Unit 6

Question 0

The purpose of the Marshall plan was to?

Answer 0

Provide for economic recovery in Western Europe

Question 1

A key principle of the economic theory of communism is?

Answer 1

Government ownership of property

Question 2

Truman doctrine, Marshall plan, Berlin blockade, NATO, Korean War, and Warsaw Pact were events that are associated with?

Answer 2

The Cold War

Question 3

During the Cold War period, which two nations were divided into communist and noncommunist parts?

Answer 3

Vietnam and Korea

Question 4

What is the iron curtain and who coined the term?

Answer 4

Ideological barrier that divided Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War: Winston Churchill

Question 5

What is one similarity between the reign of terror during the French Revolution and the cultural revolution in China?

Answer 5

Used violent methods to eliminate their opponents.

Question 6

Berlin airlift, Cuban missile crisis, and nuclear arms race are associated with?

Answer 6

The Cold War

Question 7

U.S. and the Soviet Union competed against each other in what ways?

Answer 7

Economically, militarily, and ideological

Question 8

True or false- The battle against terrorism will be long and difficult.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

In Iran, both the revolution of 1979 and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism have caused what to clash against each other?

Answer 9

Tensions between traditionalism and modernization to continue.

Question 10

What is containment and what is an example of it?

Answer 10

U.S policy of attempting to restrict Soviet power and influence around the world by preventing the spread of communism; naval blockade of Cuba.

Question 11

True or false- By 1980, most African nations had become independent

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What was the event that ended the Cold War in 1989?

Answer 12

Berlin Wall

Question 13

What was the goal of perestroika and glasnost have on the Soviet Union?

Answer 13

Stimulate economic growth and political discussion.

Question 14

Israel is created, Six-Day War, and withdrawal from the Westbank is associated with?

Answer 14

Conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

Question 15

Define Aparheid

Answer 15

System of racial separation in South Africa, designed to create a fully segregated society.

Question 16

Who is Nelson Mandela?

Answer 16

Leader imprisoned for speaking out against apartheid. After being released from prison, he became South Africa’s first black president, and kept the country together under majority rule.

Question 17

Iran and North Korea has worldwide attention due to what?

Answer 17

Nuclear capabilities

Question 18

What does South Africa face after it becomes an independent nation?

Answer 18

Racial policies carried out by the ruling minority

Question 19

What is the primary goal of the student protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989?

Answer 19

Increase political freedom and rights in China.

Question 20

What was an important effect of the independence of the Indian subcontinent after British rule?

Answer 20

Religious differences led to the division of the colony into India and Pakistan.

Question 21

What approach did Mohandas Gandhi follow to achieve political independence of India?

Answer 21

Passive resistance to show the unjust of British rule.

Question 22

Define genocide. Give an example

Answer 22

Systematic killing of a group of people; Rwandan, holocaust, Armenians

Question 23

In what ways have advancements in technology affect modern society?

Answer 23

More interdependent global society

Question 24

How did WWII contribute to the development of the Cold War?

Answer 24

War left the soviet union and the U.S. with conflicting political and economic systems as the world’s two superpowers.

Question 25

What was the immediate impact of the end of WWII?

Answer 25

Wartime cooperation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union turned into a rivalry over the future of Europe.

Question 26

How did Mao Zedong achieve his power grab?

Answer 26

Guerrilla warfare

Question 27

How were Chinese communists able to attain power on mainland China in 1949?

Answer 27

Peasants

Question 28

Define globalization

Answer 28

Creation of a global economy and society through improved communication, transportation, and trade

Question 29

True or false- Lenin and Mao Zedong believe violence and other harsh measures are often necessary to achieve class change.

Answer 29

True