Chapter 24 Multiple Choice

Question 1

oil wealth in Saudi Arabia

Answer 1

brought in new industry; cities have increased in their size; educational opportunities

Question 2

President Nasser of Egypt built the Aswan Dam to

Answer 2

irrigate farmland along the Nile

Question 3

major cause of civil war in Lebanon (Mideast)

Answer 3

tensions between religious groups

Question 4

from oil Saudi Arabia has been able to

Answer 4

invest heavily in industry and social services

Question 5

government of Iran in 1979

set up by

Answer 5

Islamic republic

militant revolutionaries

Question 6

“Communists should set an example. They should be pupils of the masses as well as the teachers.”

Answer 6

Mao Zedong

Question 7

1949 Communists in China gain control by

Answer 7

defeating the Nationalists

Question 8

Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution resulted in

Answer 8

dramatic hardships in everyday life

Question 9

Deng’s “Contract Responsibility System”

Answer 9

encouraged factory workers to produce higher quality goods

Question 10

Japanese economic miracle due to

Answer 10

the use of modern industrial technology

Question 11

1980s was added as a major reform in China

Answer 11

incentives to increase production

Question 12

executive power in Japan post WWII

Answer 12

a Prime Minister chosen by the people

Question 13

reforms in Japan post WWII

Answer 13

land reform
demilitarization
the nationalization of industry

Question 14

Vietnamese Communists 1978 attack Cambodia to

Answer 14

overthrow the anti-Communist government

Question 15

After Communist take over in China, Chiang Kaishek fled to

Answer 15

Taiwan