Question 1

What was the primary vehicle for the diffusion of American popular culture in the years immediately following World War II?

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A)  Movies
B)  Newspapers
C)  Magazines
D)  Television programs
E)  Radio programsF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Indonesia gained its independence from Britain in the late 1940s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

For which development was the American artist Jackson Pollock most noted?

Accepted Answer

A)  A return to extreme realism in his paintings
B)  Postmodernist sculptures
C)  Pop Art, which celebrated the whims of popular culture
D)  Neo-Cubism
E)  Abstract Expressionist paintingsF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Compare and contrast the struggle for independence in Algeria and Ghana. How would you explain the differences you note?

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The struggle for independence in Algeria...

Question 5

What is an example of the relaxation of repressive Stalinism during Khrushchev's regime?

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A)  The publication of his own autobiography
B)  The publication of Stalin's Last Will and Testament
C)  The publication of Trotsky's Dr.Zhivago
D)  The publication of Solzhenitsyn's A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
E)  The publication of the Bible and the Koran for the first times since the Revolution of 1917F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

What did Mao hope to achieve with the Great Leap Forward? Why was it such a disaster?

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Mao Zedong hoped to achieve rapid indust...

Question 7

The Treaty of ____ created the European Economic Community, or Common Market.

Accepted Answer

A)  London
B)  Rome
C)  Berlin
D)  Paris
E)  AmsterdamF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 8

What is NATO?

Accepted Answer

A)  A trade agreement
B)  A fabrication designed by the Central Intelligence Agency to mislead the Soviets
C)  An emergency relief agency
D)  A military alliance
E)  An international banking systemF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Where did the Soviet Union install a pro-Soviet regime in the immediate aftermath of World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Finland
B)  Iraq
C)  Poland
D)  Yugoslavia
E)  TurkeyF) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 10

How was the Cuban missile crisis resolved? What changes were made in its aftermath?

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The Cuban missile crisis was resolved th...

Question 11

In the late 1940s, Clement Atlee and the Labour Party enacted reforms that created

Accepted Answer

A)  an all-volunteer army.
B)  a blue print for decolonization.
C)  a framework for free trade with the U.S.
D)  private hospitals, banks, and prisons.
E)  a modern welfare state.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

What was the Truman Doctrine? How did it shape U.S. foreign policy?

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The Truman Doctrine was a policy announc...

Question 13

What was a key factor contributing to the development of the Cold War in Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  The withdrawal of victorious Russian armies from lands conquered during the campaign against Nazism
B)  Raids by American troops pursuing German Nazi war criminals into areas of the former Third Reich under Russian control
C)  Stalin's desire to establish pro-Soviet governments in the countries of Eastern Europe to serve as a buffer zone against possible western attacks on the Soviet Union
D)  The domination of Austrian and Italian politics by popular pro-Communist parties
E)  The threat to continued instability by the rise of neo-fascist partiesF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

In addition to the devastation of the countries, cities, peoples, and cultures of Europe, what did World War II destroy?

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A)  American commitment to globalism in foreign policy
B)  European supremacy in world affairs
C)  Any commitment of old and new nations around the globe to supranational bodies of diplomacy and conflict resolution
D)  The capacity of western European nations to forge lasting economic and cultural ties in the post-war world
E)  The trans-Atlantic partnershipF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

The French welfare state became the model for most European states after the war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which area witnessed the first conflict in the unfolding of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scandinavia
B)  Western Europe
C)  North Africa
D)  Eastern Europe
E)  East AsiaF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Kwame Nkrumah formed the first African political party in sub-Saharan Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A new round of Soviet purges was only averted in 1953 by Stalin's death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

North Korea invaded South Korea in

Accepted Answer

A)  1946.
B)  1955.
C)  1950.
D)  1953.
E)  1947.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 20

What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962?

Accepted Answer

A)  The improvement of communications between the U.S.and Soviet Union to prevent nuclear war
B)  The installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba
C)  The overthrow of Cuba's Soviet-supported government by the U.S.
D)  John Kennedy backing down to the threats of Nikita Khrushchev
E)  Fidel Castro giving up his military authority, but not his political control, in the Cuban governmentF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 15: Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

A new round of Soviet purges was only averted in 1953 by Stalin's death.

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What was the primary vehicle for the diffusion of American popular culture in the years immediately following World War II?

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In addition to the devastation of the countries, cities, peoples, and cultures of Europe, what did World War II destroy?

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The Treaty of ____ created the European Economic Community, or Common Market.

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What is an example of the relaxation of repressive Stalinism during Khrushchev's regime?

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Compare and contrast the struggle for independence in Algeria and Ghana. How would you explain the differences you note?

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What was a key factor contributing to the development of the Cold War in Eastern Europe?

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Kwame Nkrumah formed the first African political party in sub-Saharan Africa.

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The French welfare state became the model for most European states after the war.

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North Korea invaded South Korea in

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In the late 1940s, Clement Atlee and the Labour Party enacted reforms that created

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Where did the Soviet Union install a pro-Soviet regime in the immediate aftermath of World War II?

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What was the Truman Doctrine? How did it shape U.S. foreign policy?

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What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962?

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What is NATO?

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Indonesia gained its independence from Britain in the late 1940s.

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What did Mao hope to achieve with the Great Leap Forward? Why was it such a disaster?

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For which development was the American artist Jackson Pollock most noted?

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How was the Cuban missile crisis resolved? What changes were made in its aftermath?

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