Unit 10 pt. 2

Question 1

Perestroika was a program in the USSR that was introduced by_____

Answer 1

Gorbachev

Question 2

What led to the establishment of the state of Israel

Answer 2

• Balfour Declaration
• Immigration of Jews

Question 3

Who led the fight to end apartheid?

Answer 3

Mandela

Question 4

during the later part of the twentieth century, _________ economics stabilized under civilian-run democracies

Answer 4

Latin America

Question 5

japan was occupied by ________ forces following WWII

Answer 5

allied

Question 6

_______ fostered economic growth, unity political stability and human rights

Answer 6

African Union (AU)

Question 7

The state of Israel has been threatened with destruction by what ethnic group in the middle east?

Answer 7

arab

Question 8

fidel castro tried to spread ___________ in latin america

Answer 8

communism

Question 9

which invention of the twentieth century revolutionized the use of computers?

Answer 9

microchip

Question 10

this person led the solidarity party in Poland?

Answer 10

Lech Walesa

Question 11

which philosophical school of thought supports the claim that there is no such thing as absolute truth?

Answer 11

existentialism

Question 12

this German leader bought increased relations between east and west Germany

Answer 12

Brandt

Question 13

what did the Brezhnev doctrine prevent?

Answer 13

soviet satellites from declaring independence on the USSR

Question 14

what was apartheid?

Answer 14

seperate whites and non-whites

Question 15

which two countries made an agreement that kept them from using their nuclear arsenal?

Answer 15

United States and the Soviet Union

Question 16

what led to the formation of the european union?

Answer 16

economic, political, and legal relations

Question 17

what provoked the arabs to attack israel again?

Answer 17

gains from the six day war

Question 18

what posed one of the greatest problems to new african nations following decolonization?

Answer 18

tribal rivalry

Question 19

at the Tiananmen square massacre in china, what were government officials hoping to silence?

Answer 19

democratic movement