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World History Final Exam Review Set 11
Test Description: World History Final Exam Review set 11
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1) What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO?
A
Second World
B
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
C
Iron Curtain
D
Warsaw Pact
2) What was the primary goal for the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan?
A
to cause the United States to boycott the 1980 Olympics
B
to gain control of Iran's oil supplies
C
to fight an indirect war with the United States
D
to reestablish the Communist regime over Islamic fundamentalists in Afghanistan
3) What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
A
to support countries that rejected communism
B
to raise funds for Communist activities in Europe
C
to create a Communist party in the United States
D
to judge political parties that favored communism
4) What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?
A
a council created to create defense measures
B
a program to weed out terrorist activity in the United States
C
a system to protect the United States against enemy missiles
D
a failed operation to invade the Soviet Union
5) What were Third World countries?
A
countries with a gross national product higher than First and Second World countries
B
countries aligned with the United States and its allies
C
mostly developing countries not aligned with the United States or the Soviet Union
D
countries aligned with the Soviet Union and its allies
6) Which European countries could receive aid through the Marshall Plan?
A
any European country that needed it
B
any European country that rejected Communism
C
any European country that shared a border with iron curtain countries
D
any European country that modeled its government after U.S. democracy
7) Which exiled (at the time) leader led the religious opposition to Western influences in Iran?
A
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
B
Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
C
Yasser Arafat
D
Anastasio Somoza
8) Which of the following circumstances contributed to the breakdown of the alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union?
A
Stalin's nonaggression pact with Hitler
B
Stalin's unfulfilled promise of free elections
C
United States inclusion in the Security Council
D
Stalin's promise to aid in the war against Japan
9) Which of the following was NOT a tactic used by the superpowers during the Cold War to influence Third World nations?
A
provided military aid and built schools
B
sponsored revolutions and counterrevolutions
C
threatened them with nuclear attack
D
engaged in covert operations
10) Which of the following worked together to produce similar goals?
A
Marshall Plan and the iron curtain
B
Truman Doctrine and containment
C
détente and brinkmanship
D
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
11) Why did the United States shift from a policy of brinksmanship to détente?
A
Nixon and Brezhnev signed the SALT I Treaty.
B
The Soviet Union became a greater power.
C
The U-2 crisis almost drew the United States into war.
D
The US needed to heal its internal conflicts over Vietnam.
12) How did the Declaration of Principles affect Palestinians living in Gaza in 1993?
A
They were able to elect their own political representatives.
B
They had to relocate to the West Bank.
C
They boycotted Israel and all countries that support Israel.
D
They received financial support from the United States.
13) How were the assassinations of Yitzhak Rabin and Anwar Sadat similar?
A
The assassins came from a rival ethnic group to the leaders.
B
The assassins and leaders knew each other well.
C
Each assassin came from the leader's own religion.
D
Each assassin came from an enemy government.
14) In 1978, the Camp David Accords were signed by
A
Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin.
B
Yasir Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin.
C
Anwar Sadat and Golda Meir.
D
Yasir Arafat and Menachem Begin.
15) The 1956 Suez Crisis began when
A
the United States refused to give up control of the Suez Canal.
B
Egypt seized control of the Suez Canal.
C
Great Britain refused to make improvements to the Suez Canal.
D
the Soviet Union bombed the Suez Canal.
16) The extremist Islamic group that seized control of Afghanistan during the 1990s was known as the
A
intifada.
B
Taliban.
C
Mujahideen.
D
Mau Mau.
17) What caused the emergence of nine independent nation states in Central Asia?
A
the departure of Britain from Central Asia
B
the collapse of the Soviet Union
C
the collapse of the Ottoman Empire
D
the departure of France from Central Asia
18) What is the name of the group that fought against the Soviet-supported government in Afghanistan?
A
al-Qaeda
B
Armenian Christians
C
all of these
D
mujahideen
19) Which of the following resulted in the creation of an Israeli buffer zone consisting of Jerusalem, the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank?
A
the first Arab-Israeli war
B
the Six-Day War
C
the Suez Crisis
D
the Yom Kippur War
20) Which of the following was NOT true of the intifada in the West Bank and Gaza Strip?
A
caused by Palestinian frustration about Israel
B
involved attacks on Israeli soldiers
C
involved boycotts and demonstrations by Palestinians
D
caused Israel to declare war on Palestine
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