AP WORLD HISTORY CHAPTER 20 Flashcards

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