Cold War
Which areas were separated by the Iron Curtain?
(1) Europe from Asia
(2) Eastern Europe from Western Europe
(3) Iberian Peninsula from Northern Europe
(4) Europe from the Middle East
(2) Eastern Europe from Western Europe
According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to
(1) protect natural rights
(2) fight territorial wars
(3) ensure the wealth of citizens
(4) redistribute land
(1) protect natural rights
“Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy Form Triple Alliance” “Serbian Nationalism Grows in Balkans” “Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated in Bosnia”
The events in these headlines contributed most directly to the
(1) beginning of World War I
(2) outbreak of the Cold War
(3) development of communist rule in Europe
(4) strengthening of European monarchies
(1) beginning of World War I
One way in which Vladimir Lenin’s New Economic Policy and Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy of perestroika are similar is that both
(1) allowed elements of capitalism within a communist economic system
(2) strengthened their country’s military defenses
(3) supported censorship of news and of personal correspondence
(4) increased tensions during the Cold War
(1) allowed elements of capitalism within a communist economic system
Which Cold War event occurred last?
(1) Cuban missile crisis
(2) Korean War
(3) fall of the Berlin Wall
(4) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
(3) fall of the Berlin Wall
Which period of history had the greatest influence on the Enlightenment ideas of natural law and reason?
(1) Pax Romana
(2) Middle Ages
(3) Age of Exploration
(4) Scientific Revolution
(4) Scientific Revolution
The Treaty of Versailles angered many Germans after World War I because the treaty
(1) divided Germany into Communist and non-Communist zones
(2) made Germany restore its emperor
(3) required all German-speaking Europeans to return to Germany
(4) forced Germany to pay large war reparations
(4) forced Germany to pay large war reparations
The goal of Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of perestroika and glasnost was to
(1) expand collectivization and communes
(2) resume development of Soviet nuclear weapons
(3) stimulate economic growth and political discussion
(4) stop expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) into Eastern Europe
(3) stimulate economic growth and political discussion
Since the end of the Cold War, what has been the primary cause of conflicts in Chechnya, Azerbaijan, and Bosnia?
(1) religious and ethnic tensions
(2) adoption of capitalism
(3) poor health care and starvation
(4) efforts at Russification
(1) religious and ethnic tensions
One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they
(1) encouraged the spread of new ideas
(2) strengthened traditional institutions
(3) led to the Protestant Reformation
(4) rejected Renaissance individualism
(1) encouraged the spread of new ideas
The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany was that the treaty led to
(1) an era of peace and international good will in Germany
(2) a stable Germany that was both democratic and strong
(3) an increase in Germany’s desire to regain its power and prestige
(4) a leadership position for Germany in the League of Nations
(3) an increase in Germany’s desire to regain its power and prestige
The economic policies of Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union and of Deng Xiaoping of China included
(1) elements of capitalism
(2) boycotts on foreign products
(3) a one-child policy
(4) a reliance on agricultural self-sufficiency
(1) elements of capitalism
In this excerpt, Winston Churchill is maintaining that the people of a country have a right to
(1) economic prosperity
(2) collective security
(3) self-determination
(4) freedom of religion
(3) self-determination
The writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau, Baron de Montesquieu, and John Locke were similar in that each supported the principles of
(1) a military dictatorship
(2) an autocracy
(3) a theocratic society
(4) a democratic republic
(4) a democratic republic
Which set of events is in the correct chronological order?
(1) Renaissance→Middle Ages →Roman Empire
(2) Treaty of Versailles →World War II → Korean War
(3) Reformation→Crusades → European exploration of the Americas
(4) Bolshevik Revolution→French Revolution→ American Revolution
(2) Treaty of Versailles →World War II → Korean War
The primary goal of Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy of perestroika for the Soviet Union was the
(1) restriction of trade
(2) censorship of the press
(3) restructuring of the economy
(4) establishment
(3) restructuring of the economy
During the Cold War, nations that adopted a policy of nonalignment believed they should
(1) be exempt from United Nations decisions
(2) restrict trade with neighboring countries
(3) reject international environmental treaties
(4) follow a course independent of the superpowers
(4) follow a course independent of the superpowers
One similarity in the rule of Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, and Catherine the Great is that each leader
(1) required the use of Latin throughout the empire
(2) engaged in territorial expansion
(3) introduced the use of gunpowder in warfare
(4) encouraged the spread of independence movements
(2) engaged in territorial expansion
Which statement explains the decline in unemployment rates in Britain between 1914 and 1918?
(1) World War I generated jobs at home in England and in the military.
(2) Many new jobs were available in Britain’s African colonies.
(3) Assembly-line production of consumer goods required more workers.
(4) The British were buying huge amounts of war materials from the United States.
(1) World War I generated jobs at home in England and in the military.
What has the end of communism in the Soviet Union caused many countries in Eastern Europe to do?
(1) shift to a command economy
(2) maintain a communist form of government
(3) pursue free-market economic policies
(4) join the Warsaw Pact
(3) pursue free-market economic policies