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I am working on an asignment, and i am stuck on these questions. You don't have to answer them all, just feel free to answer any that you know. Thanks :) 1. What was not part of the Marshall Plan? a. The United States sponsored a humanitarian effort to rebuild Europe. b. American aid was used to rebuild cities and factories. c. The United States wanted to prevent the spread of communism. d. The United States established air bases in China. 2. When General Douglas MacArthur became commander of the occupation forces in Japan after World War II, he initiated reforms to make Japan a peaceful, democratic nation. What was part of Japan�s postwar transformation? a.disarming most of the military b. developing a strong alliance with China c. electing a woman to serve as prime minister d. giving the emperor more political power 3. In 1960, the Beatles performed for German teenagers in Hamburg, Germany. The band, from Liverpool, England, was influenced by American soul and rock music. What made all this possible? a. the fall of communism in Eastern Europe b. a global exchange of pop culture c. the spread of democracy worldwide d.the information revolution 4. What has contributed to a growing gap between the poor and the wealthy in the Middle East? a. fighting between sects b. the presence of oil c. urbanization d. Western influences 5. Which nation of Southeast Asia does not have direct access to the sea? Thailand Cambodia Laos Myanmar 6. Which are major climates of Southeast Asia? marine west coast and monsoon humid continental and semiarid steppe tropical wet and tropical dry Mediterranean and tropical wet 7. Which was a cause of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia? Czech militants started an uprising in Prague that Soviet troops were asked to put down. The Czech army had begun incursions across the border into Poland which sought Soviet support to stop them. Brezhnev thought the Prague Spring Reforms would open the door for a return to capitalism. Dubcek was expelled from the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSC) and demoted. 8. Why did the United States station warships off the Dominican coast in the 1960s and later have the CIA urge the Chilean military to take action against its government in the 1970s? to show support for Salvador Allende to keep insurgents under control to keep communism from growing to prevent attacks on U.S. soil 9. What did the United States and the Soviet Union hope to achieve during a period of d�tente that began in the 1970s? an exchange of information about nuclear weapons additional freedoms for citizens in each country reduced tension between the two nations increased status for smaller countries in Europe and South America ' 10. What biome is considerably smaller today than it was a century ago because of cutting and burning? Russian steppe African savanna Amazon rain forest Australian barrier reef 11. Which statement best describes the world in 1900? A large middle class held most of the economic power. More people lived in cities than rural areas and life expectancy was 65. Despite threats of famine and disease, most people lived in democracies. Life expectancy was less than 50 years and rural living was very common. 12. What was one result of U.S. strong support for Israel? The United States and Israel declared war on Iraq. Western styles and culture influenced Jewish religious beliefs. Many militant Islamists harbored anger against Americans and other Westerners. The United States and other Western nations profited from Middle Eastern natural resources. 13. Which group wants to establish Middle Eastern governments that are based on strict Islamic law? Lebanese Resistance Movement, Kurds, and the Symbionese Liberation Army Al-Qaeda, the SDS, and the Afghan National Army PLO, Hadassah, and the Ayatollah Khomeini Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Taliban 14. Which event occurred during Saddam Hussein�s regime? He established an Islamist government in Iraq. He initiated many agricultural reforms and neglected industry. He tortured and murdered thousands of Iraqis. He worked to gain strong support from the Kurds. 15. What steps did the U.S. government take to combat terrorism after the attacks of September 11, 2001? invaded Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban; formed the Department of Homeland Security; passed the Patriot
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1.d 2.All of the following except C 3.b 4.b 6.c 7.d 8.c 9.c 10.c 11.a 12.c 13.d 14.c 15. the patriot act, forming the homeland security department, invaded Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban
