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World History Final Part 2

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How did other European nations respond to German imperialism and militarism before World War I?
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They built up their supply of arms and made agreements to support each other in the event of war.
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How did imperialism contribute to the start of World War I?
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Germany's attempts to build global empire put them in conflict with other imperialist nations.
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How did submarine warfare help impact the U.S. decision to enter the war?
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The United States felt compelled to enter the war in response to Germany's use of submarines to kill civilians.
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How did gas warfare change the face of combat in World War I?
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Soldiers had to wear special masks to protect themselves.
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How did the use of aircraft affect combat in World War I?
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It allowed nations to better determine the positions of their enemy?
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Use the photo taken in a World War I munitions factory to answer the following question: How does this image illustrate an effect of World War I?
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The war forced women to take on traditionally male roles.
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Why did Germany strongly oppose the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
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The terms outlined severe economic consequences for Germany.
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Why did many Italians support Mussolini during the Great Depression?
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He lowered unemployment and improved the national economy.
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Economic conditions after World War I led to
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a rise in authoritarian governments and fascism in Europe.
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How did conditions in Germany after World War I set the stage for Hitler's rise to power?
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Germany was left humiliated, and Hitler promised to regain German pride and spread German culture throughout the world.
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Supporters of Joseph Stalin most likely wanted to
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see the Soviet Union quickly become industrialized.
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A common trait in the rise to power of Hitler and Mussolini was they both
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eliminated all other political parties.
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What event prompted the United States to finally enter World War II?
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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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What was the outcome of the Munich Conference?
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Chamberlain appeased Hitler by agreeing to a Nazi takeover of parts of Czechoslovakia.
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Which World War II battle was a clear victory for the Allies and them the momentum to ultimately defeat the Japanese in the Pacific?
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Battle of Midway
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How did the Soviet forces respond to Operation Barbarossa?
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They surrounded the German army and defeated them at Stalingrad.
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When the United States joined World War II, where did the Allies initially focus their military efforts?
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On Nazi forces in Europe.
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Japan surrendered within days after
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an atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
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What event in Nazi Germany targeted Jewish families, destroying businesses and synagogues?
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Kristallnacht
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The leading cause of death during the Holodomor was
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starvation.
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Who was the target of Hitler's "Final Solution" policy?
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Jews in German-occupied territories.
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What did the Nuremberg Laws illustrate about the Nazi View of the Jewish people prior to the outbreak of World War II?
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Nazis blamed Jews for social, political, and economic conditions in Germany.
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What was the primary reason why Jews were targeted during the Holocaust?
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There was history of anti-Semitism in Europe.
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The International Criminal Court responded to the crisis in Darfur by
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issuing a warant for the arrest of the Sudanese president.
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What accounted for the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans during the 1990's?
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A Serbian nationalist movement led by Slobodan Milosevic.
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During the Cold War, U.S.-aligned countries supported capitalism, while Soviet-aligned countries supported
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communism.
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During the Cold War, the Soviet Union supported government control of production, while the United States supported
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private investment.
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During the Cold War, the United States advocated literal democracy, while the Soviet Union supported
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a single-party political system.
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What is the Truman Doctrine?
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The U.S. policy to contain and challenge communism.
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Why did President Eisenhower create the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)?
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To compete with the Soviet space program.
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Why was the launch of Sputnik in 1957 important?
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Most in the U.S. had not thought the Soviets were capable of producing satellite technology.
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Use the map below to answer the following question: According to the map, the People's Republic of Albania
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was no longer aligned with the Soviet Union after 1960.
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How did the one-child policy result in large numbers of undocumented Chinese?
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After their first child, many mothers hid any other children they had, thereby causing them to be undocumented.
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An immediate effect of the Tiananmen Square incident was that
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many developed nations placed sanctions against China.
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Which of the following resulted from the leadership of Mao Zedong?
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China was led into greater isolation.
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How were the effects of colonialism illustrated during the Cold War?
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Many African nations were vulnerable to foreign influence and interference.
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Use the map of Korea below to answer the following question: The white line politically dividing Korea represents
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the 38th parallel
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Terrorist attacks by extremist groups have occurred
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in multiple countries all over the world.
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Why did the United States launch a war with Iraq in 2003?
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It believed Iraq held weapons of mass destruction.
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What is the primary meaning of the term religious fundamentalism?
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The movement to bring a religion back to its core values and teachings.
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What were the primary reasons why the United States agreed to support Israeli cause after the initial reluctance in the 1970's?
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The U.S. feared Soviet influence in Arab states.
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How did the rule of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier impact Haiti?
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Many Haitians left the country to escape abuses and poor economic conditions.
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Why did Egypt's president Nasser seize the Suez Canal in 1956?
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The act was supposed to support an American and British financing decision on the Aswan High Dam.
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The United States has responded to terrorism by creating
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the Department of Homeland Security.
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How are developed and developing nations similar?
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Both have large industrial bases.
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In general, the period after World War II through the Modern Era has been characterized by
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increased globalization.
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What promoted India to return to purely Indian-named places in the early 2000's?
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A desire to erase traces of British colonial influence.
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Why have countries such as France and China instituted language controls?
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To protect their national language and heritage.
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What is the primary goal of NAFTA?
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To eliminate barriers to trade and investment between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
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What is a primary goal of the European Union?
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To simplify trade and movement off goods between member nations.
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The post World War II era in Japan witnessed all of the following except
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military growth.
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Why did suburbs in the United States grow after World War II?
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Growing families moved out of crowded urban areas to seek more space.
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A demographic criticism of the growth of American suburbs after World War II was that they
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lacked cultural diversity.
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Hoe do developed and developing nations differ?
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Developed nations have a higher per capita income than developing nations.
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The British Parliament divided the Indian sub-continent into two nations in 1947. This was a result of
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religious divisions between Hindus and Muslims on the Indian sub-continent.
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Supporters of Gandhi would most likely agree
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that India needed to gain its independence from British rule.
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The PATRIOT Act was passed by U.S. congress in 2002 in response to
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the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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A direct effect of the Six-Days War in the Middle East was
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Israel settling large tracts of land in the West bank.
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Following the 9/11 attacks, the United States entered Afghanistan in an attempt to
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remove the Taliban from power.
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The image above represents which foreign policy theory of the United States?
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The Domino Theory
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Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of perestroika was an attempt to
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somewhat restructure the Soviet Union while maintaining union.
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How might Eastern Europe have been characterized in the late 1980's to early 1990's?
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Eastern Europe was turbulent, with governmental upheavals, protests, and changes.