains in technical, health, and education sectors
Which of the following countries were members of the Non-aligned Movement at the Bandung Conference? Indonesia Japan India Turkey
Indonesia and India
In March 2003, President George W. Bush espoused the unilateralist cause and ordered a preemptive invasion without UN Security Council backing against ______________, declaring that it had become a regional threat. Iraq Afghanistan Iran Somalia
Iraq
The Arab-Israeli War of June 1967, pictured above, was a resounding victory for what country? Egypt Israel Syria Jordan
Israel
In 2010, China surpassed _____as the second largest economy in the world, after the United States. France The United Kingdom Germany Japan
Japan
Which of the following Latin American leaders best represents a populist movement? Fidel Castro Juan Perón Evo Morales None of these
Juan Perón
In 1992, with UN backing, US and coalition troops evicted the Iraqis from ___________ . Lebanon Afghanistan Turkey Kuwait
Kuwait
The United Nations replaced the ______________ after its charter was signed in October of 1945. Warsaw Pact NATO League of Nations None of these
League of Nations
Islamists achieved breakthroughs in which two Middle Eastern countries/territories in the first decade of the 21st century? Iraq and Yemen Yemen and Syria Syria and Lebanon Lebanon and the Gaza Strip
Lebanon and the Gaza Strip
President _____secured the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy Richard M. Nixon Gerald R. Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
_______________ is any of the various movements in philosophy and the arts characterized by a deliberate break with classical or traditional forms of thought or expression. Existentialism Realism Modernism Transcendentalism
Modernism
US aid under Eisenhower helped legitimize the rule of which Vietnamese leader? Dien Bien Phu Ho Chi Minh Ngo Dinh Diem Mao Zedong
Ngo Dinh Diem
Since the early 1960s, a guerrilla insurgency group called the Sandinistas had sought to overthrow the Somoza regime in ________. El Salvador Guatemala Nicaragua Honduras
Nicaragua
The so-called February Revolution in Russia forced Tsar _________to abdicate and created a provisional government. Alexander II Alexander III Nicholas II Nicholas I
Nicholas II
The 1954 Supreme Board ruling on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, overturned the previous _____, which had upheld the notion that "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional. United States v. Cruikshank ruling from 1876 Worcester v. Georgia ruling from 1832 Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling from 1857 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling from 1896
Plessy v. Ferguson ruling from 1896
In 2014, ________ seized the Crimea from Ukraine. Georgia Moldova Russia Turkey
Russia
Slobodan Milosevic was an ethnic______. Croat Albanian Bosnian Serb
Serb
The _____was fought between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria in June 1967. Ten-Day War Three-Day War Six-Day War Four-Day War
Six-Day War
Among the international conditions which also played a role in fueling the struggle to end desegregation in the United States were the postwar anticolonialist movement in Africa and _____. Che Guevara's assassination the fall of the Bautista regime in Cuba Soviet Cold War propaganda the Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviet Cold War propaganda
________ was the name of the Soviets' first space satellite. Yuri Gagarin Stalinik Sputnik Valentina Tereshkova
Sputnik
The_____(SDI), nicknamed "Star Wars", was an anti-ballistic missile defense system in outer space proposed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. Strategic Disarmament Initiative Strategic Defense Initiative Strategic Dialogue Initiative Strategic Destruction Initiative
Strategic Defense Initiative
The victors in the Chinese Civil War were the ___________________. Nationalists Supporters of Chiang K'ai-shek Supporters of Mao Zedong Supporters of Ho Chi Minh
Supporters of Mao Zedong
In the United States anger grew out of financial panic in the economic crisis of 2008. Resentment of corporate greed and federal economic stimulus packages created the new political party, ___________ made up mostly of white, middle-class, older, and evangelical Christian voters. Green Party Socialist Party Federalist Party Tea Party
Tea Party
Despite social unrest, the Soviet Union made advancements in which of the following fields? Culture Politics Technology None of these
Technology
Which of the signers of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 is on track to meet the benchmarks for greenhouse gas reductions? The United States The European Union China India
The European Union
The ascendancy of the pragmatic Deng Xiaoping to China's leadership brought about the 1978 announcement of_____, a set of policies which remain in place in China to this day. The Four Modernizations The Five Emancipations The Four Pillars The Five Great Hopes
The Four Modernizations
In 1966, Chairman Mao launched a violent critique of the direction of China's Communist Party, a phenomenon which became known as_____. The Great Communist Revolution The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution The Great Communist Student Revolution The Great Student Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
The Cold War turned "hot" in which region of the globe? Europe North America The Korean Peninsula China
The Korean Peninsula
In 1964, Yasir Arafat founded_____, whose militant wing, Fatah, began a guerilla war against Israel and its backers. The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Al-Qaeda The Muslim Brotherhood Palestinian Movement Organization (PMO)
The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
What event is often cited as the beginning of the modern gay rights movement? The siege of Wounded Knee The foundation of the Gay Liberation Front The Woodstock Festival The Stonewall Riot
The Stonewall Riot
Which countries are both nuclear powers and a part of NATO? The United States India UK China
The United States and the UK
What started the recession of 2008-2011? The bursting of the "Tech Bubble." A collapse of the housing market A large increase in energy prices A global pandemic
The bursting of the "Tech Bubble."
