Multiple Choice Questions

 

XX.  Stalin's policy in postwar-WWI Russia is best characterized as?:

 

    b.  rearmament was given first priority in industry.

 

    c.  a planned economy organized into syndicates of labor and management.

 

    d.  a laissez-faire policy.

 

    e.  the state annexed the means of production outright.

 

 

 

XX. Trotsky and Stalin's interpretations of Marxism differed most significantly in which of the following ways?:

 

b.        Trotsky wanted to foster world revolution while Stalin wanted "to build Socialism in one country.

 

c.         Stalin was a Bolshevik; Trotsky was a Menshevik.

 

d.       Stalin believed that Russia was too backward to support Communism; Trotsky believed the opposite.

 

 

 

XX.The benefits of the Soviet system included all of the following EXCEPT?:

 

 a.  full employment.

 

 b.  low-cost utilities.

 

c.   ample, inexpensive food.

 

d.   free education.

 

e.  cheap housing.

 

 

 

XX.  Which slogan expresses the ideal of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917?:

 

b.  Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.

 

c.  Nationalism, Democracy, The People's Livelihood.

 

d.  Russification.

 

e.  Lebensraum

 

 

 

XX. Which of the following cities was the target of a Nazi blitz for two months in 1941?

 

a.             London                  c.Paris  

 

b.             Dunkirk                  d.Vichy

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

XX.  “Operation Barbarossa” refers to Hitler’s plan to conquer

 

a.             Greece.                  c.Britain.               

 

b.             North Africa.          d.the Soviet Union.

 

 

 

XX. Which nation suffered the highest number of casualties in World War II?

 

a.             Germany                        c.the Soviet Union     

 

b.             the United States          d.Japan

 

 

 

XX. The major rivals in the Cold War were

 

a.                   Britain and France.

 

b.                   German and Italy

 

c.                    the United States and the Soviet Union.

 

d.                   China and Japan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XX. One of the biggest factors contributing to political instability in African nations immediately after independence was

 

a.                   The lack of natural resources.

 

b.                   The failure of communism

 

c.                    The lack of common ties and goals.

 

d.                   The huge debts.

 

 

 

XX. After World War II, the imperial powers gave up their empires because

 

a.       treaties forced them to.

 

b.       they lacked the will to fight for them.

 

c.        they thought it was morally right.     

 

d.       the Soviet Union demanded it.

 

 

 

XX. Which of the following is a primary cause of global interdependence?

 

a.       advances in technology

 

b.       World War II

 

c.        Migration

 

d.       World War I

 

 

 

XX. Technology has helped form a global culture by

 

a.             making all cultures alike.  

 

b.             spreading ideas rapidly.   

 

c.             mass-producing works of art.          

 

d.             giving all people everywhere access to computers.

 

 

 

XX. One effect of the Cold War was

 

a.                   an outbreak of civil wars.

 

b.                   the founding of the United Nations

 

c.                    increased political tension worldwide.

 

d.                   widespread fighting.

 

 

 

XX. Democracy failed in many new nations because

 

a.             the people were unprepared for self-rule.     

 

b.             there were too many poor people.  

 

c.             the people felt more comfortable with the military in charge.    

 

d.             too many people were homeless.

 

 

 

XX. Which of the following poses the most immediate challenge to many developing nations?

 

a.                   population growth

 

b.                   nuclear proliferation

 

c.                    migration

 

d.                   global warming

 

 

 

XX. Based on the information in your textbook, which of the following is the best generalization about modern science and technology?

 

a.             It has hurt more people than it has helped.  

 

b.             It has brought the world one step closer to disaster.  

 

c.             It has improved life for most people.              

 

d.             It has fulfilled its potential for solving the world’s problems.

 

 

 

XX. Germany was able to reunite because

 

a.             Brandt signed a treaty with the Soviet Union.               

 

b.             students destroyed the Berlin Wall.

 

c.             communism in the Soviet Union collapsed. 

 

d.             the East Germans revolted against the Soviets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XX. Which of the following was a result of central economic planning in the Soviet Union?

 

a.                   an efficient bureaucracy

 

b.                   highly motivated workers

 

c.                    a  high standard of living

 

d.                   shortages of food and consumer goods

 

 

 

XX. During the Cold War, the primary goal of American foreign policy was to

 

a.             protect human rights everywhere.   

 

b.             encourage economic growth in communist countries.              

 

c.             stop the spread of communism.     

 

d.             create a world without war.

 

 

 

XX. Which of the following was true under communism in China?

 

a.             Peasants were moved from the countryside to the cities.         

 

b.             The business class was glorified. 

 

c.             Factory workers took control of the government.          

 

d.             Land was redistributed to peasants.

 

 

 

XX. The conflict between Palestinians and Jews in Palestine centered around

 

a.             differences in roles of government.

 

b.             the claim by both groups that it was their homeland. 

 

c.             disagreements over roles of women in society.          

 

d.             the role of the British in Palestine.

 

 

 

XX. Why did colonial borders cause problems for new African nations?

 

a.             They cut them off from important resources.

 

b.             They created countries that were too small for their populations.            

 

c.             They forced people together from different ethnic groups.        

 

d.             They stopped herders from migrating with their animals.

 

 

 

XX. Which of the following helped end apartheid in South Africa?

 

a.  an oil embargo  

 

c.  economic sanctions

 

                   

 

 

 

     d. a civil war

      b. an international vote        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.  Bread, Land, Peace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.  Stalin wanted to foster revolution in Western Europe while Trotsky wanted to develop the Soviet Union first.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    a.  rapid industrialization and agricultural collectivism.