QuestionDevry HIST410 final examMultiple Choice

Devry HIST410 final exam

Multiple Choice

Question 1. 1. (TCO 1) Historical research involves four main tasks. Analyze 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

Question 2. 2. (TCO 6) The main fronts in World War I were in: (Points : 4)

France and Russia

Germany and Austria

Italy and Greece

Africa and Asia

Question 3. 3. (TCO 5) In 1922, Joseph Stalin was made: (Points : 4)

head of the government

general secretary of the Communist party

general secretary of the Comintern

head of the Red Army

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) What city was divided during the Cold War, and became a hotspot for espionage and intrigue? (Points : 4)

Paris

London

Berlin

Rome

Question 6. 6. (TCO 9) During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. 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) 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.

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.

Hindu leaders feared discrimination in a Muslim-majority India.

Muslim leaders feared discrimination in a Hindu-majority India.

Question 9. 9. (TCO 2) Gamal Nasser was: (Points : 4)

a pan-Arabist, secular, national leader

an advocate of fundamentalist Islam

a Turkish leader

a loyal ally of the United States

Question 10. 10. (TCO 2) Following the Arab-Israeli 1967 war: (Points : 4)

the Israelis and Palestinians agreed to negotiate

the Israelis demanded direct negotiations, and the Arabs demanded Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories prior to negotiations

the Arabs demanded Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories and face-to-face negotiations

the United States and U.S.S.R. negotiated a settlement to the conflict

Question 11. 11. (TCO 4) Which of the following was NOT a program initiated by Gorbachev

after 1985? (Points : 4)

capitalist investment in Russia

glasnost

land ownership for the peasants

perestroika

Question 12. 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

Question 13. 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

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