1.One of the main tasks of the League of Nations was the administration of the m
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1.One of the main tasks of the League of Nations was the administration of the mandate system, which entailed
A
Supervising elections and political matters in the newly formed states of eastern Europe, as these countries were inexperienced in democracy and self-government
B
Acting as a sort of international court to settle conflicts between ethnic minorities and the countries in which they lived
C
Exercising political control over the former colonies and territories of Germany and the Ottoman Empire, which the Europeans claimed were not yet capable of self-governance
D
Setting up international arms treaties to regulate the manufacture, sale, and deployment of weapons in the hopes of preventing another war like World War I
2.Rachel Carson's 1962 Silent Spring was which of the following?
A
A key text of the environmental movement that spelled out how technology and industrialization threatened life on earth
B
A detailed critique of the dangers of growing globalization
C
A text that advocated the creation of a new form of musical theatre
D
A text that advocated for the expansion of the civil rights of homosexuals
3.
Hitler used which of the following events as an excuse to suspend civil liberties and launch a brutal crackdown on his political opponents?
A
The burning of the Reichstag
B
A strike by mine workers that paralyzed coal production in the Ruhr basin
C
The assassination of the president, General Paul von Hindenburg
D
Clashes between Nazi storm troopers and the German Communist Party in Berlin
4.
What was the climactic moment of the “space race” between the United States and the Soviet Union?
A
When U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin walked on the moon's surface before a worldwide television audience in July 1969
B
When the Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik into orbit in 1957
C
When Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space in 1963
D
When the American space crew of the Apollo 13 mission lost an oxygen tank in space and returned to earth in a “lifeboat” module in April 1970
5.
Intelsat I, the first commercial communications satellite, was launched in 1965 and was an example of
A
U.S.-Soviet technological cooperation, and thus it was a first step toward détente
B
International collaboration in communications technology, with the United States as the predominant player
C
Poor planning and the often misguided beginnings of the U.S. commercial space program
D
The impressive imaging technology developed by the European Space Research Organization in its drive to catch up with the United States and the Soviet Union
6.
South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong were popularly called what name for the ferocity of their growth in the 1980s and 1990s?
A
Asian dragons
B
Pacific tsunamis
C
Pan-Asian cyclones
D
Pacific tigers
7.
The post–World War II process through which colonized peoples in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East began achieving their independence from European powers was called what?
A
Partition
B
Détente
C
Decolonization
D
Colonial secession
8.
Why would an antifascist coalition government such as the French Popular Front have been impossible in democratic countries before 1936?
A
Stalin had just reversed his ban on international Communists participating in coalition governments
B
That year saw the defeat of the antifascist republicans in Spain
C
That was the year that the League of Nations agreed to allow the formation of multiparty coalitions
D
No one recognized that fascism was a growing danger until that year, when Hitler unveiled his new army and air force
9.
Which of the following measures did French president Charles de Gaulle undertake in an effort to assert French independence in a world increasingly dominated by superpower rivalry?
A
He attempted to recolonize parts of Africa that had gained independence from Europe in order to expand France's global influence
B
He cut off trade with the United States and started parallel institutions to allow France to become financially independent
C
He cooled France's relations with West Germany in response to that country's agreement to station U.S. antiballistic missiles on German soil
D
He withdrew French forces from NATO and increased the nation's investment in nuclear development
10.
The term totalitarianism, as it is applied to the Fascist, Nazi, and Communist regimes of the 1930s, refers to
A
European states in which the leader came to power only after a rigged election
B
A highly centralized system of government that attempts to control society and ensure obedience through a single party and police terror
C
An economic and political system in which private property is abolished and all citizens are asked to devote their total allegiance to the state
D
A political movement whose leaders believe in total economic and political equality for all citizens
11.
From 1949 to 1954, a wave of anti-Communist hysteria that included book burnings and investigations of over six million people spread across which country?
A
France
B
Great Britain
C
The United States
D
Vietnam
12.The demise of the Soviet Union in the 1990s led to both the establishment of new democratic republics in formerly Soviet-controlled territories and
A
The end of NATO, since the threat of nuclear war from the Warsaw Pact nations had ended
B
Increased democracy in other Communist states, most notably China
C
A dramatic improvement in living conditions for former Soviet citizens, especially with regard to access to jobs and consumer goods
D
An increase in ethnic conflicts in many of the newly independent states as different ethnic groups struggled for land and power
1.One of the main tasks of the League of Nations was the administration of the mandate system, which entailed
A
Supervising elections and political matters in the newly formed states of eastern Europe, as these countries were inexperienced in democracy and self-government
B
Acting as a sort of international court to settle conflicts between ethnic minorities and the countries in which they lived
C
Exercising political control over the former colonies and territories of Germany and the Ottoman Empire, which the Europeans claimed were not yet capable of self-governance
D
Setting up international arms treaties to regulate the manufacture, sale, and deployment of weapons in the hopes of preventing another war like World War I
2.Rachel Carson's 1962 Silent Spring was which of the following?
A
A key text of the environmental movement that spelled out how technology and industrialization threatened life on earth
B
A detailed critique of the dangers of growing globalization
C
A text that advocated the creation of a new form of musical theatre
D
A text that advocated for the expansion of the civil rights of homosexuals
Explanation / Answer
1 D.League of nation was established on 1920 and was the consequence of Paris Peace Conference and ended the World War 1. It is an intergovernmental organisation. This was the first international organisation whose main purpose was to establish the peace in the world. It prevents the international disputes by negotiation and arbitization and and wars by disarmament and collective security.
2. A.Rachel 's book silent spring is an environment science book which depicts how the use of pesticides are threatening the environment especially birds
3. A. A young Dutch communist set an arsonal attack on the Reicstag building in Berlin on 27 feb 1933. But he was caught and sentenced to death. The fire was seen by the Nazi party as plots of communists against the german governement. So Adolf Hitler the chancellor of Germany urged the president Paul Von Hinderberg to pass an emergency decree which suspends civil liberties so to counter the attack of the communist party.
4. B.The space race was a competition between the US and the Soviet Union in the 20th century in an order to get supremacy in space. This competion begins on 2 Aug, 1955 when Soviet Union launced Sputnik 1 on 4 Nov, 1957 four days prior to US announcement for launching of satellite. Then after that it also beat US in sending first human in space, Yuri Gagrin. This race further goes its peak when US sends the first man on the moon in Apollo 11. USSR tried to beat US but in vain because of its failed manned lunar missions.
5.B. IGO( intergovernmental organisation) was established on 20 Aug, 1964 and it had 11 participating countries. After the development of IGO, Intelsat 1 was launched on 6 april. 1965. It was the first commericial communication satlellite to be placed in geostationary orbit from the Atlantic ocean with the help of Delta D rocket.
6. A. South Korea, Taiwan, Hongkong and SIngapore were popularly known as Four Asian dragons because of their highly developed economies. These countries have the notable high growth rates and rapid industralisation between the years ranging from 1960-1990.
7. C.When the colonised countries get independence from the dominant countries it is known as decolonisation. After the second world war some of the colonised African, Asian and Middle East countries get their political or economic independence.
10. B. the totalitarianism is the political system which is state controlled and regulate each and every aspect of public and private life. It is ruled by a single party,media controlled by state, mass survellience, political repression, restriction to speech, control over economy and use of widespread terrror.
11. C. In 1950s there were few americans which were communist. But yet americans feared of an internal war by the communist party to an hysterical extent. During this time several actors, government employees, screen writes, directors were blacklisted to their alleged communist belief. Some books were burnt and others were banned.
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