{Unit 5 Exam

Review for AP World History

1) During WWI, what was the primary military technique utilized?

A) submarine warfareB) atomic weaponsC) trench warfareD) aerial combat

CThe failure of German invasion plans against the French resulted in a stalemate along the western front. As both

sides dug in, they found that new weapons of the 20th century allowed for killing on a scale never imagined.

2) Which of the following best describes the Indian National Congress Party when it was originally created?A) a group of Indian nationalists who banded

together to organize opposition to British rule.B) a group of educated Indians who joined together

to discuss greater autonomy within British India.C) a radicalized group of Indians who banded

together to promote attacks upon British authorities.

D) a pacifist movement organized by Indian Hindus to oppose outside influences.

BMany Indians who received a Western-style education wanted

greater economic freedoms in their society and sought to adopt Western methods and ideologies to achieve them. The NCP established itself along the lines of a traditional political

party in England.

3) Which of the following was a common result after independence was achieved in an African colony?A) Movement toward a representative government to

integrate all ethnic groups into one societyB)Deliberate isolation from international politics to

avoid a new form of imperialism based on Western economic domination

C) Establishment of strong regional alliances to promote economic growth without dependence on the West

D) The breakdown into traditional ethnic rivalries that had existed before and during colonization, leading to internal conflict

DEuropeans failed to consider the ethnic diversity of the

African peoples. Once independence was achieved, that unity almost always evaporated as each ethnicity looked to

support its own position and turned against their traditional enemies.

4) What statement best assesses how the Great Depression contributed to the beginning of WWII?A) New democratic governments failed to deal with the

economic crisis caused by the Depression, allowing radical political ideologies like fascism to take hold.

B) The economic turmoil created the need to expand colonial possessions in order to secure scarce resources.

C) The economic decline actually encouraged all nations to reduce military spending.

D) Governments attempted to use military action to promote nationalism and to distract people from the failure of economic policies to alleviate the crisis.

APeople in Germany and Italy did not have faith in new democratic governments and blamed them for many of

their economic problems. This allowed more radical parties to take shape.

5) During the 1950s, which of the following contributed to the establishment and continuation of authoritarian governments in the Eastern Europe?A) The North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationB) Soviet involvement in Eastern Europe as a

result of the Tehran ConferenceC) An abundance of cheap commodities and

manufactured goods in the global marketD) A decision by the UN to respect the sovereignty

of each nation regardless of its political organization

BThe Soviets sought to establish Communist

dictatorships wherever possible, and the US and NATO allies were more concerned with halting Communist

expansion than with establishing democracies.

6) The Soviet Union and People’s Republic of China each used Five-Year plans to

CThe five-year plans allowed for government planning of production by establishing quotas over agricultural and

manufacturing production and distributing the resources of the state. (Stalin and Mao)

A) map out a strategy for the expansion of Communist parties in other nations

B) develop stronger military cooperation between the two countries

C) manage economic policies for agricultural and manufacturing production

D) act as term limits to allow for changeover in political leadership

7) What country is part of the Triple Alliance?

C

A) JapanB) Great BritainC) GermanyD) Netherlands

8) What was NOT an effect of WWI in Russia?

A) The land was distributed to the peasants through the Emancipation of Serfs Act.

B) The weakness of Russia’s cumbersome and untrained military was revealed.

C) Revolution and civil war began.D) Communism was introduced.

AEmancipation of serfs occurs before WWI,

during Alexander II’s reign.

9) Zionism, the nationalist movement for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, was led by which individual after the Dreyfus Affair?

A) Theodore HerzlB) Alfred DreyfusC) Arthur BalfourD) Golda Meir

A

10) The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, believing that:A) the shock of the attack would be so great

that the US would accept the Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia and remain neutral.

B) they could easily defeat the entire US military and end the war in the Pacific immediately.

C) the US would enter the war anyway, but at least Japan would have a chance to weaken American naval forces.

D) they had to respond to the American boycott of Japanese goods via violence.

A

11) “ . . . Any of the following acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, as such: killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or mental harm to members; imposing measure intended to prevent births within the group, etc.”

The above excerpt, adopted by the UN in 1948, defines what as a crime under international law? What event motivates this definition?

CThe Holocaust perpetrated by Nazi Germany prompted

the new UN to address the crime of genocide and establish it as a crime against humanity.

A) Torture; Spanish Civil WarB) War; HolocaustC) Genocide; HolocaustD) Terrorism; Spanish Civil War

12) Which was NOT an advantage the Kuomintang had over the Chinese communists in the early years of the Chinese Civil War?

A) More troops who were well-trainedB) More weaponsC) Japanese supportD) Control of China’s major cities, like

ShanghaiC

Remember the Rape of Nanking: the attack of the Kuomintang capital and its people by

the Japanese

13) Which of the following statements about health in early-20th century Africa is true?

A) Western medicine greatly improved health in Africa immediately after it was introduced by European colonizers.

B) Colonialism tended to worsen public health by encouraging migration and the spread of disease.

C) Labor conscription and European demand for food caused malnutrition.

D) European colonizers tended to hoard medicine and not distribute it to black Africans.

