Question 1.1. (TCO 6) The 1914 assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was a
factor in causing World War I. What else might be considered factors? (Points : 4)
British and German competition for the largest global empire
The arms race to create weapons to defend empires
The power of nationalism, which suggested that one’s nation is superior to others
All of the above
Question 2.2. (TCO 6) The United States entered World War I because it (Points : 4)
had to honor alliance commitments.
desired to acquire territory, especially colonies.
was hostile to German submarine warfare and German militarism.
was interested in building up its military establishment.
Question 3.3. (TCO 5) Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne following (Points : 4)
the Bolshevik takeover.
the return of Lenin to Russia.
the failure of his troops to put down demonstrations in Petrograd.
Both A and B
Question 4.4. (TCO 5) What event marked the beginning of World War II? (Points : 4)
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
The German invasion of Poland
The Anschluss
, Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland
Question 5.5. (TCO 9) The Cold War got hot, or flared up into actual fighting, in (Points : 4)
Korea
Hungary
China
Italy
Question 6.6. (TCO 9) During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States and the Soviet Union
were led by (Points : 4)
Reagan and Gorbachev.
Reagan and Khrushchev.
Kennedy and Castro.
Kennedy and Khrushchev.
Question 7.7. (TCO 8) What was the intention of the Marshall Plan? (Points : 4)
To rebuild the military power of western Europe
To help the Japanese economy recover from the war
To rebuild the economies of war-shattered Europe
To prevent the spread of Communism into Africa and Asia
Question 8.8. (TCO 6) Why did India become two countries after independence in 1947?
(Points : 4)
Mohandas Gandhi insisted on two nations.
The British government did not want a country dominated by Islam.
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