Posted by 1. Why did the Israelis allow the Palestinians to take control over the Gaza Strip and the West Bank territory in 1994? (2 points)
*They did this to appease those who disagreed with Yitzhak Rabin’s peace policies.
*More Palestinians than Israelis lived there.
*The land was not suitable for agriculture.
*The United Nations ordered the Israelis to leave.
2. Which of the following is NOT an example of Mohandas Gandhi’s ideals of passive resistance? (2 points)
*work stoppages in British owned businesses
*hunger strikes
*violent and deadly protests
*boycotts of British goods
3. India gained their independence from which world power in 1947?
(2 points)
*Great Britain
*Spain
*France
*United States
4. Why did the United States recognize China’s communist government? (2 points)
*The United States wanted to convert China to Christianity.
*The United States wanted to be able to trade and do business within China.
*The United States wanted to overthrow the government and change it to a democracy.
*The United States secretly agreed with China’s communist beliefs.
5. Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to the problems in Africa? (2 points)
*urbanization
*civil wars
*immigrating to the United States
*famine
6. Land reform has been successful in all of the following places EXCEPT ______________. (2 points)
*Nicaragua
*Peru
*Cuba
*Panama
7. What is the goal of NAFTA? (2 points)
*control the amount of weapons coming into the Western Hemisphere
*create more trade restrictions in the Western Hemisphere
*establish better trading conditions in the Eastern Hemisphere
*eliminate trade barriers in the Western Hemisphere
8. In an attempt to make Iran a modern nation, the Shah did all of the following EXCEPT ____________. (2 points)
*build highways and factories
*give peasants land of their own
*begin new industries and build schools
*give women more freedom
9. ____________ and Tunisia, two French colonies, were the first African colonies to gain their independence. (2 points)
*Portugal
*Morocco
*Algeria
*Russia
10. The South African policy that gave no economic, social, or political rights to black citizens was called ______________. (2 points)
*communism
*slavery
*apartheid
*dictatorship
11. The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) began to develop and use ____________________ in the 1970s. (2 points)
*terrorist tactics
*arms of mass destruction
*peace treaties between Palestine and Israel
*land thousands of miles away to create their own independent borders
12. Which Asian country has NOT been successful in regards to their economy? (2 points)
*Singapore
*South Korea
*Taiwan
*Indonesia
13. Some positive policies brought on by Mikhail Gorbachev include all of the following EXCEPT ______________. (2 points)
*the parliament was appointment by the government
*people were now free to speak out against the government
*the press was not censored heavily by the government
*factories were encouraged to increase production of consumer goods
14. Who claims outer space as their own territory? (2 points)
*the United States
*no one—it is considered international territory
*United States, China, Japan, and Russia
*Russia alone because they were the first to launch a satellite
15. Which of the following is NOT an example of how the United States has changed in a global society? (2 points)
*Americans listen to music from Africa and Latin America.
*Pop culture cartoons and movies are popular, even though they were created outside of the United States.
*Restaurants serving ethnic food are now commonplace.
*The United States forces other countries to imitate and behave like Americans.
16. Describe the transition of African colonies to nations as a result of the Pan-African Movement. (10 points)
3-Great Britian