World History Since 1945 Unit Test
1. communists and non-communists
2. National borders drawn by colonial rulers often did not take the communities living in the area into account. As a result, different communities—many with different languages and ways of life—were forced into one new country upon independence. This caused internal tension and violence in many places.
3. It tries individuals for crimes against humanity when countries are unable or unwilling to do so.
4. This dedicated government body demonstrated that the U.S. was serious about extending its influence beyond Earth. This meant the U.S. was willing to compete in the Cold War on every front possible, including in outer space.
5. The USSR successfully tested its first atomic bomb.
6. Women had entered the workforce in greater numbers, leading to the growth of feminism.
7. European countries felt pressured to pick a side in the Cold War and adopted cultural beliefs that aligned with their allies.
8. a National Party member in 1948
9. nationalists overthrow dynastic rule > communists help nationalists secure the cities > nationalists purge the communists > communists and nationalists fight the Japanese and each other > communists overtake the nationalists after WWII
10. The Great Leap Forward was intended to boost the economy by quickly industrializing the country. The Cultural Revolution was meant to purge the nation of nonrevolutionary ideas.
11. public opinion and economic crisis
12. All included a majority group that got power and limited the rights of others.
13. Douglas Engelbart created a prototype of the first personal computer.
14. 1.8 billion people
15. Globalization has not ended.
16. The movement became associated with pessimism as a negative philosophy.
17. They are violent responses to conflict between groups that are divided culturally, ethnically, and/or racially.
18. The media can underplay the events, omit details, and decide which stories are more newsworthy.
19. The Holocaust has been officially recognized in the nation it happened in, while the other two genocides are officially denied.
20. The government emphasizes the importance of remembering past violations while continuing to commit lesser violations.
21. They must respect government sovereignty even though the government is either allowing or creating the problems.
22. Wealth from natural resources helps to support the autocratic government.
23. the needs of its environment and those of the Bhutanese people