Unit test- The Post War World Flashcards
One way the UN security Council maintains peace throughout the world in through the adoption of _____
resolutions
The Long March took place in the year
1934
A goal of the Great Leap Forward involved helping China…
compete in the steel industry.
How did the Arab-Israeli war impact regular Palestinians?
The majority fled their homes during the war.
Many were relocated into refugee camps.
The relationship between the United Sates and the Soviet Union after World War II is best described as ____
tense
Most countries that aligned with the United States during the Cold War…
allowed free elections.
In addition to support from the people, what else did the Communists have in their favor during their war with the Nationalists?
more effective military stratagies
One way of dealing with countries that practice genocide is to impose $_____$ against the accused country.
sanctions
A developing country rebuilding its roads might turn to which UN organization for help?
the World Bank
The Soviet Union’s security strategy was a reaction to…
the devastation it experienced in World War II.
The Soviet Union’s approach to security differed from the US approach because the Soviets sought to…
protect itself from attack.
Read the passage from a speech President Kennedy gave in Berlin in 1963.
There are many people in the world who really don’t understand, or say they don’t, what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin. There are some who say that communism is the wave of the future. Let them come to Berlin. And there are some who say in Europe and elsewhere we can work with the Communists. Let them come to Berlin. And there are even a few who say that it is true that communism is an evil system, but it permits us to make economic progress. Lass’ sic nach Berlin kommen. Let them come to Berlin.
Kennedy is urging people to come to Berlin so they can….
see first-hand the evils of communism.
The excerpt is from witness testimony at the Nuremberg Trials.
DR. MARX:
You said before that the German people must have known of the happenings in Auschwitz. What are your grounds for this statement?
VAILLANT-COUTURIER:
I have already told you: To begin with there was the fact that, when we left, the Lorraine soldiers . . . who were taking us to Auschwitz said to us, “If you knew where you were going, you would not be in such a hurry to get there.”
–Testimony of Marie Claude Vaillant-Couturier
the Holocaust and other war crimes were well-known.
Which best describes why the United States believed that prosperity in Europe could reduce the likelihood of future wars?
It would prevent the rise of totalitarianism.
In Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge created ______ policies that caused famine and starvation.
farming
The first Five-Year Plan was considered a success in what way?
Industrial output rose as China’s economy transformed into a communist system.
China’s agricultural policies during the Great Leap Forward led to
crop failures, causing famine that killed millions of people.
China’s first Five-Year Plan called for the government to
seize private land and businesses.
In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in China in response to new
economic policies that threatened social equality.
The first Five-Year Plan, based on ________ principles, reshaped China’s economy.
Marxist
The image shows people holding pictures of Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution.
In this photo, two Chinese woman in work clothes and caps hold up a photo of Mao, along with two copies of his book, which are both open to a page with a photograph of Mao.
What does the image most likely reveal about the people’s attitude toward their leader?
They were captivated by Chairman Mao’s cult of personality.
The student militias that carried out the Cultural Revolution were known as the
Red Guards.
After the first Five-Year Plan, Mao Zedong wanted faster growth so he launched the
Great Leap Forward.
Mao Zedong called for the Cultural Revolution because he believed ______ reforms threatened social equality.
capitalist
What happened in 1976 that ended the Cultural Revolution?
the death of Mao Zedong
What contributed to the downfall of China’s republic?
China’s presidents did not have enough power.
Which were included among the “Three Principles of the People”?
democracy
socialism
nationalism
During World War II, what happened between the Communists and Nationalists in China?
Both sides agreed to stop fighting each other until World War II ended.
What is the most likely reason Chiang Kai-shek was able to rule as a dictator?
China was ready for a powerful leader after chaos at the end of the republic.
Which statement accurately describes China after the Civil War?
The island of Taiwan became known as the Republic of China.
If the imperial dynasty had continued to rule China, it is most likely that
European nations would have gotten more of a foothold in China.
Why was the Nationalist Party more popular in China’s cities than in the countryside?
Wealthy people who supported the party were concentrated in cities.
As Chinese leader, what did Mao Zedong accomplish?
He redistributed land in the countryside to farmers.
What was the effect on China of the Boxer Rebellion?
It led China to the verge of collapse.
In _______, the Communists won the civil war and the People’s Republic of China was formed.
1949
