HIST 410N FINAL EXAM 2 – QUESTION AND
ANSWERS (Graded A)
Question 1.1. (TCO 1) Historical research involves four main tasks. Discover 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) In 1917, as World War I raged through Europe, Russia: (Points:
4)a. 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 3.3. (TCO 5) All of the following were major factors that helped the Reds to win the
Russian Civil War except: (Points: 4)
a. peasants and minority nationalities feared a White victory more than a Red
oneb. Whites wanted to continue WWI
• Bolsheviks controlled the heartland of Russia
• Whites were not unified as well as Bolsheviks
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
• Lond
onc.
Berlin
d. Rome
Question 6.6. (TCO 9) How did the Korean War start? (Points: 4)
a. Communist troops from South Korea attacked North
Korea. b. Communist troops from North Korea attacked
South Korea.
• China attacked United Nations troops.
• North and South Korea were divided after a bitter civil war.
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
Warc. to rebuild the economies of war-shattered
Europe
d. to prevent the spread of communism into Africa and Asia
Question 8.8. (TCO 6) Bangladesh is: (Points: 4)
• home to thousands of Muslim radicals who fled Afghanistan
• the site of a long conflict with the Soviet Union and mujahedin rebels
• the former eastern part of Pakistan, and one of the world's poorest nations
• a mountainous region with a small population
Question 9.9. (TCO 2) Which Middle Eastern country is the site of the Kabbah, Islam's holiest
site, and the world's largest oil producer? (Points: 4)
ANSWERS (Graded A)
Question 1.1. (TCO 1) Historical research involves four main tasks. Discover 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) In 1917, as World War I raged through Europe, Russia: (Points:
4)a. 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 3.3. (TCO 5) All of the following were major factors that helped the Reds to win the
Russian Civil War except: (Points: 4)
a. peasants and minority nationalities feared a White victory more than a Red
oneb. Whites wanted to continue WWI
• Bolsheviks controlled the heartland of Russia
• Whites were not unified as well as Bolsheviks
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
• Lond
onc.
Berlin
d. Rome
Question 6.6. (TCO 9) How did the Korean War start? (Points: 4)
a. Communist troops from South Korea attacked North
Korea. b. Communist troops from North Korea attacked
South Korea.
• China attacked United Nations troops.
• North and South Korea were divided after a bitter civil war.
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
Warc. to rebuild the economies of war-shattered
Europe
d. to prevent the spread of communism into Africa and Asia
Question 8.8. (TCO 6) Bangladesh is: (Points: 4)
• home to thousands of Muslim radicals who fled Afghanistan
• the site of a long conflict with the Soviet Union and mujahedin rebels
• the former eastern part of Pakistan, and one of the world's poorest nations
• a mountainous region with a small population
Question 9.9. (TCO 2) Which Middle Eastern country is the site of the Kabbah, Islam's holiest
site, and the world's largest oil producer? (Points: 4)