Which of the following was NOT a component of the criticism related to globalization? The loss of the traditional manufacturing sector That the United States did not adhere to the gold standard Exclusion of poorer countries in the global capitalist system The opening of foreign markets to U.S. investors
The opening of foreign markets to U.S. investors
Demonstrators at Tiananmen Square sought what from the Chinese government? They wanted to bring back the Cultural Revolution The were protesting the "one child" policy They wanted to have closer ties with non-communist countries They wanted to democratize the political system
They wanted to democratize the political system
During the 1990s, the sovereign countries in the world, formed a(n) _________________. Four-tier hierarchy Three-tier hierarchy Organized trade union Coalition of democratic nations
Three-tier hierarchy
"Free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures," is a quote that describes which of the following? Declaration of Universal Human Rights Marshall Plan Truman Doctrine Warsaw Pact Statement of Purpose
Truman Doctrine
This memorial is to Mohamed Bouazizi who helped spark the "Arab Spring." In which two countries did the "Arab Spring" succeed in ousting their long-time rulers? Saudi Arabia Tunisia Syria Egypt
Tunisia and Egypt
Which Middle Eastern country has largely escaped Islamist militancy? Lebanon Turkey India Iran
Turkey
Which statement best describes the turn of events after China's involvement in the Korean War? UN forces were pushed back deep into South Korea The Chinese lost Soviet support The Chinese lost territory to the Americans Taiwan was captured by the Chinese
UN forces were pushed back deep into South Korea
President Hugo Chávez's oil funded state socialism in ________ fell apart during the oil price slump of 2014-2016. Argentina Bolivia Peru Venezuela
Venezuela
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution expanded American involvement in what country? Vietnam Cambodia South Korea China
Vietnam
Former KGB officer_____________________ was president of Russia 2000-2008 and became president again after 2012. Vladimir Putin Mikhail Gorbachev Dmitry Medvedev Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
In the early years of the Cold War, countries could basically be placed into which of the following categories? Eastern bloc and Communists Colonies, imperialists, and Communists Western camp and capitalist democracies Western camp, Eastern bloc, and the Non-Aligned Movement
Western camp, Eastern bloc, and the Non-Aligned Movement
What were women's roles in the idealized family of the 1950s and early 1960s? Women ran the household Women worked and ran the household Women increasingly worked while men stayed at home Women entered into artistic fields rather than staying at home
Women ran the household
The massive mobilization of Americans during ________ accelerated civil rights efforts to combat segregation in the United States. World War I World War II The Korean War The Vietnam War
World War II
A major reason for the continuation of poverty in India has been: a lack of fully implemented land reform government corruption a sinking birthrate better integration into regional and global trade networks
a lack of fully implemented land reform
The outcome of the "The Great Leap Forward" was a monumental success a slight increase in agricultural production a slight decrease in agricultural production a monumental failure
a monumental failure
The Lebanese Civil War was caused partially by the PLO's upsetting of the delicate balance among the different factions of the Lebanese state, which included: Shiite Muslims Maronite Christians Sunni Muslims all of the above
all of the above
In response to the Marshall Plan, Stalin forbade Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Poland to ask for aid. engineered fledgling communist governments in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. formalized the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. all of these.
all of these
After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in the Cold War, which could be best described as direct military engagement peaceful co-existence a race to implement state socialism most efficiently engagement through proxy states and ideological struggle
engagement through proxy states and ideological struggle
Perestroika ("restructuring") and_____("openness") were the two economic and political policies enacted by Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s in order to revitalize Communism. demokratizatsiya nomenklatura apparatchiks glasnost
glasnost
Coal-fired powerplants emit large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Pollutants and carbon dioxide that are emitted into the atmosphere are commonly called: dark air pollutants greenhouse gases ozone inhibitors areosol gas pollution
greenhouse gases
In the 1990s, _________________ became an entirely new branch of industry. commercial airline travel locally produced commodities information technology computers
information technology
A major factor in the United States' trade deficit is: its reliance on importing Middle Eastern Oil its importation of wool and minerals from Australia its significant imports of manufactured goods from China its importation of manufactured goods from Mexico and Canada
its significant imports of manufactured goods from China
In the attempt to boost East Asian economies and thwart the advance of communism, the United States became an import _______________. sinkhole opponent antagonist rival
sinkhole
The sharp rise in oil prices and the economic downturn it brought about would ultimately lead in the late 1970s to a phenomenon referred to as_____, a period of high inflation rate but with low economic growth rate. stagflation superflation destagnation superstagnation
stagflation
The late 1960s and early 1970s witnessed the era of détente between the Soviet Union and the United States during which _____. tensions between the two countries were stepped up tensions between the two countries were reduced tensions between the two countries remained the same tensions were completely ended between the two countries
tensions between the two countries were reduced
The "Berlin Airlift" was undertaken by the Soviet Union in response to the Marshall Plan. the western powers to disrupt the Eastern European recovery. the United States and Britain to deliver food to West Berlin for more than a year. American diplomats, assisting Nazis to escape war crime trials.
the United States and Britain to deliver food to West Berlin for more than a year.
The Soviet equivalent to NATO was________________. the United Nations nuclear weapons a blockade of Berlin the Warsaw Pact
the Warsaw Pact
In 1979, Egypt and Israel signed _____at Camp David, Maryland. the first treaty between an Arab country and the Jewish state the second treaty between an Arab country and the Jewish state the last treaty between an Arab country and the Jewish state a temporary treaty between an Arab country and the Jewish state
the first treaty between an Arab country and the Jewish state
In 1979, Iranian shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown in favor of a liberal democracy theocracy monarchy socialist republic
theocracy
From the very first, World War I was what is known as a _________, a conflict in which the belligerent parties engage in the complete mobilization of available resources in order to secure a military victory. war of capitulation total war terminal war do-or-die war
total war
At the end of World War II, the French followed British policy were determined to reconstitute their empire happily rid themselves of troubled colonies all of the above
were determined to reconstitute their empire
