Mixed Quiz 10 - Review Quizzes

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1 Between World War I and World War II, Fascism appealed to many people in Europe because Fascism

	opposed racism and anti-Semitism
	promoted international cooperation
	offered simple solutions to complex problems
	rejected nationalism and militarism

2 A study of Japan's economy since World War II would lead to the conclusion that

	government support of technological advances can improve a nation's economic position
	imperialism is necessary for the economic development of a nation
	a Communist system leads to economic prosperity
	the feudal system is more economically productive than the market system

3 A reason the Japanese government accepted a new constitution after World War II was that

	the new constitution was very similar to the previous one
	the new constitution was imposed by the United States military government
	Japan's colonial possessions were returned
	Japan's military forces were reestablished

4 After World War I, Japan attempted to solve some of its economic problems by

	establishing extensive trade with the Soviet Union
	expanding its influence in Asia
	practicing the principles of Marxism
	refusing to rely on Western technology

5 ". . . the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes. In order to accomplish the aim . . . land, sea, and air forces . . . will never be maintained."

Which event is directly responsible for the inclusion of this statement in Japan's current Constitution?

	Japan's defeat in World War II
	Japan's involvement in the Persian Gulf War
	United Nations sanctions against Japan
	Japan's emergence as an economic superpower

6 A major cause of World War I was

	a decline in the policy of imperialism
	the existence of opposing alliances
	an increase in acts of aggression by England
	the spread of communism throughout Europe

7 The violence and destruction that occurred during World War II led to the

	expansion of colonial empires in Africa
	formation of the United Nations
	signing of the Versailles Treaty
	unification of Germany

8 Since the end of World War II, military rearmament in Japan has been limited by

	specific restrictions in Japan's constitution
	Japan's refusal to sign a nuclear nonproliferation treaty
	the United Nations refusal to sell weapons to the Japanese
	a scarcity of technology and resources in Japan

9 The imperialist policies followed by Japan after World War I were based on a desire to

	convert people to Shinto
	acquire markets for its oil industry
	compete with Chinese trade policies
	obtain natural resources for manufacturing

10 The desire for self-determination in African nations became a powerful force for change immediately after

	World War II
	the Boer War
	revolutions in Russia and France
	the end of the Cold War

11 A major problem in post–World War II India has been the

	conflict between rival religious groups
	alliance with China
	lack of unskilled workers for farming
	scarcity of mineral resources

12 What was one reason that totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between World War I and World War II?

	Famine and AIDS spread throughout Europe.
	Trade was banned between western and eastern Europe.
	Governments failed to meet the needs of the people.
	Monarchies were reinstated in many nations.

13 Before World War II, the economies of many Eastern European nations were based primarily on

	exports of industrial machinery
	international banking
	agricultural production
	tourism and handicrafts

14 The rise of independent nations in Asia and Africa after World War II illustrates the

	success of United Nations peacekeeping forces
	strength of minority groups in these regions
	decline of European political dominance
	failure of nationalist movements in these regions

15 One way in which the Korean War and the Vietnam War are similar is that both

	resulted in unification of two formerly independent nations
	reflected the success of the Western policy of containment
	attempted to remove French imperialists from power
	developed from Cold War tensions

16 One similarity between the Korean War and the Vietnam War is that both wars were

	resolved through the diplomatic efforts of the United Nations
	fought as a result of differing political ideologies during the Cold War
	fought without foreign influence or assistance
	caused by religious conflicts

17 ______________________________________________________________________________________

• Creation of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and the Warsaw Pact
• Construction of the Berlin Wall
• Cuban missile crisis

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These events are most closely associated with

	World War I
	World War II
	the Cold War
	the Persian Gulf War

18 One similarity between the Korean War and the Persian Gulf War was that

	Communist expansion was encouraged
	the Soviet Union allied itself with the United States
	the major issue was a dispute over oil
	the use of military force was approved by the United Nations

19 “United States Airlifts Supplies to Berlin” “U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down Over the Soviet Union” “Soviet Missiles Placed in Cuba” These headlines discuss events during

	Stalin’s Reign of Terror
	World War II
	the Cold War
	the post–Cold War era

20 The 1956 invasion of Hungary and the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union were attempts to

	keep Communist governments in power in Eastern Europe
	decrease Cold War tensions between Eastern Europe and the United States
	prevent German militarism from spreading throughout Europe
	provide humanitarian aid to the ethnic minorities of these nations

21 In the late 1980s, Mikhail Gorbachev's decision to stop interfering in the internal affairs of Eastern European nations led directly to

	the collapse of the free-market economies in the region
	an increase in Cold War tensions
	a renewal of religious violence between Orthodox Christians and Russian Jews
	the collapse of the communist governments in the region

22 The term iron curtain refers to the

	scars left on the land by the trenches of World War I
	no-fly zone in northern Iraq after the Persian Gulf War
	border established between India and Pakistan after World War II
	western boundary of Soviet domination in Europe during the Cold War

23 The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the

	end of the Cold War
	collapse of the Taliban
	strength of the Warsaw Pact
	power of the European Union

24 Base your answer to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

. . “We may anticipate a state of affairs in which two Great Powers will each be in a position to put an end to the civilization and life of the other, though not without risking its own. We may be likened to two scorpions in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of his own life.”. — J. Robert Oppenheimer, July 1953

This statement expresses concern about the

	threats to the environment by developed and developing economies
	differences between command and market economies
	economic costs of World War II
	dangers of the Cold War

25 ______________________________________________________

• Blockade of Berlin
• Operation of the Berlin Airlift
• Organization of the Warsaw Pact
• Construction of the Berlin Wall

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These events of the Cold War are examples of

	efforts to prevent military conflict between the superpowers
	situations that increased tensions between communist and democratic nations in Europe
	attempts to weaken the Soviet Unions control of its Eastern European allies
	policies of peaceful coexistence and détente

26 "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent." ––Winston Churchill (1946)

This statement refers to the

	beginning of the Cold War
	unification of Germany
	end of World War I
	Russian Revolution

27 The invasion of Hungary in 1961 by the Soviet Union and the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 are examples of

	United Nations Security Council resolutions
	Truman Doctrine failures
	Marshall Plan effects
	Cold War Era conflicts