Additional Topics/China Quiz
China, India, Environment, South Africa, Mid East, Genocide
- 1.A major reason for the success of the Communist revolution in China was that the Communists
- A.
Stressed Buddhism in their military training
- B.
Included important businessmen in their ranks
- C.
Promised land and power to the peasant class
- D.
Fought successfully against the United States during World War II
- 2.Mohandas Gandhi expressed disappointment in the partition plan for India because he believed that
- A.
The Sikhs should have been granted a homeland
- B.
Muslims and Hindus should live together peacefully
- C.
India should have maintained closer ties with Great Britain
- D.
This decision would prevent India from joining the United Nations
- 3.During the 1980s and 1990s, the economic policies of China, supported by Deng Xiaoping, have led directly to
- A.
An expansion of China's colonial empire
- B.
An increase in trade with the West
- C.
A return to a strict command economy
- D.
The success of the commune system
- 4.A major problem in post–World War II India has been the
- A.
Conflict between rival religious groups
- B.
Alliance with China
- C.
Lack of unskilled workers for farming
- D.
Scarcity of mineral resources
- 5.A negative effect of the partitioning of India in 1947 was that
- A.
Foreign rule was reestablished in India
- B.
Hinduism became the only religion practiced in India
- C.
The government policy of nonalignment further divided Indian society
- D.
Civil unrest, territorial disputes, and religious conflicts continued throughout the region
- 6.Which statement best explains China's economic shift toward capitalism in the 1980s and early 1990s?
- A.
China's economic policies were directly influenced by the success of the Soviet economic system.
- B.
The Tiananmen Square massacre resulted in major economic reforms in China.
- C.
The success of the Cultural Revolution resulted in the increased westernization of China.
- D.
Communist economic policies were not meeting the needs of the society.
- 7.Since independence in 1948 the major objective of the foreign policy of Israel has been to
- A.
Maintain territorial security
- B.
Mechanize its farms
- C.
Receive military aid from the United Nations
- D.
Sign a peace treaty with Libya
- 8.The Cultural Revolution in China was Mao Zedong's attempt to
- A.
Renew the ideas and enthusiasm of the Communist revolution
- B.
Increase the industrial output of China
- C.
Promote artistic exchanges with the United States
- D.
Encourage foreign investment in China
- 9.During India's independence movement, Mohandas Gandhi's boycott of British-made products was effective because the British considered India a major
- A.
Shipping center
- B.
Industrial center
- C.
Market for manufactured goods
- D.
Source of mineral resources
- 10.The 1979 signing of the Camp David accords led directly to
- A.
The assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin
- B.
Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
- C.
A military alliance between Arab nations
- D.
A formal peace agreement between Egypt and Israel
- 11.In China, the Great Leap Forward was an attempt to
- A.
Promote democratic reform
- B.
End the private ownership of land
- C.
Strengthen economic ties with Europe
- D.
Increase agricultural and industrial production
- 12.Which statement best characterizes the period of apartheid in South Africa?
- A.
The majority of the population had the right to vote.
- B.
The Boers attempted to conquer Nigeria.
- C.
Many racist ideas of the ruling minority were adopted into laws.
- D.
French was declared the official language of the nation.
- 13.Since the 1950s, India has experienced conflict with both Pakistan and China over
- A.
United Nations peacekeeping efforts in the region
- B.
India's increasing trade with Korea
- C.
Borders and related territorial issues
- D.
The interpretation of common religious works
- 14.Genocide in Rwanda, apartheid in South Africa, and labor camps for dissidents in the Soviet Union are all examples of
- A.
War crimes
- B.
Acts of international terrorism
- C.
Violations of human rights
- D.
Civil disobedience
- 15.The "homespun movement" and the Salt March promoted by Mohandas Gandhi in India are examples of his policy of
- A.
Industrialization
- B.
Isolationism
- C.
Nonalignment
- D.
Nonviolent protest
- 16.One reason the United States and other Western powers fought the Persian Gulf War was to
- A.
Safeguard the flow of oil to international markets
- B.
End the civil war in Lebanon
- C.
Stop the Israeli settlement of the West Bank
- D.
Assist Iraq in its war with Iran
- 17.The French Revolution (1789), the Bolshevik Revolution (1917), and the Chinese Revolution (1949) were similar in that each led to
- A.
Military defeat by foreign powers
- B.
The rise of dictatorships
- C.
Governments that were based on Communist principles
- D.
Rule by a parliamentary government
- 18.In the late 20th century, what was a problem common to the Balkans, Rwanda, and Indonesia?
- A.
Disposal of nuclear waste
- B.
Ethnic or religious conflicts
- C.
Drought and famine
- D.
Overcrowding of urban centers
- 19.One similarity between the actions of Mao Zedong, Adolf Hitler, and Pol Pot was that they all used
- A.
Military force to build colonial empires
- B.
Free and open elections to gain power
- C.
Communism as a basis for their governments
- D.
Intimidation and terror to control people
- 20.Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in China differ from the previous economic policies of Mao Zedong in that Deng's reforms
- A.
Discourage private ownership of businesses
- B.
Promote further collectivization
- C.
Include elements of capitalism
- D.
Decrease trade with the United States
- 21.In the 1970s, when Iran was ruled by the Shah, the Ayatollah Khomeini's major criticism was of the
- A.
Shah's friendship with the Soviet Union
- B.
Return to traditional Islamic law
- C.
Lack of political and social rights for women
- D.
Non-Islamic influences on the culture and economy
- 22.With which nation are Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge, and genocide associated?
- A.
Korea
- B.
Japan
- C.
Myanmar (Burma)
- D.
Cambodia (Kampuchea)
- 23.In China, the terms "commune," "Great Leap Forward," and "Cultural Revolution" are associated with the
- A.
Economic success of the Manchu dynasty
- B.
Mandate of Heaven
- C.
Confucian emphasis on the five human relationships
- D.
Leadership of Mao Zedong
- 24.Which generalization is best supported by a study of the Middle East?
- A.
Illiteracy has become almost nonexistent.
- B.
Religious differences have led to serious conflicts.
- C.
Oil wealth has led to economic equality.
- D.
Industrial development has urbanized the area.
- 25.An analysis of the Chinese student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in 1989 would show that
- A.
Communist governments continue to have little control over the actions of their citizens
- B.
Totalitarian governments frequently survive by the use of force
- C.
Peaceful demonstrations often succeed in achieving democratic reforms
- D.
Negative global reaction sometimes leads to economic decline
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