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1. The Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, was forced from power as a result of
A) U.S. intervention.
B) war with Vietnam.
C) the rise of Democratic Kampuchea.
D) a U.N. organized election.

2. Tensions between India and Pakistan reached new levels with the
A) assassination of Indira Gandhi.
B) overthrow of the elected government by Pervez Musharraf.
C) testing of a nuclear weapon by India in 1974.
D) election of Jawaharlal Nehru.

3. When Great Britain formally ended its colonial rule of India in August 1947 it created the new nations of:
A) Sri Lanka and Bangledesh
B) Bangladesh and Pakistan
C) East and West Pakistan and India.
D) Sikh and Bangladeshi Pakistan

4. Which U.S. president ended decades of hostility toward China?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Richard Nixon
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Ronald Reagan

5. The growth of economies in Asia after World War II, especially the Asian Tigers, was caused by
A) an emphasis on foreign trade and the production of consumer goods.
B) an economy devoted to heavy industry and the military.
C) large amounts of economic aid from the United States.
D) an emphasis on domestic trade and the production of electronics.

6. China’s Great Leap Forward resulted in
A) better relations with the Soviet Union.
B) the creation of an extensive transportation network in the country.
C) an increase in both imports and exports as the economy improved.
D) sharp drops in agricultural production and widespread famine.

7. “I am certain we exaggerated the threat. Had we never intervened. . . I doubt that all of Asia would have fallen under Communist control. I doubt that the security of the West would have been materially and adversely affected had we not intervened.” –Robert McNamara, April 16, 1996
In the passage by Robert McNamara, he questions what rationale for the United States going to war in Vietnam?
A) The need to spread democracy
B) Attacks in the Gulf of Tonkin
C) The domino theory
D) Nuclear weapons testing

8. The economies of countries in Asia suffered in the late 1990s when a financial panic spread through the region. This was due to
A) the Asian Tigers providing ample education and training to their citizens.
B) a lack of government regulation that allowed Asian Tiger banks to borrow from foreign companies invested heavily in the region.
C) a lack of access to the major shipping routes of the Pacific Ocean.
D) low-cost products that the Asian Tigers could not sell in the United States.

9. In 1971, East Pakistan—separated from West Pakistan by 1,000 miles and by deep differences in language, religion, and culture—decided to seek independence because
A) they feared India would be dominated by India’s large Hindu population.
B) the West controlled the country’s government and government policies and spending favored the West.
C) the West responded with armed force and many thousands of people died.
D) of the assassination of Gandhi.

10. What helped to rebuild Japan’s economy after World War II?
A) Emperor Hirohito’s strong leadership
B) Massive defense spending
C) U.S. economic aid and Japan’s location as a supply source during the Korean War
D) Abolishing light industries

11. The attack on militants occupying the Golden Temple, which ended with thousands of people injured or dead, angered many
A) Muslims
B) Hindus
C) Sikhs
D) Christians

12. General Sukarno’s corrupt, authoritarian government was aligned with which Cold War power?
A) The United States
B) The People’s Republic of China
C) The Soviet Union
D) India

13. The United States reached a peace agreement with North Vietnam in 1973 and withdrew its military support. Then, North Vietnam
A) Abandoned its Soviet style planned economy.
B) Carried out daring strikes against the United States.
C) Changed their military strategy and focused on out-lasting their enemies.
D) Conquered Saigon, South Vietnam’s capital, ending the war.

14. In 1947, India became the world’s largest
A) democracy.
B) monarchy.
C) authoritarian state.
D) economy.

15. Which of the following most helped Japan’s economic recovery after World War II?
A) The outbreak of the Korean War
B) Raising the minimum wage
C) The growth of a service economy
D) The criminalization of labor unions

16. The Cultural Revolution in China led to
A) a flowering of art, architecture and literature.
B) the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
C) a Communist revolution.
D) the overthrow of Mao Zedong.

