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== Current Events Quiz 1 ==
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The Communist Revolution in China differed from the 19th-century Marxist ideals because this revolution was primarily supported by the
|type="[]"}
-warlords
+peasants
-factory owners
-gentry

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The political ideas of Ho Chi Minh, Fidel Castro, and Pol Pot were strongly influenced by the writings of
|type="[]"}
-Confucius
-Mohandas Gandhi
-Desmond Tutu
+Karl Marx

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During the 1970s and 1980s India and China attempted to improve the quality of life for their people and to increase economic growth by
|type="[]"}
-changing the political structure
+adopting policies to limit population growth
-encouraging farmers to move to the cities
-seeking overseas colonies

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In the Chinese Civil War (1945 - 1949), support for Mao Zedong's Communist forces came primarily from the
|type="[]"}
+peasants
-landowners
-industrialists
-Confucian scholars

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One way in which the Hitler Youth of Germany and the Red Guard of China are similar is that both organizations
|type="[]"}
+required unquestioning loyalty to the leader
-helped increase religious tolerance
-hindered imperialistic goals
-led pro-democracy movements

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One similarity between Stalin’s five-year plans and Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward was that both programs attempted to
|type="[]"}
+increase industrial production
-privatize the ownership of land
-correct environmental pollution
-strengthen international trade

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The Four Modernizations of Deng Xiaoping in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in
|type="[]"}
-an emphasis on the Five Relationships
-a return to Maoist revolutionary principles
+a move toward increased capitalism
-the end of the communist system of government

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During the 1980s, a major goal of China was to
|type="[]"}
+accelerate economic growth
-encourage the growth of traditional religions
-establish a federal system of government
-protect individual liberties

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Which statement is accurate about the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 and the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in 1989?
|type="[]"}
-These events led to democratic reforms.
+Repressive action was taken to end both protests.
-Strong action was taken by the United Nations.
-Both events brought communist governments to power.

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A similarity between the Polish group Solidarity in 1980 and the Chinese protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989 is that both groups
|type="[]"}
+supported movements for democracy
-succeeded in ending communism
-encouraged military occupation by the Soviet Union
-favored increases in military spending

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The Tiananmen Square massacre in China was a reaction to
|type="[]"}
-Deng Xiaoping's plan to revive the Cultural Revolution
+student demands for greater individual rights and freedom of expression
-China's decision to seek Western investors
-Great Britain's decision to return Hong Kong to China

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Which document is most closely associated with the Arab-Israeli conflict?
|type="[]"}
+Balfour Declaration
-Kyoto Protocol
-Communist Manifesto
-Treaty of Nanjing

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Since 1948, a major reason for the conflict between Arabs and Israelis is that each side
|type="[]"}
-wants the huge oil reserves that lie under the disputed land
-believes that the United States favors the other side in the conflict
+claims sovereignty over the same land
-seeks to control trade on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea

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". . .The Nazi Holocaust, which engulfed millions of Jews in Europe, proved anew the urgency of the reestablishment of the Jewish state, which would solve the problem of Jewish homelessness by opening the gates to all Jews and lifting the Jewish people to equality in the family of nations. . .."

This statement is referring to the establishment of which nation?
|type="[]"}
-Jordan
-Poland
+Israel
-Ethiopia

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Since the 1980s, the major source of the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Arabs has been
|type="[]"}
-the presence of Israeli ships in the Suez Canal
-the interference of Libya in Middle Eastern affairs
+the demand of Palestinian Arabs for their own homeland
-Soviet support for radical Arab groups in occupied territories

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In 1979, the signing of the Camp David accords by Egypt and Israel indicated that
|type="[]"}
-nationalism was no longer a force in Middle Eastern politics
-the differences between Shi'ite and Sunni Moslems had been settled
+former enemies were able to negotiate
-the Soviet Union dominated Middle Eastern affairs

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The first Arab nation in the Middle East to reach a formal peace agreement with Israel under the Camp David accords (1979) was
|type="[]"}
-Saudi Arabia
-Lebanon
+Egypt
-Syria

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During the 1980s, the economic development of Iran and Iraq was disrupted because of
|type="[]"}
-increased emphasis on agricultural production for export
+the war fought between these nations
-Communist revolutionary movements in these nations
-severe drought and famine in the area

