Cultural Challenges — Cumulative exam Answers

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What of the following characterized Ghana after 1992?

A
a return to a one-party system of government
B
an economy based solely on industry
C
an increase in government instability
D
advances in education and human services
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What provisions of the Treaty of Versailles did Hitler violate in 1935? Choose two answers.He stopped taking responsibility for the war.He sent troops into neutral territories. He stockpiled military resources.He borrowed money from other countries.He stopped taking financial responsibility for damages.

A
He stopped taking responsibility for the war.
B
He sent troops into neutral territories.
C
He stockpiled military resources.
D
He borrowed money from other countries.
E
He stopped taking financial responsibility for damages.
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What are the goals of all terrorists groups, regardless of ideology? Check all that apply.to participate in criminal actsto gain independence for a groupto frighten people into submissionto target symbolic places and eventsto achieve social and political changesto impose religion on nonreligious peopleto destroy governments and create anarchy

A
to participate in criminal acts
B
to gain independence for a group
C
to frighten people into submission
D
to target symbolic places and events
E
to achieve social and political changes
F
to impose religion on nonreligious people
G
to destroy governments and create anarchy
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1911192419341937

A
1911
B
1924
C
1934
D
1937
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Which statement describes Mustafa Kemal?

A
He served as the last shah of Iran.
B
He became the first president of Turkey.
C
He helped found the Muslim Brotherhood.
D
He declared Iran to be an Islamic republic.
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Which is the best definition of a command economy?

A
an economy based on supply and demand
B
an economy managed by the government
C
an economy based on one type of product
D
an economy under the command of workers
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Which of the following phrases best describes East Germany after World War II?

A
close ties with the United States
B
democratic form of government
C
Communist economic system
D
capitalist market economy
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Which organizations would most likely work directly to reduce child mortality rates? Select four answers.IFRCDoctors Without BordersEconomic and Social CouncilWHOUNICEF

A
IFRC
B
Doctors Without Borders
C
Economic and Social Council
D
WHO
E
UNICEF
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In the years leading to World War I, the spirit of nationalism increased competition among nations to do which of the following? Choose four answers.build large military forcesconvert nonbelievers to Christianityexpand their colonial empiresform military alliancesexpand their economieshold big antiwar demonstrations

A
build large military forces
B
convert nonbelievers to Christianity
C
expand their colonial empires
D
form military alliances
E
expand their economies
F
hold big antiwar demonstrations
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The map below shows the partition of India by the British.Which two areas became separate Muslim majorities after the partition?

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A
West Pakistan and India
B
India and Burma
C
West Pakistan and East Pakistan
D
India and East Pakistan
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The women pictured here are Golda Meir (left) and Indira Gandhi (right).

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A
They both are leaders of global businesses.
B
They both are prime ministers of their countries.
C
They both are presidents of their countries.
D
They both are chancellors of their countries.
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Which explains why freeing Italy and North Africa was part of the Allied strategy for winning the war?

A
It would enable the Allies to recruit local military forces.
B
It would stop North African forces from invading Europe.
C
It would help prevent Soviet expansion in the West.
D
It would ultimately ensure victory over German forces.
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Which choice is an example of ethnicity?

A
a Yugoslavian restaurant
B
a book of German recipes
C
an organization of Cajun dancers
D
a convention of English teachers
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Britain intercepted a secret message in 1917 in which Germany sought to

A
help Mexico improve its economy.
B
keep Russia from re-entering World War I.
C
help the Central Powers gain land in the United States.
D
keep the United States from entering World War I.
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Which electric appliance emerged in the postwar era?

A
the vacuum cleaner
B
the clothes dryer
C
the sewing machine
D
the stove/oven
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One of the most effective ways governments cooperate to defeat terrorism is by

A
signing treaties.
B
joining in military strikes.
C
creating international agreements.
D
seizing the funds of terrorist organizations.
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Which of the following organized Kristallnacht?

A
German Jewish people
B
the Nazi government
C
Great Britain
D
German pacifists
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To spur US recovery after the Great Depression, President Roosevelt

A
loosened strict banking rules and oversight.
B
eliminated many forms of government funding.
C
restored pre-Depression stock market regulations.
D
enacted numerous relief and welfare programs.
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The chart shows Allied and neutral shipping losses in early 1917.What most likely caused an increase in lost goods?

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A
Germany attacked US ports to stop ships from supplying the Allies, doubling the amount of lost goods in four months.
B
Germany sank merchant ships bringing supplies to the Allies, doubling the amount of lost goods in four months.
C
Germany confiscated merchant ships trying to reach the Allies, doubling the amount of lost goods in four months.
D
Germany forced merchant ships trying to reach the Allies to turn around, doubling the amount of lost goods in four months.
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During the Cold War, the United States supported anti-communist dictators who committed human rights abuses and opposed democratic freedoms. What does this indicate about the actual goal of the United States?

A
The actual U.S. goal was to prompt dictators to change their ways.
B
The actual U.S. goal was to control local populations in these countries
C
The actual U.S. goal was to take over the dictators’ countries.
D
The actual U.S. goal was to undermine Soviet influence.

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