9. At first, Japanese-Americans were not
allowed to enlist. However, a battalion was
allowed to enlist and they were sent to
Europe. They became one of the most
decorated units during the war. Where
were these soldieries from?

a. California
b. Arizona
c. Hawaii

10) Which country barred the gates of
Palestine to Jews fleeing the Nazis?

a. Argentina
b. United Kingdom
c. German

11) From the start, Hitler’s primary target
was what country?

a. United Kingdom
b. France
c. Soviet Union

KEY LEADERS
16) After World War II, U.S. officials used
certain leaders as intelligence agencies and
sources in the cold war. What group
were these leaders from?
a. Communist
b. Nazis
c. Wigs

INTERESTING FACTS
1. What small port on the English Channel
was the site of the evacuation of most
of the British Expeditionary Force in 1940?
a. Calais
b. Omaha Beach
c. Dunkirk
d. Cherbourg

2. What was the organization established in
1941 to provide a variety of services to
American soldiers, such as recreation centers,
care packages, and celebrity shows?
a. Variety
b. United Service Organization (USO)
c. Leslie Townes Hope (LTH)

8. How many U.S. carriers were sunk by
Japanese air attacks at Pearl Harbor?
a. 0
b. 2
c. 1
d. 3

10. What was the first Nazi concentration camp?
a. Auschwitz
b. Chelmno
c. Ravensbrück
d. Dachau

11. What was the name of the B-29 bomber that
Dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
a. Bockscar
b. Rosa Parks
c. Enola Gay
d. Fat Man

12) 66 countries fought in World War II. About
57 million people died, and more than half
of these were civilians. What is a close estimate
of the amount of losses from the United States?
a. 295,000
b. 500,000
c. 1,000,000

13. Probably the most famous single defender
is Doris "Dorie" Miller, an African-American
cook who went beyond his duty assignment
and training when he took control of an
unattended anti-aircraft gun, on which he had
no training, and used it to fire on attacking
planes, while bombs were hitting his ship.
He was awarded the Navy Cross. What ship
was he stationed on?
a. Arizona
b. Wisconsin
c. West Virginia

1. Of the 390 U.S. aircraft stationed on Oahu,
how many were destroyed?
a. 25 destroyed, 55 damaged
b. 188 destroyed, 155 damaged
c. 200 destroyed, 175 damaged

2. How many U.S. aircraft carriers were
destroyed at the attack on Pearl Harbor?
a. 0
b. 3
c. 6

4. What air battle provided a rallying point
for the British from 1940 to the early part
of 1941?
a. Battle of Norway
b. Battle of France
c. Battle of Britain
d. Battle of Germany

5. In the D-Day landings, what landing beach
made the least progress on the first day?
a. Gold
b. Utah
c. Omaha
d. Sword

6. What island battle has been immortalized
through a picture of the flag-raising on
Mt. Suribachi?
a. Okinawa
b. Guadalcanal
c. Midway
d. Iwo Jima

7) What was the longest battle of World War II?
a. Battle of the Bulge
b. Battle of the Atlantic
c. Battle of the River Plate
d. Battle of Midway

In which battle did the Axis powers lose
about a quarter of their total troops on the
Eastern Front, a crippling blow from which
they never recovered?
a. Battle of Stalingrad
b. Battle of Jutland
c. Battle of Kursk
d. Battle of Leningrad

9) What was the last major battle of World
War II?
a. Battle of Peleliu
b. Battle of Jutland
c. Battle of Okinawa
d. Battle of Iwo Jima

10) What meeting of world powers near
the end of World War II is often said to
mark the beginning of the Cold War?
a. Yalta Conference
b. Warsaw Conference
c. Hague Convention
d. Versailles Peace Conferences

15. China’s Great Leap Forward resulted in
A. better relations with the Soviet Union.
B. the creation of an extensive transportation network in the country.
C. an increase in both imports and exports as the economy improved.
D. sharp drops in agricultural production and widespread famine.

16. The Cultural Revolution in China led to
A. a flowering of art, architecture and literature.
B. the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
C. a Communist revolution.
D. the overthrow of Mao Zedong.

17. Which U.S. president ended decades of hostility toward China?
A. John F. Kennedy
B. Richard Nixon
C. Jimmy Carter
D. Ronald Reagan

18. The Four Modernizations, instituted by Deng Xiaoping after Mao’s death, were in the fields of
A. education, national defense, agriculture and finance.
B. art, literature, theatre and dance.
C. national defense, industry, science and technology, and agriculture.
D. banking and finance, business, universities, and art.

19. After World War II, Mao Zedong fulfilled a promise he made to China’s peasants by
A. implementing the first five-year-plan.
B. making improvements in literacy rates and public health.
C. initiating the Cultural Revolution.
D. redistributing the property of rural landowners among the peasants.

20. Which of the following most helped Japan’s economic recovery after World War II?
A. The outbreak of the Korean War
B. Raising the minimum wage
C. The growth of a service economy
D. The criminalization of labor unions

21. Industrial growth in Japan after World War II was fueled by
A. The military dictatorship’s control over the economy.
B. U.S. support and and good labor relations.
C. Strong protective tariffs.
D. Soviet and Chinese aid.

