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In what way was the Cold War affected by the space race between the Soviet Union and the United States?
a) Tensions grew between the Soviets and United States due to the space race.
b) There were a few minor conflicts between the Soviets and United States due to the space race.
c) The Cold War was not affected by the space race.
d) Decreased tensions that resulted in closer ties between the Soviets and United States due to the space race
What led to the Sunni/Shi'ite split in Islam?
a) The question of what to call the Muslim leader
b) Debate over what to include in the five pillars
c) The question of who should be the Muslim leader after Muhammad died
d) Dispute over the name of their Holy book
What tactic was used to help India gain independence by Mahatma Gandhi?
a) terrorism
b) guerrilla warfare
c) nonviolent resistance
d) coup d'eta
Despite attempts by the United States, Israel, and __________ in 1978 to achieve peace between Israelis and Arabs, the Middle East continues to be plagued by conflict and strife.
a) Syria
b) Egypt
c) Jordan
d) Lebanon
Whose efforts in the 1940s and 1950s has nearly eliminated a widespread, deadly disease?
a) Vladimir Zworykin
b) Marshall McLuhan
c) Jonas Salk
d) Norman Borlaug
All were results of the 1967 Six Day War except __________.
a) a lasting settlement to the conflict emerged from the peace treaty
b) the Palestine Liberation Organization became more militant
c) the number of Palestinian refugees increased dramatically
d) Israel gained considerable territory, including the Sinai Peninsula
What did the United Nations do after World War II that resulted in much conflict in the Middle East?
a) allowed Jewish settlers to emigrate and settle in Palestine
b) granted Syria and Iraq full independence
c) created a Jewish state within the borders of Lebanon
d) proposed to divide Palestine into Jewish and Arab states
What lasting effect has the 1948 Arab-Israeli War had on the Middle East?
a) Islamists and secularists continue to fight for control of Palestine.
b) Tens of thousands of Palestinians have no homeland.
c) Egypt and Israel continue to fight over the Sinai Peninsula.
d) Sunnis and Shi'ites both claim territory in Israel.
In the post-World War II era, an international pop culture developed. What effect did it have on the world?
a) It made the world seem like a smaller place to many people.
b) It caused conflict between the two superpowers.
c) It increased isolationism in Europe.
d) It magnified the differences between cultures.
Who was the American plant breeder responsible for dramatically improving crop yields in the 1960s? His efforts to teach Mexican farmers how to be more productive marked the beginning of the Green Revolution.
a) Marshall McLuhan
b) Philo Farnsworth
c) Jonas Salk
d) Norman Borlaug
Which shows an accurate cause and effect sequence of events?
a)
b) U.S. schools increase math and science education→ USSR copies American science programs→ USSR launches Sputnik
c) United States sends Alan Shepard into space→ USSR launches Sputnik→ United States increases military budget
d) USSR launches Sputnik→ Americans worry that the United States is behind in space race→ U.S. schools increase science and math
Which describes one result of technologies, such as television, satellites, radio, and movies, in the 1950s and 1960s?
a) French teenagers wore clothing that was popular in the United States.
b) Mexican farmers increased the quality and quantity of their crop yields.
c) American children began to make significant improvements in school.
d) Chinese factory workers were able to produce in greater quantities.
When President Kennedy talked about sending a man to the moon and returning him safely to the earth before the decade is out, what message was he trying to send?
a) Landing a man on the moon will show the Soviet Union that the United States is the more powerful nation.
b) Only the United States will ever be capable of landing a man on the moon.
c) If the United States cannot land a man on the moon within ten years, the government should abandon the space program.
d) It is important to maintain the U.S. long-time reputation as the leader in the space race.
How was the television developed?
a) through the efforts of many competitors
b) through the determined efforts of a single inventor
c) as an offshoot of the space program
d) through the combined efforts of all the MWS Teachers
Which best describes the impact television had on the world in the 1940s and 1950s?
a) Television had very little effect on world culture in the 1940s and 1950s.
b) During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union used it as a weapon of propaganda.
c) Television enabled developing nations to quickly modernize and industrialize.
d) It reinforced the impression around the world that America was a land of plenty.
The Green Revolution had some inadvertent, damaging consequence, which of these would be the best example of that?
a) Traditional values disappearing due to new agricultural techniques.
b) Famine in many regions caused by new irrigation techniques.
c) Original crop species being destroyed or replaced by new crop species.
d) Damage to the environment from the use of artificial fertilizers.
The end of colonial rule in Africa was caused by which of the following:
a) The use of civil disobedience
b) African nationalism along with changing attitudes towards imperialism in the European countries
c) Peaceful transfer of power
d) War between the colonies and the European powers
The partition of India in 1947 mainly due to religious tensions was between what two countries?
a) India and China
b) India and Afghanistan
c) India and Pakistan
d) India and Nepal
Political and ethnic rivalries within countries in Africa were a result of
a) European countries stopped providing aid after WWII
b) the slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean
c) the United Nations waging war against warlike rulers
d) successful independence movements on the continent
The primary cause of conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis in the Middle East was in response to what?
a) Natural resources
b) Religious differences
c) Slavery
d) Fascism
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