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World Civ Chap 16/17
World Civilizations- Chapter 16/17 Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ayatollah Khoumeinis efforts to export the Iranian Revolution led to an extended war with which nation? | Iraq |
| The reunification of Germany | occurred in large part through the efforts of Helmut Kohl. |
| Which of the following was NOT true concerning apartheid? | none of these choices |
| Which of the following statements about the 1990s is false? | We lacked the scientific knowledge to eliminate leprosy. |
| Western nations lost their empires in Asia and Africa chiefly in the three-decade period from | 1945-1975 |
| With this one exception, Latin American countries have renounced dictatorships in favor of democratic governments. | Venezuela |
| During colonial times in India, the greatest religious tensions existed between | Muslims and Hindus |
| The first of the British Empires possessions to gain independence after 1945 was | India |
| Gorbachev | eventually supported moves toward a free-market economy |
| In the late 1990s, among the African nations still suffering the effects of the Cold War were | all of these choices |
| The first black colony in Africa to be liberated was | Ghana |
| Most anti-colonial movements were led by | charismatic nationalists who embraced and utilized western ideas, institutions, and weapons |
| One unforeseen consequence of Chinas growing economic power is: | India and Japan have grown closer |
| The Cultural Revolution of the 1960s in China | all of these choices |
| Following the death of this dictator, Portugal was transformed from a fascist dictatorship into a democracy in the 1970s. | Antonio Salazar |
| As producers of raw materials, what it the primary limitation placed on poor nations by the global economy? | prices are determined by multi-national corporations and industrialized nations |
| The most impressive trend in the political life of western Europe in the second half of the twentieth century has been the | revitalization of democratic political institutions |
| Which of the following statements about Latin America in the postwar period is false? | It had lower per capita GNPs than most of Africa or the Middle East |
| The Vietnam War | resulted in defeat for the United States |
| In the 2009 Iranian elections, this hard-line populist prime minister faced a lively grassroots opposition movement led primarily by voters born after the 1979 revolution. | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Fidel Castro | turned to the Soviet Union shortly after winning control in Cuba. |
| The United States initial reaction toward Fidel Castros government in Cuba was to | wait and see if it would institute more liberal reforms and a more efficient government than Batistas. |
| All of the following were contributing factors to the financial crisis of 2008 except: | Chinese market manipulation |
| What percentage of the worlds population lives on less than ten dollars per day? | 80 percent |
| Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the 9/11 attacks? | The U.S. Constitution was briefly suspended |
| In 2009, China replaced Germany: | as the worlds biggest exporting nation. |
| The Shining Path was a | revolutionary movement in Peru. |
| Boris Yeltsin | supported Vladimir Putin. |
| Which of the following refused to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty? | all of these choices |
| This American General was dismissed for publically advocating using nuclear weapons against North Korea. | Douglas MacArthur |
| Military juntas in postwar Latin America | none of these choices |
| Who said, "At the stroke of midnight hour ... India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long sup-pressed, finds... | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| This nation sought to reduce the number of U.S. films shown and tried to stop the entry of English words into its vocabulary. | France |
| This country was not a site of major American anti-communist activities | Panama |
| When this nation joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2009, it became the third largest trading organization in the world. | China |
| Which of the following was not a member of SEATO? | India |
| As a result of Chinas construction of the massive Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, | more than three million people were forced from their homes |
| Indira Gandhi | all of these choices |
| The aboriginal Ainu form a miniscule minority in this racially homogeneous nation. | Japan |
| By 2000, world population stood at | 6 billion |
| "Détente" may be defined as the | search by the two superpowers for ways of living together in a dangerous world. |
| Which of the following statements about the reunification of Germany is true? | East Germans suffered a loss of welfare benefits |
| In 1993, Czechoslovakia | split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia |
| Which of the following had not acquired independence from Britain by 1960? | none of these choices |
| During the Cold War, most Asian and African countries chose this path. | nonaligned |
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