1. (TCO 1) Historical research involves four main tasks. Interpret refers to the task of: (Points : 4)
locating primary sources to learn the facts
asking questions like "Who created the source and why?"
analyzing all the available primary sources and judging which is the most accurate
distributing the new findings to the world
2. (TCO 6) In 1917, as World War I raged through Europe, Russia: (Points : 4)
finally broke through the German army and drove into Germany
defeated the Austrians and invaded the Balkans
experienced two revolutions and sued for peace
was completely overrun by the Germans
3. (TCO 5) Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne following: (Points : 4)
the Bolshevik takeover
the return of Lenin to Russia
both of the above
the failure of his troops to put down demonstrations in Petrograd
4. (TCO 5) The Big Three of World War II were: (Points : 4)
Stalin, Eisenhower, and Churchill
Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini
Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Stalin
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
5. (TCO 9) In the period after World War II, which two sides faced off? (Points : 4)
the Allies and the Axis
Eastern and Western Europe
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
East and West Berlin
6. (TCO 9) How did the Korean War start? (Points : 4)
Communist troops from South Korea attacked North Korea.
Communist troops from North Korea attacked South Korea.
China attacked United Nations troops.
North and South Korea were divided after a bitter civil war.
7. (TCO 8) Why did some European nations decide to limit welfare state benefits in the 1980s and 1990s? (Points : 4)
They were worried about rapidly rising GDPs.
They feared the loss of pensions and other benefits.
The increase in regional cooperation caused a recession and high inflation.
Social welfare programs brought high taxes and more government regulation.
8. (TCO 6) One of the most important tasks facing Nehru in India was: (Points : 4)
improving India's economy
reuniting India
increasing India's birthrate
increasing food output
9. (TCO 2) The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait led to: (Points : 4)
the 1991 Gulf War
closer Iraqi and U.S. relations
the collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq
the downfall of the Saudi Arabian monarchy
10. (TCO 2) This noted Israeli Prime Minister was the first female prime minister of her country. (Points : 4)
Golda Meir
Margaret Thatcher
Indira Gandhi
none of the above
11. (TCO 4) Poland achieved the election of its first Roman Catholic pope when Cardinal Karol Jozef Wojtyla assumed the papacy as Pope: (Points : 4)
John Paul II
Paul VI
John XXIII
John Paul I
12. (TCO 4) In addition to Leonid Brezhnev, who died in 1982, who of the following served during the 1980s as general secretary of the Soviet Communist party and as president? (Points : 4)
Yuri Andropov
Konstantin Chernenko
Mikhail Gorbachev
all of the above
13. (TCO 7) One reason that the United States invaded Iraq in 2003 was: (Points : 4)
Iraq was thought to have WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction)
Iraq had invaded Israel
Iraq was home to al-Qaeda
Iraq invaded Kuwait.