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| 9643523509 | The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers after World War II because of all of the following except their | control of large overseas empires. | 0 | |
| 9643523510 | Which countries' leaders worked together to determine the direction of the world after WWII? | the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain | 1 | |
| 9643523511 | One of the underlying causes of WWII was | lingering resentment over the punitive treaties imposed after World War I. | 2 | |
| 9643523512 | Which of the following characteristics was NOT shared by the Germans and Japanese during WWII? | encouraging veneration of the emperor in order to mobilize support for the war | 3 | |
| 9643523513 | The vast majority of total German casualties during World War II were suffered during fighting against whom? | Soviet Union | 4 | |
| 9643523514 | World War II's Axis powers consisted of ________________. | Germany, Italy, and Japan | 5 | |
| 9643523515 | How did Japan justify its conquest of neighboring territory during WWII? By claiming that | it was driving out European imperialists and establishing "Asia for the Asians" | 6 | |
| 9643523516 | Which of the following is NOT a reason why WWII can be described as a worldwide, total conflict? | the war led to a reassessment of all the major prewar forms of government | 7 | |
| 9643523517 | What impact did World War II have on Social Darwinist justifications for colonialism? It | disproved European claims that they possessed a superior civilization. | 8 | |
| 9643523518 | The goal of the Marshall Plan was to | limit the appeal of communism in western Europe by providing grants for reconstruction to democratic governments. | 9 | |
| 9643523519 | At the end of WWII, communism appealed to many Europeans because | it seemed to be an effective way to build powerful, egalitarian modern states. | 10 | |
| 9643523520 | The Soviet Union responded to the creation of NATO by | establishing SEATO | 11 | |
| 9643523521 | Why did the development of more effective nuclear weapons ultimately make direct confrontation between the US and the SU less likely? Because | a conflict involving nuclear weapons had acquired the potential to destroy the world | 12 | |
| 9643523522 | Which of the following was NOT a site of a Cold war confrontation between 1945 and 1975? | -South Africa | 13 | |
| 9643523523 | The onset of the Cold War transformed Japan's position from WWII loser to | an important ally of the US in the fight against communism. | 14 | |
| 9643523524 | During the Chinese civil war, which group became the base of support for Mao Zedong and the communists? | peasants | 15 | |
| 9643523525 | Which of the following was NOT a pattern that emerged during the post-WWII wave of decolonizations? | negotiated transfer of control from one colonial ruler to another | 16 | |
| 9643523526 | The approach of Chinese communism toward women was to | -enact laws freeing women from oppressive laws and customs as part of their government. | 17 | |
| 9643523527 | All of the following characterize India's experiences after its independence except | Indian independence occurred without violence or bloodshed. | 18 | |
| 9643523528 | The pattern of government developed in independent India combined which elements from the First and Second World War? | state-planned development projects and democratic institutions | 19 | |
| 9643523529 | The idea of negritude can best be described as | the belief that the people of African descent were more humane and had stronger communal feelings than Europeans. | 20 | |
| 9643523530 | Many leaders of African anti-colonial movements were | Western-educated, charismatic individuals. | 21 | |
| 9643523531 | All of the following were reasons for Jewish migration to Palestine during the first half of the 20th century except | the wish to create a new European colony in the Middle East. | 22 | |
| 9643523532 | Egypt emerged as a potent symbol of pan-Arab nationalism after which event? | the Suez Canal crisis | 23 | |
| 9643523533 | Which of the following was NOT a feature of South Africa's apartheid system? | each different race was recognized as having equal claims to land and resources | 24 | |
| 9643523534 | What impact did the presence of a European immigrant or immigrant-descended population have on a colony's transition to independence? | prevented the smooth transition of power. | 25 | |
| 9643523535 | Apartheid-era South Africa was able to gain international recognition and support by reminding the world that it was | anticommunist. | 26 | |
| 9643523536 | An example of a 3rd world nationalist who embraced Marxism as his guiding philosophy is | Ho Chi Minh | 27 | |
| 9643523537 | US actions in Vietnam during the 1960s and 70s were an example of its _______ policy. | containment | 28 | |
| 9643523538 | Under what circumstances did the Cold War become a 'hot' war? When the | US and SU armed their 3rd world allies and encouraged their conflicts | 29 | |
| 9643523539 | Why did communism lose its appeal in post-World War II western Europe? Because | strong economic growth led to increased standards of living and expanded access to services such as education and health care | 30 | |
| 9643523540 | During the 1950s, American anxiety about communism was expressed thru all of the following except | making American society more egalitarian so that communism would be less appealing. | 31 | |
| 9643523541 | In comparison with life in 1st world countries, life for ordinary people in 2nd world countries provided | lower standards of living, but higher levels of economic security. | 32 | |
| 9643523542 | During the 1950s and 60s, Third World leaders believed all of the following except | alliance with the Western powers provided the greatest opportunity for political recognition. | 33 | |
| 9643523543 | What impact did multinational corporations have on 3rd world countries? They | expanded countries' agricultural and manufacturing sectors, but at the expense of future locally directed growth. | 34 | |
| 9643523544 | All of the following were ways in which the US responded to radicalism in Latin America except | accepting the right of Latin American peoples to choose their own form of governance. | 35 | |
| 9643523545 | "Prague Spring" served as a symbol for | dissenters from the authoritarianism of the Soviet Union. | 36 | |
| 9643523546 | Which of the following groups of US citizens had NOT begun to fight for civil rights and social justice by the end of the 1960s? | Muslims | 37 | |
| 9643523547 | In post-WWII western Europe, the 'woman question' concerned what new problem? Women were | making gains in the workplace, but without a proportional decrease in domestic responsibility. | 38 | |
| 9643523548 | The cartel that shifted the terms of trade in favor of oil-producing nations during the 1970s was | OPEC | 39 | |
| 9643523549 | How did Pacific Rim nations such as South Korea and Taiwan escape the 3rd world cycle of poverty and dependence? By | using regulation to promote new industries and requiring multinational firms to cooperate with local firms | 40 |
