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World Civilizations Final Part 2
Test Description: Cold War and Prior Knowledge
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who was ExCom?
A
The Swedish government’s committee that dealt with communication between Cuba and the United States,
B
Kennedy’s advisors during the Cuban Missile Crisis
C
The communication between US and USSR.
D
Khrushchev's advisors during the Cuban Missile Crisis
2) Khrushchev saw having nuclear weapons in Cuba, as what?
A
Equal to the United States having has missiles in Turkey.
B
Hoped to increase the nation’s nuclear strike capability.
C
A fair and equal opportunity that the US already had.
D
An alliance between two Communist nations.
3) How did the American public respond to the Cuban missile crisis?
A
Protesting JFK’s decisions during the event.
B
Support for JFK.
C
A reason to drop an atomic bomb on the Soviets before it happened to them.
D
Fear of nuclear warfare.
4) Which part of Korea is still communist today, ran by dictator Kim Jong-Un?
A
West Korea
B
South Korea
C
East Korea
D
North Korea
5) Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam War?
A
The US wanted to help spread communism and supported the communist revolution there.
B
Viet-Cong assassinated sitting president, Eisenhower.
C
The alliances that the US were involved in forced them to get involved.
D
The US wanted to support their allies, and protect them against the spread of communism.
6) When did the United States finally pull troops out of Vietnam?
A
1956
B
1975
C
1962
D
1973
7) Who was the leader of the communist revolution of Vietnam?
A
Ho Chi Minh
B
Srinh Cung
C
Ngyugen Singh
D
Fidel Castro
8) Who was J. Robert Oppenheimer?
A
Considered the father of the atomic bomb who later lived his days in regret
B
Hitler’s forward commander in charge of overseeing the concentration camps
C
The inventor of nuclear energy and the hydrogen bomb
D
The German war strategist that came up with the Blitzkrieg
9) Which two cities were the targets of the Atomic Bomb drops?
A
Nagasaki and Tokyo
B
Nagasaki and Kyoto
C
Tokyo and Hiroshima
D
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
10) The man mainly responsible for spearheading the Russian Revolution against the Tsar and becomes the first leader of the new communist Soviet Union is
A
Vladimir Lenin
B
Leon Trotsky
C
Nicholas II
D
Josef Stalin
11) What was the official treaty that ended WWI and made Germany accept blame for starting the war, which was also referred to as the Unequal Treaty by Germans?
A
Treaty of Versailles
B
Twelve Points
C
Treaty of Paris
D
Fourteen Points
12) The purpose of Jethro Tull’s invention was to drill a seed into the ground and then cover it with dirt. The name of this invention was:
A
Water Frame
B
Seed Drill
C
Steam-Driven Locomotive
D
Power Lume
13) The Industrial Revolution began in what country?
A
France
B
Great Britain
C
Spain
D
Germany
14) Eli Whitney invented which of the following:
A
The internet
B
Cotton Gin
C
Seed Drill
D
Power Lume
15) Which of the following is NOT a reason for Europeans being able to colonize Africa in the 19th century?
A
Improvements in medicines, like quinine, that combated diseases like malaria.
B
Technological superiority in weapons.
C
Disunity among African tribes.
D
African leaders signing over areas to the Europeans at the Berlin Conference.
16) The event where European nations met to divide Africa, where no African rulers were invited, was known as what?
A
African Conference
B
Congress of Vienna
C
Berlin Conference
D
Scramble for Africa
17) The cause of the Sepoy Mutiny was mainly due to
A
The British conquering India
B
The Great Game
C
The rumor that the British had greased the ammunition with beef and pork fat
D
The Russians had defeated the British in the Crimean War
18) Choose the term that best fits the following definition: The idea that those who were fittest for survival and success were superior to others in the World.
A
Social Darwinism
B
Inferiority Complex
C
Ethnocentrism
D
Seinfeldian
19) The process in which a minority group that adopts the customs of a prevailing culture is the definition of what vocabulary term?
A
Geopolitics
B
Imperialism
C
Paternalism
D
Assimilation
20) Who was the key player during the period of Imperialism who had conquered territories throughout the world, most notable in India and China?
A
Spain
B
Great Britain
C
America
D
France
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