The Cold War
China's Communism & Another Asian Communist Country
Imperialism & Decolonization
The Middle East
More on the Middle East and World Affairs
100
During the Cold War, the United States was committed to this foreign policy.
What is ...
Containment
100
This was the name of the communist leader of China who helped win the civil war and establish a Communist China.
Who is...
Mao Zedong
100
Mohandas Gandhi and his followers used this specific type of protest to go against British rule.
What is...
Civil Disobedience
100
Even though Mustafa Kemal Ataturk modernized Turkey in the image of European nations, there were tensions between reformers (those who wanted change) and this other particular group (those who resisted it).
Who are...
Traditionalists
100
True or False?
Ayatollah Khomeini and his followers favored a more patriarchal traditional society that violated the rights of Iranian women.
This is...
True
200
Conflict occurred between the U.S. & U.S.S.R when one side tried to expand its sphere of influence into another country or region. These conflicts around the world became known as what during the Cold War?
What are...
Proxy Wars or Hot Spots
200
Just like the soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, this leader of China used posters to convince people to support him. This type of technique/strategy is commonly referred to as...
What is...
Propaganda
200
When the British were finally removed from the Indian Subcontinent, there was an immediate violent partition which led to the establishment of these two countries.
What are...
India and West & East Pakistan
200
Fill in the missing blank...
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk sought to westernize, industrialize, and _______________ Turkey in the image of European nations.
What is...
Modernize
200
What is a direct cause of the climate issues described in this passage?
(A) Decrease in the volume of global trade
(B) Expansion of freshwater resources
(C) Surplus of funding for scientific research
(D) Increase in greenhouse gas emissions
Correct Response:
(D) Increase in greenhouse gas emissions
300
Memoirs of people living in East Germany, Cuba, and Afghanistan during the Cold War would be considered what type of sources or documents?
What are...
Primary Source Documents
300
When this Chinese Communist leader began to lose support of his people due to the failing of the Great Leap Forward, he launched this campaign to regain support particularly amongst the Chinese youth.
What is...
The Cultural Revolution
300
This was the racist system that was established by the white minority (Afrikaners) in South Africa in order to control the black majority.
What is...
Apartheid
300
Multiple Choice Question
Atatürk’s Fashion Police
"That autumn, the Hat Law of 1925 was passed, making European-style men’s headwear de rigueur [fashionable] and punishing fez-wearers with lengthy sentences of imprisonment at hard labor, and even a few hangings. . . . "
The phrases “deeply conservative population,” “lengthy sentences of imprisonment,” and “a few hangings” suggest that
A) Atatürk’s reforms were eagerly embraced throughout Turkey
B) tensions existed between reformers and traditionalists in Turkey
C) the policy of westernization was abandoned by the Turkish government
D) most Turks preferred punishment to rapid change
Multiple Choice Answer:
B) tensions existed between reformers and traditionalists in Turkey
300
Based on this passage, which statement best describes the author’s point of view?
(A) Climate change leads to numerous problems.
(B) International organizations have sufficiently addressed changes to the climate.
(C) There is no need to track people who have moved as a result of climate change.
(D) The number of climate refugees is rapidly decreasing.
Correct Response:
(A) Climate change leads to numerous problems.
400
This was a regional conflict during the Cold War, and cost the Soviet Union a lot of money. This conflict was also one of the factors that contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
What is...
The Soviet-Afghan War
400
Although the Soviet Union & U.S. were not involved in this country during the Cold War, it did have a civil war, adopted and adapted communism, and committed genocide against its people executing millions.
(Name the country)
What is...
Cambodia
400
The white minority control came to an end when this leader became the first black South African president.
Who is...
Nelson Mandela
400
This Empire controlled Palestine between the years of 1917-1947 and they also put the responsibility of partitioning Palestine in 1947 into this organization's hands.
(Two response question:
Name the Empire and the Organization)
What is...
The British or Great Britain
and
The United Nations
400
Identify Muhammad Yunus’s point of view regarding poverty in Bangladesh, based on this excerpt from Creating a World Without Poverty.
Possible Responses:
– He believed that the Bangladeshi people could emerge from poverty with the help of a microfinance institution;
– He believed Bangladesh was challenged by financial apartheid;
– He thinks current institutions failed to serve the poor/are partly to blame for the problems of the poor;
– He thinks that destitute (bankrupt) women have not been given enough chances to borrow money/have money;
– He thinks people living in poverty deserve bank credit/loans;
– He believes poverty can be lessened by Grameen Bank; – he believes Grameen Bank can help people cross the poverty line;
– He believes that loaning money to the poor is a good investment for ending poverty;
500
These two policies were instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev and ultimately led to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
What are...
Perestroika & Glasnost
500
This was the name of the Cambodian leader and communist government during its civil war.
(Two response questions:
Name the leader and the name of the government)
Who is...
Pol Pot & Khmer Rouge
500
Regarding Decolonization...
Identify & Explain a similarity OR difference between the two documents (the World Bank & Poverty in Bangladesh) located in the last column (Points 400 & 500).
Do this ahead of time so that you know what to write on your Final Exam!
500
Due to this major event in the 20th century, Jews had left Europe and many migrated to Palestine/Israel.
What is...
The Holocaust
500
Explain the historical circumstances that led to the establishment of the World Bank.
Possible Answers Below:
– The World Bank was established to help rebuild countries devastated by World War II;
– The World Bank was established to provide loans for the rebuilding of countries devastated by World War II;
– Concerns about decolonization created a need for loans in former colonies;
– There was global concern about the gap between industrial and non-industrial nations so loans were given to decrease or close the gap;
– There was a growing awareness of the need for international agencies to deal with worldwide problems and so the World Bank was created;
– Many of the economies of the major powers of the world were devastated by World War II/Great Depression;
– Since there was concern by the United States and European powers that communism would spread the World Bank was meant to dissuade them from becoming communist.
– The legacy of the Great Depression caused countries to want an organization that would help to prevent future economic failures/problems;
– Countries were poor and needing loans after World War II and the World Bank was established to provide this need;
– To rebuild dams/electric grids/irrigation systems/roads or other infrastructure that was destroyed during World War II.