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The Iranian Revolution of 1979 resulted in the establishment of
|type="[]"}
-a secular Western-style democracy
-a constitutional monarchy
-a military dictatorship
+an Islamic state

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In Iran, both the Revolution of 1979 and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism have caused
|type="[]"}
-an increase in women’s rights
+tension between traditionalism and modernization to continue
-foreign control of natural resources to expand
-the introduction of a communist form of government

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A major cause of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 was the concern by Islamic leaders that
|type="[]"}
+traditional values were being undermined by Western ideas
-women were being denied political rights
-Israel had lost its influence in the Middle East
-religious leaders were becoming too powerful

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The response of the international community to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 best illustrates the
|type="[]"}
-lack of cooperation between the major world powers
-global acceptance of imperialism
+effect of oil on world politics
-ineffectiveness of United Nations peace keeping forces

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One reason the United States and other Western powers fought the Persian Gulf War was to
|type="[]"}
+safeguard the flow of oil to international markets
-end the civil war in Lebanon
-stop the Israeli settlement of the West Bank
-assist Iraq in its war with Iran

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Economic sanctions were imposed against Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Fidel Castro in Cuba in an effort to
|type="[]"}
-encourage exports to those nations by removing tariffs
+force these leaders from power by isolating their nations from the world community
-increase the power of the military forces of those nations
-prevent smaller regional conflicts from turning into larger global conflicts

{
What is a long-term effect of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?
|type="[]"}
-Communism was strengthened in South Asia.
-Hostilities between China and India lessened.
+The influence of militant Islamic groups increased in the region.
-Tensions along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan were reduced.

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One way in which Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini and Afghanistan’s Taliban were similar is that they each
|type="[]"}
-sponsored a United Nations Conference on Women’s Rights
+established an Islamic state
-joined the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
-incorporated communist doctrine into their government

{
One of the main goals of Islamic fundamentalism has been to
|type="[]"}
-modernize traditional Islamic society
-obtain rights for minorities
-increase the oil revenues of the Islamic nations
+return to the traditional beliefs and values of Islam

{
A goal of most modern-day fundamentalist Islamic societies is to
|type="[]"}
-encourage the practice of other religions in society
+maintain basic religious values in a technological society
-adopt Western attitudes, values, and lifestyles
-integrate the teachings of Mohammed with Christian practices

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Which has been a serious problem for many nations of the Middle East since World War II?
|type="[]"}
-renewed colonial conquest by Europeans
-cutbacks in foreign aid from the United States
-increased world demand for oil
+conflicts between traditionalists and modernists

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In 1991, Pakistan amended its constitution and made the Koran the basis of all its laws. Which group was responsible for this action?
|type="[]"}
-Kashmir separatists
-Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
-Buddhist monks
+Islamic fundamentalists

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The destruction of the rain forests in Latin America is primarily due to the
|type="[]"}
-diseases carried by insects
-wildfires occurring during dry seasons
-devastation caused by high winds during the tropical storm season
+demand for timber, farmland, and grazing land

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Mikhail Gorbachev contributed to the fall of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe by
|type="[]"}
+introducing the policies of perestroika and glasnost
-violating nuclear arms agreements
-invading Afghanistan
-signing the Camp David Accords

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Which action occurred in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev?
|type="[]"}
-Peasants were forced onto collective farms.
+Citizens experienced more personal freedoms under glasnost.
-The United States and the Soviet Union ended diplomatic relations.
-The Soviet government increased its control over the Orthodox Church.

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Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms of perestroika and glasnost resulted in
|type="[]"}
-an era of world peace and Soviet prosperity
+conditions that helped lead to the breakup of the Soviet Union
-a successful transition to a command economy in Russia
-censorship of the news media in Russia

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A major development in relations between the Soviet Union and the United States occurred in the late 1980s when the two nations agreed to
|type="[]"}
-purchase all their oil from Mexico
-withdraw from the United Nations
+eliminate a group of nuclear missiles
-ban arms sales to developing nations

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The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany in 1990 are events that symbolize the
|type="[]"}
+end of the Cold War Era
-end of democracy in Germany
-fall of Nazi power in Germany
-increased influence of the Warsaw Pact

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