Devry HIST410 final exam 3 exam set

SET 1

Question 1.1. (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 2.2. (TCO 6) The United States entered World War I because it (Points : 4)

had to honor alliance commitments.

desired to acquire territory, especially colonies.

was hostile to German submarine warfare and German militarism.s

was interested in building up its military establishment.

Question 3.3. (TCO 5) All of the following were major factors that helped the Reds to win the Russian Civil War except (Points : 4)

peasants and minority nationalities feared a White victory more than a Red one.

Whites wanted to continue World War I.

Bolsheviks controlled the heartland of Russia.

Whites were not unified as well as Bolsheviks.

Question 4.4. (TCO 5) The Big Three of World War II were (Points : 4)

Stalin, Eisenhower, and Churchill.

Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini.

Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Stalin.

Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill.

Question 5.5. (TCO 9) In the period after World War II, which two sides faced off? (Points : 4)

The Allies and the Axis

Eastern and Western Europe

NATO and the Warsaw Pact

East and West Berlin

Question 6.6. (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 7.7. (TCO 8) In the 1960s, the United States joined in the move towards comprehensive welfare programs through (Points : 4)

the Great Leap Forward Program.

the One Small Step for Man Program.

the New Frontier Program.

the Great Society.

Question 8.8. (TCO 6) Why did India become two countries after independence in 1947? (Points : 4)

Mohandas Gandhi insisted on two nations.

The British government did not want a country dominated by Islam.

Hindu leaders feared discrimination in a Muslim-majority India.

Muslim leaders feared discrimination in a Hindu-majority India.

Question 9.9. (TCO 2) The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait led to (Points : 4)

the 1991 Gulf War.

closer Iraqi and U.S. relations.

the collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq.

the downfall of the Saudi Arabian monarchy.

Question 10.10. (TCO 2) This noted Israeli prime minister was the first female prime minister of her country. (Points : 4)

Golda Meir

Margaret Thatcher

Indira Gandhi

None of the above

Question 11.11. (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 12.12. (TCO 4) In addition to Leonid Brezhnev, who died in 1982, who of the following served during the 1980s as general secretary of the Soviet Communist party and as president? (Points : 4)

Yuri Andropov

Konstantin Chernenko

Mikhail Gorbachev

All of the above

Question 13.13. (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.

Page 2

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

(Points : 18)

Potential Matches:

1 : black civil rights leader during the 1960s

2 : onetime leader of Israel

3 : onetime leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization

4 : last leader of the Soviet Union

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

6 : former dictator of Cuba

Answer

3 : Yasser Arafat

2 : Golda Meir

6 : Fidel Castro

4: Mikhail Gorbachev

5: Juan Peron

1 : Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

(Points : 18)

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

Answer

3 : European Economic Community

4 : Marshall Plan

1 : Brezhnev Doctrine

2 : Globalization

Page 3

Question 1. 1. (TCO 1, 2) Analyze how nationalism and imperialism contributed to the outbreak 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)

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Question 2. 2. (TCO 5, 11) Analyze how the stipulations of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, along with the Great Depression of the 1930s, contributed to the outbreak of World War II.

Then analyze significant ways in which World War II changed the world. Make sure you use enough historical details to support your answer. (Points : 20)

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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)

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Question 4. 4. (TCOs 4, 8) Analyze how the ideas and actions of Jean Monnet led to the creation of the European Economic Union in 1958. Point out the events that led to the creation of the EEC, and what events followed. Clearly distinguish those countries that supported European unity and those that did not. Use specific details to support your answer. Then evaluate the relative success of the European Union (EU), in terms of its ability to create a "United States of Europe." (Points : 36)

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Set 2

SET 1

Question 1.1. (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 2.2. (TCO 6) The United States entered World War I because it (Points : 4)

had to honor alliance commitments.

desired to acquire territory, especially colonies.

was hostile to German submarine warfare and German militarism.s

was interested in building up its military establishment.

Question 3.3. (TCO 5) All of the following were major factors that helped the Reds to win the Russian Civil War except (Points : 4)

peasants and minority nationalities feared a White victory more than a Red one.

Whites wanted to continue World War I.

Bolsheviks controlled the heartland of Russia.

Whites were not unified as well as Bolsheviks.

Question 4.4. (TCO 5) The Big Three of World War II were (Points : 4)

Stalin, Eisenhower, and Churchill.

Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini.

Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Stalin.

Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill.

Question 5.5. (TCO 9) In the period after World War II, which two sides faced off? (Points : 4)

The Allies and the Axis

Eastern and Western Europe

NATO and the Warsaw Pact

East and West Berlin

Question 6.6. (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 7.7. (TCO 8) In the 1960s, the United States joined in the move towards comprehensive welfare programs through (Points : 4)

the Great Leap Forward Program.

the One Small Step for Man Program.

the New Frontier Program.

the Great Society.

Question 8.8. (TCO 6) Why did India become two countries after independence in 1947? (Points : 4)

Mohandas Gandhi insisted on two nations.

The British government did not want a country dominated by Islam.

Hindu leaders feared discrimination in a Muslim-majority India.

Muslim leaders feared discrimination in a Hindu-majority India.