22. What helped Japan’s economy to expand and grow after the Korean War?
A. An improved standard of living for Japanese workers
B. A strong work ethic and good relations between management and labor
C. More women began attending high school and college
D. The new constitution

23. The growth of economies in Asia after World War II, especially the Asian Tigers, was caused by
A. an emphasis on foreign trade and the production of consumer goods.
B. an economy devoted to heavy industry and the military.
C. large amounts of economic aid from the United States.
D. an emphasis on domestic trade and the production of electronics.

24. The economies of countries in Asia suffered in the late 1990s when a financial panic spread through the region. This was due to
A. the Asian Tigers providing ample education and training to their citizens.
B. a lack of government regulation that allowed Asian Tiger banks to borrow from foreign companies invested heavily in the region.
C. a lack of access to the major shipping routes of the Pacific Ocean.
D. low-cost products that the Asian Tigers could not sell in the United States.

25. What helped to rebuild Japan’s economy after World War II?
A. Emperor Hirohito’s strong leadership
B. Massive defense spending
C. U.S. economic aid and Japan’s location as a supply source during the Korean War
D. Abolishing light industries

2. How would you characterize the League of Nation’s response to the invasion of Ethiopia, Manchuria, and the Rhineland? (Points: 3)
swift and aggressive

slow, but very effective.

mainly symbolic

excessive
8. Which generals scored a significant victory in their effort to rid North Africa of Axis troops by defeating the Desert Fox at the Battle of Alamein? (Points: 3)
Eisenhower and Rommel

MacArthur and Rommel

Eisenhower and Montgomery

Montgomery and MacArthur

9. Which of the following did not cause World War II? (Points: 3)
the German invasion of Poland

Hitler’s effort to acquire lebensraum for what he called the Aryan race

Nazi efforts to appease Britain and France

Hitler’s violation of the Munich Agreement

10. The battle for which Soviet city is viewed as an Allied victory and a major turning point of the war? (Points: 3)
Leningrad

Kiev

Stalingrad

Moscow

11. The turning point of the war in the Pacific came when American forces stopped the Japanese advance with a surprise air attack on enemy ships at the Battle of (Points: 3)
the Bulge

Midway

Britain

the Atlantic

12. What was the American strategy of moving toward Japan by taking control of one island at a time called? (Points: 3)
island hopping

trenching

Operation Overlord

guerilla warfare
14. Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? (Points: 3)
to end the war in the Pacific quickly

to eliminate the Japanese army headquarters

to test the effectiveness of the atomic bomb

to demonstrate U. S. power

15. What was President Truman’s solution to ending the war in the Pacific quickly? (Points: 3)
drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

sign an appeasement treaty with Japan

command all U.S. naval forces to retreat back to the United States

hire private ship owners to assist in the war efforts
18. Which of the following would not be considered a primary source for World War II? (Points: 3)
a picture depicting malnourished Jews at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in Germany

a non-fictional story written in the 1950s about a soldier that served in World War II

a World War II Navy Captain’s diary describing explicit details about the battle of Midway

a recording of President Roosevelt’s speech asking Congress to declare war on Germany

19. Which of the following statements accurately describes the Yalta and Potsdam conferences? (Points: 3)
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin attended both conferences.

The conferences were held to discuss plans for the post-war world.

The Big Three agreed without a doubt that Germany should pay heavy war reparations.

At both conferences the leaders agreed upon a plan to spread democracy throughout Europe.

20. The structure of the United Nations was decided at a meeting at Dumbarton Oaks in August 1944. What did the delegates decide to call the two chambers? (Points: 3)
General Assembly and Senate

Security Council and Senate

Senate and the Chamber of Delegates

Security Council and General Assembly

21. All of the following are goals of the United Nations except (Points: 3)
to work to prevent war

to prevent communism from spreading

to promote cooperation among countries

to help settle international disputes

22. The goals of the United Nations include all of the following except (Points: 3)
to work to prevent war

to promote cooperation among countries

to prevent the spread of communism

to help settle international disputes

23. Which of the following led to World War II? (Points: 3)
The non-communist world was concerned about Hitler’s enthusiasm for communism.

The Munich Agreement was unfair because Germany lost too much land.

The treaty ending World War I caused great resentment in Germany.

Britain and France took too strong a stand against Hitler’s aggressions.