Question 1
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Which of the following is in the correct chronological order?
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The creation of the state of Ghana, Nelson Mandela's election as president of South Africa, the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis, Nelson Mandela's election as president of South Africa, the creation of the state of Ghana.
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Nelson Mandela's election as president of South Africa, the creation of the state of Ghana, the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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The creation of the state of Ghana, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Nelson Mandela's election as president of South Africa.
Question 2
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All of the following included policies of Fidel Castro EXCEPT
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building up the communist party.
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supporting pro-communist forces in Angola.
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allying Cuba with the Soviet Union.
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continuing to allow private property.
Question 3
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The emergence of authoritarian military regimes in many Latin American states was prompted by the
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fear of being dominated by the United States
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immediate threat of an invasion by the Soviet Union.
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threat of radical economic and social reform.
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collapse of the Alliance for Progress.
Question 4
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The Sandinista rebels and the Somosa government battled in
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El Salvador.
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Nicaragua.
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Chile.
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Cuba.
Question 5
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The Dirty War in Argentina was conducted to
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reinstall leftist guerrillas to power.
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repress leftist groups that sought to overthrow the current ruling body.
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terrorize the supporters of Juan Peron.
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help restore power to the citizens of Argentina.
Question 6
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Which of the following statements about this graph is TRUE?
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Economic growth in Latin America tripled after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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Economic growth in Latin America has been positive since 1975.
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Economic growth in Latin America was at its highest in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Economic growth in Latin America steadily decreased during the second half of the 20th century.
Question 7
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Under the presidency of Fulgencio Batista the majority of Cubans
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were financially prosperous but had no political power.
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quit trying to find jobs in the cities and returned to a life of farming.
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were forced into military service to fight the communists.
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owned no land and were desperately poor.
Question 8
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In at least one point in time each of the following individuals was either a member of a communist party or had close ties to a communist party EXCEPT
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Salvador Allende.
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Augusto Pinochet.
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Fidel Castro.
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Che Guevara.
Question 9
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Which of the following statements best summarizes the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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The Soviet Union removed all of its missiles from Cuba in exchange for an American promise to not invade Cuba.
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The Soviet Union removed some of its missiles and Cuba promised that it would hold free elections within the next six months.
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Cuba asked the Soviet Union to remove all of its missiles after the United States Navy quarantined the island.
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The United States landed soldiers at the Bay of Pigs and destroyed all of the Soviet missiles.
Question 10
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This cartoon illustrates
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the growth of democracy in Latin America.
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military efforts to prevent democratic governments from developing in Latin America.
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efforts by the United States to control the economies of Latin America.
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the movement in Latin America to replace democracies with communist governments.
Question 11
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Ghana's independence movement was led by
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Nelson Mandela.
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Kwame Nkrumah.
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Desmond Tutu.
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Jomo Kenyatta.
Question 12
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The civil war in Nigeria, also known as the Biafran War, resulted from
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a severe economic depression.
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foreign invasion.
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intertribal and ethnic violence.
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British refusal to grant independence.
Question 13
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Jomo Kenyatta, a leader of the Kenyan African Union, demanded that
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all people of European ancestry leave East Africa.
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blacks be given larger proportions of important government positions.
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the British redistribute land amongst the poor people.
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the Mao Mao Uprising be crushed and its leaders imprisoned.
Question 14
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Which of the following statements best summarizes the Mao Mao Uprising?
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It resulted in the slaughter of virtually all of the white settlers.
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It established a communist government in Kenya.
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It resulted in the death of Jomo Kenyetta.
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It was a military failure but a political success.
Question 15
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The independence movements in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya shared which of the following?
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They occurred in areas that were under the control of the British.
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They had to fight long, bloody wars to achieve independence.
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They were peaceful but took several decades to achieve their aims.
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They took many of their ideas from communism.
Question 16
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South Africa's system of apartheid was designed to
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allow each race to develop its own culture.
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make voting easier.
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defend the dictatorship of the African National Congress.
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protect the white minority's control over the country.
Question 17
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Which of the following organizations led the struggle for majority rule in South Africa?
Question 18
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The Sharpeville Massacre was an attack on
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South African police that was carried out by radical members of the African National Congress.
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women that were ordered by Bantu chiefs who were against women gaining any rights.
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an unarmed crowd that was protesting.
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the military wind of the African National Congress.
Question 19
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a leader of the African National Congress.
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the president of National Front for the Liberation of Angola.
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a military commander that led attacks on the government of South Africa.
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a student protester who was killed by South African police.
Question 20
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F.W. de Klerk did all of the following EXCEPT
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He removed the ban on political groups.
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He engaged in negotiations with the African National Congress.
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He increased the number of restrictions placed on black South Africans.
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He released Nelson Mandela from prison.