June 2019 Global History And Geography II Regents Questions 11-28 Question Preview (ID: 62122)


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Which foreign policy action best explains the United States response to Cold War situations?


a) repeated reliance on appeasement
b) consistent attempts to bring about detente
c) a continuing pursuit of nonalignment
d) a long-term commitment to containment

Which claim best supports the pattern of interaction between the United States and the Soviet Union between 1948 and 1979?


a) Conflict occurred when one side tried to expand its sphere of influence into another country or region.
b) Disagreements between the United States and the Soviet Union were quickly resolved without the deployment of the military.
c) Leaders of other countries encouraged conflict between the superpowers.
d) Peace and stability were created around the world as a result of the alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Which document would best provide information about the impact these events had on regions other than the United States and the Soviet Union?


a) Russian textbook published in 2015
b) television interview with President John F. Kennedy
c) memoirs of people living in East Germany, Cuba, and Afghanistan
d) line graph of the Soviet Union’s gross domestic product between 1948 and 1968

The actions taken by Gandhi reflect his commitment to which policy?


a) collectivization
b) religious intolerance
c) civil disobedience
d) censorship

The actions of Gandhi and his supporters, as described in this passage, helped lead to the


a) banning of Western books and music
b) removal of British control from the subcontinent
c) development of an economic alliance for South Asian nations
d) peaceful partitioning of British India into India and Pakistan

Based on this passage, what does Mao believe about war from the communist perspective?


a) Wars are inevitable regardless of the society.
b) Wars can be just or unjust depending on their purpose.
c) Wars have a purpose in all societies because of a constant need for change.
d) Wars should be permitted when a government needs to obstruct progress.

Based on this passage, what does Mao believe about World War I?


a) The philosophical beliefs of the competing countries challenged traditional ideals.
b) The potential political gains of European nations benefited China.
c) The countries in the war were involved for their individual economic benefits.
d) The possible military losses made it too risky for the Communist Party to intervene.

Which leader’s political legacy most directly infl uenced the situation shown in this 2004 cartoon?


a) Ayatollah Khomeini
b) Slobodan Milosevic
c) Augusto Pinochet
d) Kemal Ataturk

What is the main idea of this 2004 cartoon?


a) Iran continues to build its modern infrastructure.
b) Iran is experiencing tensions between tradition and modernity.
c) Extensive ballot choices have weakened democracy in Iran.
d) Theocracy is the best form of government for Iran to adopt.

The tensions between North Korea and South Korea described in this passage began over


a) boundaries drawn during the Cold War
b) ethnic conflict on the Korean peninsula
c) trade disputes centered on fishing rights in the Yellow Sea
d) China’s purchase of submarine technology from North Korea

Based on this passage, in which way is the situation in the Korean peninsula comparable to the history of South Asia since World War II?


a) Peaceful protests led colonial powers to surrender their control of the region.
b) Increased prosperity has accompanied a shift from totalitarian to democratic rule.
c) Regional confl icts have contributed to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
d) Technological progress reduced tension and led to improved trade relationships.

Which claim is best supported in this passage?


a) An arms race will help defuse tensions on the Korean peninsula.
b) Economic cooperation between the two Koreas would spread democracy to the North.
c) An invasion by the United States could remove Kim Jong Un from power with few casualties.
d) North Korea’s successful military tests have increased the likelihood of war.

Based on these photographs, which action taken by the governments of Chile and Argentina violated the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?


a) conducting trials by juries
b) blowing up factories
c) arresting known criminals
d) kidnapping political opponents

In which way are the situations shown in these photographs similar?


a) Military regimes overthrew democratically elected leaders in both countries.
b) The United Nations sent peacekeeping forces that provided aid in both countries.
c) Marxist parties removed the military leaders holding power in both countries.
d) Foreign armies led invasions in both countries.

This cartoonist is comparing Vladimir Putin to


a) Czar Nicholas II
b) Joseph Stalin
c) Mikhail Gorbachev
d) Boris Yeltsin

Which earlier historical development best refl ects Putin’s strategy for rebuilding Russia’s prestige in the world?


a) granting of independence to former Soviet republics
b) removal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan
c) lifting of the Berlin blockade
d) installation of communist regimes throughout Europe

According to this author, how did the minority white population maintain control over the majority black population in South Africa?


a) through military conscription of black South Africans
b) through divide and conquer techniques that kept tribes at odds
c) by enforcing the use of tribal languages so that tribes could not communicate
d) by allowing democracy within localized areas in the black South African community

Since the end of apartheid, which problem continues to exist in South Africa?


a) inability of nonwhites to vote in elections
b) restricting educational instruction to Afrikaans
c) monopolizing of political power by white South Africans
d) persistence of segregation as a result of economic inequalities

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