Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Saddam Hussein | d. | Yasir Arafat | b. | Ruhollah Khomeini | e. | apartheid | c. | intifada |
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clergyman who led protests against the Shah of Iran
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dictator of Iraq who invaded Kuwait
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South African system of treating different groups separately and
unequally
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means “uprising”
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leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Deng Xiaoping | d. | Mikhail Gorbachev | b. | Slobodan  | e. | ethnic
cleansing | c. | détente |
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policy that means a relaxation of tensions
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the use of force to remove an entire ethnic group from an area
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Soviet leader who initiated reforms known as glasnost and
perestroika
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leader whose social and governmental reforms made China’s economy
grow
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Serbian leader who used force to keep Yugoslavia under control
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | nuclear proliferation | d. | George W. Bush | b. | Bill Clinton | e. | Osama bin Laden | c. | globalism |
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U.S. Republican president elected in 2000 who brought about large tax
cuts
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Democratic president, elected in 1992, who balanced the budget and reformed
welfare
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the spread of nuclear weapons
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leader of the terrorist group al-Qaeda
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the idea that the world’s economy and politics are part of one big
system
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In the 1800s, Latin America’s economy depended primarily on
a. | industrial products. | c. | exports of food products. | b. | imports of raw
materials. | d. | diamond
mining. |
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In the 1970s and 1980s, the United States government gave aid to
a. | anti-Communist military groups. | c. | the United Fruit
Company. | b. | Cuba. | d. | Latin
American banks. |
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What happened when Chile’s citizens elected a Marxist president in
1970?
a. | The president was cruel. | c. | Castro allied with
Allende. | b. | The military overthrew him. | d. | Chile remained a democracy. |
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Most people in Africa make their living by
a. | working in factories. | c. | mining diamonds. | b. | working on farms. | d. | joining the
military. |
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What was the origin of the continuing conflict between Arabs and Jews?
a. | the division of Palestine | c. | the Suez crisis | b. | the
Holocaust | d. | apartheid |
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What led to free elections in Eastern European countries in the 1980s?
a. | destruction of the Berlin Wall | b. | corporate pressure | c. | liberation by the
U.S. military | d. | the withdrawal of Soviet support |
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What was the Serbian policy of ethnic cleansing?
a. | vaccination of all people | b. | setting up concentration
camps | c. | removing ethnic groups by force | d. | asking NATO to send
troops |
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Why did students stage a protest in Tiananmen Square?
a. | to support the Cultural Revolution | c. | to fight for control of Hong
Kong | b. | to protest the shah | d. | they wanted more freedoms |
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Why did European countries form the European Union?
a. | to unite their militaries | b. | to become economically
powerful | c. | to form one government | d. | to allow free
immigration |
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The United States invaded Iraq in 2003 because officials believed
a. | Iraq was hiding deadly weapons. | b. | Saddam Hussein headed
al-Qaeda. | c. | Iraq must be a Christian country. | d. | Iraq should be a Palestinian
state. |
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In the 20th century, Latin American economies were seriously weakened by
a. | crop failures. | c. | the Industrial Revolution. | b. | debt. | d. | imperialism. |
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Why did Mexican dictator Porfirio Díaz get overthrown in 1911?
a. | Oil made almost everyone wealthy. | b. | The U.S. backed a
revolution. | c. | Communists took over. | d. | Workers and peasants were
poor. |
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Why have many African countries experienced civil war?
a. | Colonialism destroyed united regions. | b. | Africans are fighting for
democracy. | c. | Refugees are fighting for land. | d. | Communism has a large
influence. |
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The South African system of not treating people equally was called
a. | Jim Crow. | c. | abolitionism. | b. | the African National
Congress. | d. | apartheid. |
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What caused the gasoline shortages of the early 1970s?
a. | the Suez Crisis destroyed pipelines | b. | OPEC raised prices | c. | the need for new
refineries | d. | Middle East peace talks |
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What led to the Persian Gulf War?
a. | Iraq invaded Kuwait for oil | b. | Iraq invaded Iran | c. | the overthrow of the
shah | d. | terrorism |
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How did the Reagan presidency affect the U.S. relationship with the
Soviets?
a. | It initiated a period of détente. | c. | It ended the Cold
War. | b. | It escalated tensions. | d. | It normalized diplomatic relations. |
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The rise of globalism has meant that nations
a. | must be part of the World Bank. | b. | have eliminated trade
barriers. | c. | can no longer be isolated. | d. | must join NATO. |
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What was a key reason Bill Clinton beat George Bush in the 1992 presidential
election?
a. | an economic downturn | b. | more conservative votes | c. | political
scandals | d. | anti-war protests |
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Since World War II, terrorist attacks have
a. | been focused in the United States. | b. | been condemned by all
governments. | c. | been aimed entirely at soldiers. | d. | taken place around the
world. |
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People who have fled to other countries for safety to escape the many wars in
Africa are considered
a. | refugees. | c. | emigrants. | b. | immigrants. | d. | migrants. |
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____ are disasters that present constant problems for the people and economies
of Africa.
a. | Earthquakes and flooding | c. | Disease and
fire | b. | Flooding and insects | d. | Drought and famine |
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In South Africa in 1994, people of different races
a. | went to school for the first time. | b. | lived in homelands. | c. | voted for the first
time. | d. | practiced apartheid. |
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The creation of ____ caused a conflict that still exists today in the Middle
East.
a. | Palestine | c. | Jordan | b. | Israel | d. | Egypt |
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What religious group used revolution to try to return the Middle East and its
people to the old Islamic ways?
a. | Hindus | c. | Jews | b. | Christians | d. | Muslims |
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Which U.S. president made a historic trip to Communist China to promote trade
and diplomatic relations?
a. | Ronald Reagan | c. | Bill Clinton | b. | Jimmy Carter | d. | Richard Nixon |
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____ encouraged Eastern European Communist leaders to follow his reforms.
a. | Slobodan  | c. | Boris Yeltsin | b. | Mikhail
Gorbachev | d. | Vladimir
Putin |
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As president, ____ saw the collapse of the Soviet Union.
a. | Slobodan  | c. | Boris Yeltsin | b. | Mikhail
Gorbachev | d. | Vladimir
Putin |
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A peace agreement by Balkan nations was signed here.
a. | Dayton, Ohio | c. | Warsaw, Poland | b. | Berlin, Germany | d. | Moscow, Russia |
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Deng Xiaoping wanted changes in four areas: culture, science,
a. | defense, and medicine. | c. | defense, and industry. | b. | food production, and
arts. | d. | theology, and
arts. |
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Which invention is the driving force of the technology revolution?
a. | cell phone | c. | computer | b. | compact disc | d. | cable
television |
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Which organization was created to deal with global trade agreements and
disputes?
a. | World Bank | b. | European Union | c. | World Trade
Organization | d. | International Monetary Fund |
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The Kyoto Protocol addresses the theory of
a. | deforestation. | c. | nuclear proliferation. | b. | ozone
depletion. | d. | global
warming. |
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The ____ was formed to unite nations economically.
a. | European Union | c. | African Collective | b. | Asian Tigers | d. | Australian
Aussies |
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Terrorism means the use of violence against ____ to reach a political
goal.
a. | civilians | c. | the military | b. | politicians | d. | churches |
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Short Answer
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51.
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Describe the events of 9-11. Use complete sentences with complete
thoughts.
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