05 Jan Question 4. 4. (TCOs 4, 8) Analyze how

Question 1. (TCO 6) World War I was considered a total war, which meant (Points : 4)

compulsory military service for all eligible men.

government supervision of key industries.

government propaganda, control of the media, and curbs on civil liberties.

All of the above

Question 2. (TCO 6) The main fronts in World War I were in (Points : 4)

France and Russia.

Germany and Austria.

Italy and Greece.

Africa and Asia.

Question 3. (TCO 5) In 1922, Joseph Stalin was made (Points : 4)

head of the government.

general secretary of the Communist party.

general secretary of the Comintern.

head of the Red Army.

Question 4. (TCO 5) What event marked the beginning of World War II? (Points : 4)

The Nazi-Soviet Pact

The German invasion of Poland

The Anschluss

Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland

Question 5. (TCO 9) What city was divided during the Cold War and became a hotspot for espionage and intrigue? (Points : 4)

Paris

London

Berlin

Rome

Question 6. (TCO 9) During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States and the Soviet Union were led by (Points : 4)

Reagan and Gorbachev.

Reagan and Khrushchev.

Kennedy and Castro.

Kennedy and Khrushchev.

Question 7. (TCO 8) What was the intention of the Marshall Plan? (Points : 4)

To rebuild the military power of western Europe

To help the Japanese economy recover from the war

To rebuild the economies of war-shattered Europe

To prevent the spread of Communism into Africa and Asia

Question 8. (TCO 6) Bangladesh is

home to thousands of Muslim radicals who fled Afghanistan.

the site of a long conflict with the Soviet Union and mujahedin rebels.

the former eastern part of Pakistan, and one of the world’s poorest nations.

a mountainous region with a small population.

Question 9. (TCO 2) Gamal Nasser was (Points : 4)

a pan-Arabist, secular, national leader.

an advocate of fundamentalist Islam.

a Turkish leader.

a loyal ally of the United States.

Question 10.(TCO 2) Arab-Israeli wars occurred in (Points : 4)

1946, 1948, 1955, 1967, and 1975.

1948, 1958, 1968, 1970, and 1973.

1948, 1958, 1967, 1973, and 1990.

1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, and 1982.

Question 11. (TCO 4) One problem that arose in East Germany after reunification was (Points : 4)

the presence of U.S. troops.

lack of support for the EU.

a lack of national pride.

high unemployment.

Question 12. (TCO 4) The only Eastern European country that had widespread bloodshed in 1989 was (Points : 4)

Romania

Czechoslovakia

Bulgaria

Poland

Question 13. (TCO 7) Al-Qaeda was organized to (Points : 4)

destroy the World Trade Center.

expel U.S. businesses and military power from Saudi Arabia.

support the Taliban government.

spread Islamic fundamentalism to Europe and the United States.

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Question 1.1. (TCO 10) Match the terms in Column I with the descriptions in Column II.

Potential Matches:

1 : former dictator of Cuba

2 : onetime leader of Israel

3 : populist president of Argentina during the 1940s and 1950s

4 : onetime leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization

5 : black civil rights leader during the 1960s

: Martin Luther King

: Yasser Arafat

: Golda Meir

: Fidel Castro

: Juan Peron

Question 2.2. (TCO 3) Match the terms in Column I with the descriptions in Column II.

Potential Matches:

1 : policy of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev authorizing Soviet intervention in socialist states to maintain communist rule

2 : an ongoing process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated

3 : a U.S.-inspired plan for postwar European economic recovery

4 : the precursor to the European Union, a postwar system of economic integration among western European states

: European Economic Community

: Marshall Plan

: Brezhnev Doctrine

: Globalization

Question 1. 1. (TCO 1, 2) Identify and analyse two causes of World War I. Use historical examples to support your answer.

Of the various causes of World War I, which do you think was the most important and why? (Points : 20)

Question 2. 2. (TCO 5, 11) Compare and contrast the empires of Germany and Japan before the outbreak of World War II.

Identify and describe the leadership qualities of their respective leaders. Make sure you use enough historical details to support your answer. (Points : 20)

Question 3. 3. (TCOs 9, 10) Identify and analyze the main events of the Korean War and Cuban Missile Crisis. Then assess how these events affected the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. (Points : 36)

Question 4. 4. (TCOs 4, 8) Analyze how the reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev led to the breakup of the Soviet Union. Point out what events led to the ascendency of Gorbachev to party leadership, and then identify and analyze Gorbachev’s reforms. Use specific details to support your answer. Then evaluate the relative success of democracy and capitalism in Russia after the end of the Cold War. (Points : 36)