1. Among the many Eastern European revolutions of 1989, the only violent, bloody revolution took place in A. Romania. B. Hungary. C. Poland. D. Czechoslovakia.
2. Within Lebanon, Hezbollah can best be thought of as
A. a militant Shi'a political organization. B. the military arm of the Palestine Liberation Organization. C. a peace-seeking legislative faction within Lebanon's parliament. D. anti-Zionist Sunni extremists
3. In French-speaking Africa, which state adopted radical Marxism? A. Mali B. Ivory Coast C. Senegal D.Ghana
4. According to your textbook, which of the following has had the greatest impact on human communication? A. Television B. Social media C. The Internet D. Cell phones
5. As Western European recovery accelerated into the 1960s, guest workers were typically recruited from all of the following, except A. southern Italy. B. Yugoslavia. C. North Africa. D. India.
6. In 1963, the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union signed an agreement
A. to ban nuclear testing. B. banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere. C. banning nuclear proliferation. D. to reduce nuclear weapons stockpiles
7. In 1964, a loose union of Palestine refugees led to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) under Yasir Arafat. What was the aim of the PLO? A. Establishing a Pan-Arab League B. Establishing Palestinian self-rule in their original homeland C. Driving Israel from East Jerusalem D. Evicting Israel from Palestine
8. In South Africa, in 1960, police at Sharpsville fired on a group of protestors. Sixty-nine blacks were killed. What happened next? A. Nelson Mandela was immediately arrested. B. The African National Congress collapsed and was disbanded. C. Nelson Mandela fled to London. D. The African National Congress was outlawed
9. Demographic factors that contributed to the rise of the counterculture included all of the following, except A. the postwar baby boom meant that young people made up a large portion of the population. B. mass communications and youth travel spread the counterculture over North America and Europe. C. the use of LSD and other psychedelics led to widespread impulsive behavior. D. postwar prosperity meant that young people had significant purchasing power
10. Which of the Asian "economic tigers" became a Special Administrative Region in China? A. South Korea B. Hong Kong C. Taiwan D. Singapore
11. The Truman Doctrine was characterized by the concept of A. self-determination. B. universal sovereignty. C. containment. D. détente.
12. In Latin America, economic nationalism has been most successful in A. Chile and Argentina. B. Mexico and Brazil. C. Argentina and Brazil. D. Mexico and Central America
13. Indira Gandhi was soundly defeated in the Indian election of 1977. What was the most likely cause of her unpopularity? A. Her appeasement of Sikh nationalists B. Driving corrupt officials from government C. Her efforts to deal with tax evaders D. A massive sterilization campaign
14. After Indonesia was declared independent in 1949, the first leader of that nation was A. Sukarno. B. Susilo Yudhoyono. C. a multi-ethnic congress. D. Suharto.
15. Following the death of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping initiated a campaign for "Four Modernizations." These included all the following, except A. universal health care. B. science and technology. C. industry. D. agriculture.
16. Regarding Rajiv Gandhi's term as prime minister in India, which statement is true?
A. He repudiated capitalist reform.
B. He initiated the independence movement in what became Bangladesh.
C. He resumed harsh opposition to Sikh militants.
D. He rejected his mother's socialist policies
17. In Japan, under the sweeping authority of General Douglas MacArthur, all of the following reforms were enacted, except
A. antitrust laws were abolished.
B. land reform assured MacArthur's support from Japan's peasants.
C. the emperor was to remain a symbolic head of state.
D. women were granted equality before the law.
18. After the death of Stalin in 1953, Nikita Khrushchev initiated a program of de-Stalinization. A foreign policy ramification of that program proposed an atmosphere of _______ with the West.
A. positive relations
B. stabile relations
C. détente
D. peaceful coexistence
19. The main factor behind recent civil wars has been
A. famine.
B. economic nationalism.
C. ethnic rivalries.
D. neocolonialism.
20. Regarding the Cuban Revolution, which of the following statements is true?
A. The Bay of Pigs invasion forced Castro to implement peace negotiations with the United States.
B. Castro rejected communism in favor of socialism.
C. Following the Cuban missile crisis, the United States and Cuba began diplomatic talks.
D. As in the case of Stalin's U.S.S.R., Castro relied on a cult of personality
