Study for Quiz I
At the close of World War II, the United States occupied _____ Korea, and the Soviet Union occupied _____ Korea.
1.) South 2.) North
What were the goals of the Allied occupation of Japan?
1.) To disarm the nation 2.) To teach the population about democracy
What are the main purposes of the United Nations according to the Charter Preamble?
1.) To provide a meeting place to solve international problems 2.) To develop friendly relations among nations 3.) To promote human rights and freedom
The Korean War began on June 25 of what year?
1950
The Cold War ended in:
1989
Satellite
A country that claims to be independent but is actually under control of another
China's capital
Beijing
The ______ created a framework for peace between Egypt and Israel.
Camp David Accords
Why did the United States sever diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961?
Cubans seized American-owned businesses. Cuba became a Communist country. Cuba was receiving aid from the Soviet Union.
The time when tensions eased in the 1970's was called:
Detente
____ Germany was known as the German Democratic Republic until 1990.
East
Anwar Sadat
Egyptian president
Emperor Hirohito was allowed to continue to claim that he was divine.
False
The Marshall Plan was designed to punish war criminals.
False
The United States and the Soviet Union remained good friends and allies after the war.
False
The United States supported the League of Nations and the United Nations.
False
The permanent headquarters of the United Nations is located in San Francisco.
False
In 1959, the control of Cuba was seized by:
Fidel Castro
The supreme commander of the forces fighting against North Korea was:
General MacArthur
The Soviet ruler whose policies led to the fall of the Soviet Empire and the end of the Cold War was _______.
Gorbachev
What was a result of the Six-Day War?
Israel gained territory.
Menachem Begin
Israeli prime minister
_______ was founded as a homeland for freed African slaves from the United States.
Liberia
Holocaust
Mass destruction of European Jews by Nazis during World War II
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
Refugees
Persons who flee for safety in time of war
Korea's three powerful neighbors are:
Russia China Japan
The system of apartheid in ______ segregated the races and gave privileges to the white people.
South Africa
Cuba originally belonged to:
Spain
Guerrilla
Spanish word meaning little war; warfare of harassment by ambushes and sudden attacks
Why did mass decolonization occur in Africa following World War II?
The Imperial nations could no longer afford to support their colonial nations so they freed them. Some had to free them because they were promised freedom if they fought in WWII. Some had to fight for their independence, such as Israel, but they did get their independence.
Why was there good reason to fear a war between the United States and the Soviet Union?
There was good reason to fear a war between the United States and the Soviet Union, because a war between them would likely mean nuclear war that would ravage most of the world.
How did the Allies respond to the Berlin blockade?
They airlifted food and supplies into West Berlin.
Before World War II, the Nationalists and the Communists struggled for control of China.
True
Christianity is one of the three major religions in modern Japan.
True
Even though the United Nations building is in an American city, it is considered international territory.
True
Fear and distrust were among the weapons of the Cold War
True
Germany was divided into two separate countries.
True
Many of today's new nations have been brought into existence by peaceful means.
True
Nations of the free world formed an alliance for common self-defense.
True
The Iron Curtain refers to the division between the free world and the Communist world.
True
The Soviet Union aided the Communists in taking control of China.
True
The Truman Doctrine sought to contain the spread of Communism.
True
The United Nations helped hundreds of thousands of World War II orphans.
True
The United Nations voted to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.
True
The United States extended diplomatic recognition to the People's Republic of China in 1979.
True
The name "United Nations" was first used by the countries fighting against the Axis Powers.
True
____ Germany was known as the Federal Republic of Germany, while
West
The 1961 attempt to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs was
a failure
Zionist
a supporter of the idea of a Jewish national homeland
Coalition
a temporary alliance for some special purpose
The United Nations called the North Koreans:
aggressors
What caused problems in the newly independent African nations?
fighting among tribes unstable governments issues resulting from the Cold War
Chinese Nationalists
led by Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese Communists
led by Mao Tse-tung
Tiananmen Square
location of government protest in 1989
The United States set up a(n) __________ government to administer affairs in Cuba until Cuba wrote a constitution.
militaristic
Containment
the confinement of a hostile force within existing geographical boundaries
What were the purposes of the military occupation of Korea?
to disarm the Japanese to help Korea become free and independent