Question 9.9. (TCO 2) The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait led to (Points : 4)

the 1991 Gulf War.

closer Iraqi and U.S. relations.

the collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq.

the downfall of the Saudi Arabian monarchy.

Question 10.10. (TCO 2) This noted Israeli prime minister was the first female prime minister of her country. (Points : 4)

Golda Meir

Margaret Thatcher

Indira Gandhi

None of the above

Question 11.11. (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 12.12. (TCO 4) In addition to Leonid Brezhnev, who died in 1982, who of the following served during the 1980s as general secretary of the Soviet Communist party and as president? (Points : 4)

Yuri Andropov

Konstantin Chernenko

Mikhail Gorbachev

All of the above

Question 13.13. (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.

Page 2

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

(Points : 18)

Potential Matches:

1 : black civil rights leader during the 1960s

2 : onetime leader of Israel

3 : onetime leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization

4 : last leader of the Soviet Union

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

6 : former dictator of Cuba

Answer

3 : Yasser Arafat

2 : Golda Meir

6 : Fidel Castro

4: Mikhail Gorbachev

5: Juan Peron

1 : Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

(Points : 18)

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

Answer

3 : European Economic Community

4 : Marshall Plan

1 : Brezhnev Doctrine

2 : Globalization

Page 3

Question 1. 1. (TCO 1, 2) Analyze how nationalism and imperialism contributed to the outbreak 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)

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Question 2. 2. (TCO 5, 11) Analyze how the stipulations of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, along with the Great Depression of the 1930s, contributed to the outbreak of World War II.

Then analyze significant ways in which World War II changed the world. Make sure you use enough historical details to support your answer. (Points : 20)

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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)

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Question 4. 4. (TCOs 4, 8) Analyze how the ideas and actions of Jean Monnet led to the creation of the European Economic Union in 1958. Point out the events that led to the creation of the EEC, and what events followed. Clearly distinguish those countries that supported European unity and those that did not. Use specific details to support your answer. Then evaluate the relative success of the European Union (EU), in terms of its ability to create a "United States of Europe." (Points : 36)

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HIST410 final

Question 1.1. (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 2.2. (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 3.3. (TCO 5) Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne following (Points : 4)

the Bolshevik takeover.

the return of Lenin to Russia.

the failure of his troops to put down demonstrations in Petrograd.

Both A and B

Question 4.4. (TCO 5) The Big Three of World War II were (Points : 4)

Stalin, Eisenhower, and Churchill.

Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini.

Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Stalin.

Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill.

Question 5.5. (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 6.6. (TCO 9) China's communists finally won the long civil war under the leadership of (Points : 4)

Mao Zedong

Kim Il Sung

Syngman Rhee

Chiang Kai-shek

Question 7.7. (TCO 8) The first serious proposal for a European Economic Community came from (Points : 4)

Willy Brandt.

Jean Monnet.

Claude Monet.

Charles deGaulle.

Question 8.8. (TCO 6) Bangladesh is (Points : 4)

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 9.9. (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 10.10. (TCO 2) Following the Arab-Israeli 1967 war, (Points : 4)

the Israelis and Palestinians agreed to negotiate.

the Israelis demanded direct negotiations, and the Arabs demanded Israel’s withdrawal from the occupied territories prior to negotiations.

the Arabs demanded Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories and face-to-face negotiations.

the United States and U.S.S.R. negotiated a settlement to the conflict.

Question 11.11. (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 12.12. (TCO 4) In which of the following periods of Soviet history did the Soviet Union achieve superpower status? (Points : 4)

1985–1992

1917–1928

1928–1939

1945–1989

Question 13.13. (TCO 7) In the last part of the twentieth century, traditional religious values have (Points : 4)

increased in much of the Islamic and Christian worlds.

disappeared everywhere.

stayed the same everywhere.

decreased in the West and Middle East.

Page 2

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

(Points : 18)

Potential Matches:

1 : last leader of the Soviet Union

2 : one-time leader of Israel

3 : one-time leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization

4 : black civil rights leader during the 1960s

5 : former dictator of Cuba

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

Answer

: Fidel Castro

: Yasser Arafat

: Martin Luther King, Jr.

: Golda Meir

: Juan Peron

: Mikhail Gorbachev

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

(Points : 18)

Potential Matches:

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

2 : Cold War collective security treaty linking the United States and Western Europe

3 : a global economic organization designed to encourage the influence of market forces on world trade and production.

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

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

Answer

: Globalization

: NATO

: European Economic Community

: Brezhnev Doctrine

: World Trade Organization

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Question 1. 1. (TCO 1, 2) Analyze how nationalism and imperialism contributed to the outbreak 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)

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Question 2. 2. (TCO 5, 11) Identify and describe two causes of the Second World War.

Then analyze significant ways in which World War II changed the world. Make sure you use enough historical details to support your answer. (Points : 20)

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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)

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Question 4. 4. (TCOs 4, 8) Analyze how the ideas and actions of Jean Monnet led to the creation of the European Economic Union in 1958. Point out the events that led to the creation of the EEC, and what events followed. Clearly distinguish those countries that supported European unity and those that did not. Use specific details to support your answer. Then evaluate the relative success of the European Union (EU), in terms of its ability to create a "United States of Europe." (Points : 36)