HIST 410N Final Exam Version 3 (Questions
with Answers)
Question 1 (TCO 6) The Versailles Treaty officially ended World War I. What did it do specifically?
Made France admit responsibility for starting the war
Required Austria-Hungary to pay reparations
Forced Germany to surrender territory
All of the above
Question 2 (TCO 6) In 1917, as World War I raged through Europe, Russia
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.
Question 3 (TCO 5) In 1922, Joseph Stalin was made
head of the government.
general secretary of the Communist party.
general secretary of the Comintern.
head of the Red Army.
Question 4 (TCO 5) What event marked the beginning of World War II?
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
The German invasion of Poland
The Anschluss
Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland
Question 5 (TCO 9) What city was divided during the Cold War and became a hotspot for espionage
and intrigue?
Paris
London
, Berlin
Rome
Question 6 (TCO 9) China's communists finally won the long civil war under the leadership of
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
Chiang Kai-shek
Question 7 (TCO 8) What was the intention of the Marshall Plan?
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 (TCO 6) Why did India become two countries after independence in 1947?
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 (TCO 2) Gamal Nasser was
a pan-Arabist, secular, national leader.
an advocate of fundamentalist Islam.
a Turkish leader.
a loyal ally of the United States.
Question 10 (TCO 2) Following the Arab-Israeli 1967 war,
the Israelis and Palestinians agreed to negotiate.
the Israelis demanded direct negotiations, and the Arabs demanded Israel’s 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.
with Answers)
Question 1 (TCO 6) The Versailles Treaty officially ended World War I. What did it do specifically?
Made France admit responsibility for starting the war
Required Austria-Hungary to pay reparations
Forced Germany to surrender territory
All of the above
Question 2 (TCO 6) In 1917, as World War I raged through Europe, Russia
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.
Question 3 (TCO 5) In 1922, Joseph Stalin was made
head of the government.
general secretary of the Communist party.
general secretary of the Comintern.
head of the Red Army.
Question 4 (TCO 5) What event marked the beginning of World War II?
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
The German invasion of Poland
The Anschluss
Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland
Question 5 (TCO 9) What city was divided during the Cold War and became a hotspot for espionage
and intrigue?
Paris
London
, Berlin
Rome
Question 6 (TCO 9) China's communists finally won the long civil war under the leadership of
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
Chiang Kai-shek
Question 7 (TCO 8) What was the intention of the Marshall Plan?
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 (TCO 6) Why did India become two countries after independence in 1947?
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 (TCO 2) Gamal Nasser was
a pan-Arabist, secular, national leader.
an advocate of fundamentalist Islam.
a Turkish leader.
a loyal ally of the United States.
Question 10 (TCO 2) Following the Arab-Israeli 1967 war,
the Israelis and Palestinians agreed to negotiate.
the Israelis demanded direct negotiations, and the Arabs demanded Israel’s 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.