A

14) What was NOT one of the effects of WWI on Africa?

A) Immediate removal of all colonial overlordsB) InflationC) An increase in forced laborD) A desire for political independence

A

15) Mexicans who were disgruntled with Porfirio Diaz and supported the Mexican Revolution argued that the great boom in railroads, agriculture, and mining benefited:A) all of Mexican societyB) most of Mexican societyC) a handful of wealthy MexicansD) only Americans

C

16) The Soviet leaders felt surrounded by hostile forces following the establishment of what organization?

A) Warsaw PactB) United NationsC) North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationD) League of Nations

C

17) The dramatic economic growth and rapid technological progress of the post-WWII era has:A) coincided with greater peace and security

worldwideB) benefited only the industrialized nationsC) coincided with growing population and

social inequalityD) coincided with a generalized rise in the

standard of living of all the world’s peoples

C

18) What was Mao’s Great Leap Forward?A) an ideological movement designed to oust the pragmatists

B) a plan to industrialize on the local level in backyards of communes

C) a campaign used by Mao to reveal his criticsD) Mao’s tactic to obtain, and then

redistribute, land

B

19) Non-Western nationalist movements in the early 20th century had which of the following in common?

A) They were led by Marxists looking to overturn capitalist structures.

B) They released nativist energies that undermined reformist efforts.

C) They typically were led by Western-educated native elites looking to modernize their nations and encourage the economy.

D) They were imbued with egalitarian, progressive impulses for the under-classes in their nations.

C

20) The failed colonial enterprise of what country helped bring Ho Chi Minh to power in the northern part of Vietnam?

A) Great BritainB) FranceC) Soviet UnionD) United States

B

21) Which statement best explains why India was partitioned in 1947?

A) The British feared a united India.B) One of the regions in South Asia wanted to

remain under British rule.C) Religious differences in the region led the

British to come up with system for political division.

D) Communist supporters wanted a separate state.

C

22) How did Stalin's view of communism differ from that of Lenin?A) Lenin was only interested in the Russian

revolution and did not visualize any further revolutionary process.

B) Lenin was more interested in including a broad swath of the Russian population in the communist movement.

C) Stalin concentrated on a strong nationalist version of communism.

D) Stalin wanted to see communism quickly spread around the world.

C

23) Which of the following best describes the direction of political systems immediately after the Great Depression in Europe?

A) All forms of governments were abandoned

B) Liberalism was primarily usedC) Liberalism was in decline and

authoritarianism was on the riseD) Communism became the primary

political system of Europe.

C

24) Gorbachev's rule in the Soviet Union:

A) represented a resurgence of Communist power

B) represented the beginning of the end for Communist control in the Soviet Union

C) contributed to the escalation of the unclear arms race during the Cold War

D) contributed to rising military tensions between the US and the Soviet Union

B

25) Which of the following does NOT represent a major motivation behind migration from non-Western countries to the US and Europe?

A) famine and abuse at homeB) the desire for political freedomC) to flee violence and conflictD) the desire to embrace new cultures

D

26) Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the Chinese and the Mexican revolutions of the twentieth century?A) Both were supported by JapanB) Both promoted religious educationC) Both were supported by an elite group of

landlords.D) Both generated land-redistribution

policies

D

27) Mao Zedong and Mahatma Gandhi both appealed to which of the following as a base of support?

A) Warlords, wealthy landowners, and merchants

B) Traditional rulersC) PeasantsD) Urban factory workers

C

28) “Perestroika is an urgent necessity arising from the profound processes of development in our socialist society. This society is ripe for change.”

Which of the following spoke the words above?

A) Vladimir LeninB) Karl MarxC) Boris YeltsinD) Mikhail Gorbachev

D

29) What was Lenin's solution to Russian participation in World War I?

A) He successfully achieved a significant role at the Versailles peace negotiations

B) He immediately demanded that his British and French allies send humanitarian, economic, and military aid to the eastern front

C) He launched a massive offensive campaign that carried Russian forces deep within Germany

D) He negotiated a peace treaty with the Germans and surrendered huge amounts of land on Russia's western borderD

30) Indian nationalists during World War I supported Britain enthusiastically and

A) rebelled against German institutions in India

B) sent aid to help support GermanyC) expected that India would be

granted independence after the war.D) received independence immediately

as a result

C

31) What was the US’s policy toward Soviet expansion?

A) containment B) detainmentC) domino theoryD) perestroika

A

32) Why were people attracted to the messages of radical politicians after World War I?

A) They felt great hope and enthusiasm for the future.

B) They were embittered as a result of World War I and unemployment, and seeking leaders with answers.

C) They wanted to preserve the status quo.

D) The war demonstrated the “perfectibility of man” and to waste such an opportunity seemed foolish to them.

B

33) Which of the following was NOT a cultural movement of the 20th century?

A) Lost GenerationB) Cultural RevolutionC) Roaring TwentiesD) Marxism-Leninism

D

34) Israel makes huge territory gains in the Six Day War, which included all of the following EXCEPT

A) Gaza StripB) Golan HeightsC) Kuwait CoastlineD) West Bank

C