Current Events Quiz 1

Current Events Quiz 1

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1 The Communist Revolution in China differed from the 19th-century Marxist ideals because this revolution was primarily supported by the

	warlords
	peasants
	factory owners
	gentry

2 The political ideas of Ho Chi Minh, Fidel Castro, and Pol Pot were strongly influenced by the writings of

	Confucius
	Mohandas Gandhi
	Desmond Tutu
	Karl Marx

3 During the 1970s and 1980s India and China attempted to improve the quality of life for their people and to increase economic growth by

	changing the political structure
	adopting policies to limit population growth
	encouraging farmers to move to the cities
	seeking overseas colonies

4 In the Chinese Civil War (1945 - 1949), support for Mao Zedong's Communist forces came primarily from the

	peasants
	landowners
	industrialists
	Confucian scholars

5 One way in which the Hitler Youth of Germany and the Red Guard of China are similar is that both organizations

	required unquestioning loyalty to the leader
	helped increase religious tolerance
	hindered imperialistic goals
	led pro-democracy movements

6 One similarity between Stalin’s five-year plans and Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward was that both programs attempted to

	increase industrial production
	privatize the ownership of land
	correct environmental pollution
	strengthen international trade

7 The Four Modernizations of Deng Xiaoping in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in

	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

8 During the 1980s, a major goal of China was to

	accelerate economic growth
	encourage the growth of traditional religions
	establish a federal system of government
	protect individual liberties

9 Which statement is accurate about the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 and the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in 1989?

	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.

10 A similarity between the Polish group Solidarity in 1980 and the Chinese protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989 is that both groups

	supported movements for democracy
	succeeded in ending communism
	encouraged military occupation by the Soviet Union
	favored increases in military spending

11 The Tiananmen Square massacre in China was a reaction to

	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

12 Which document is most closely associated with the Arab-Israeli conflict?

	Balfour Declaration
	Kyoto Protocol
	Communist Manifesto
	Treaty of Nanjing

13 Since 1948, a major reason for the conflict between Arabs and Israelis is that each side

	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

14 ". . .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?

	Jordan
	Poland
	Israel
	Ethiopia

15 Since the 1980s, the major source of the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Arabs has been

	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

16 In 1979, the signing of the Camp David accords by Egypt and Israel indicated that

	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

17 The first Arab nation in the Middle East to reach a formal peace agreement with Israel under the Camp David accords (1979) was

	Saudi Arabia
	Lebanon
	Egypt
	Syria

18 During the 1980s, the economic development of Iran and Iraq was disrupted because of

	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

19 The Iranian Revolution of 1979 resulted in the establishment of

	a secular Western-style democracy
	a constitutional monarchy
	a military dictatorship
	an Islamic state

20 In Iran, both the Revolution of 1979 and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism have caused

	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

21 A major cause of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 was the concern by Islamic leaders that

	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

22 The response of the international community to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 best illustrates the

	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

23 One reason the United States and other Western powers fought the Persian Gulf War was to

	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

24 Economic sanctions were imposed against Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Fidel Castro in Cuba in an effort to

	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

25 What is a long-term effect of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?

	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.

26 One way in which Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini and Afghanistan’s Taliban were similar is that they each

	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

27 One of the main goals of Islamic fundamentalism has been to

	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

28 A goal of most modern-day fundamentalist Islamic societies is to

	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

29 Which has been a serious problem for many nations of the Middle East since World War II?

	renewed colonial conquest by Europeans
	cutbacks in foreign aid from the United States
	increased world demand for oil
	conflicts between traditionalists and modernists

30 In 1991, Pakistan amended its constitution and made the Koran the basis of all its laws. Which group was responsible for this action?

	Kashmir separatists
	Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
	Buddhist monks
	Islamic fundamentalists

31 The destruction of the rain forests in Latin America is primarily due to the

	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

32 Mikhail Gorbachev contributed to the fall of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe by

	introducing the policies of perestroika and glasnost
	violating nuclear arms agreements
	invading Afghanistan
	signing the Camp David Accords

33 Which action occurred in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev?

	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.

34 Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms of perestroika and glasnost resulted in

	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

35 A major development in relations between the Soviet Union and the United States occurred in the late 1980s when the two nations agreed to

	purchase all their oil from Mexico
	withdraw from the United Nations
	eliminate a group of nuclear missiles
	ban arms sales to developing nations

36 The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany in 1990 are events that symbolize the

	end of the Cold War Era
	end of democracy in Germany
	fall of Nazi power in Germany
	increased influence of the Warsaw Pact