Which of the following did the United States view as a negative effect of the breakup of the Soviet Union?
Responses
Communism spread to several more countries.
Governments in some other free-market countries also collapsed.
Armed conflicts broke out in places that had been controlled by authoritarian governments.
More countries adopted free-market economies.
Armed conflicts broke out in places that had been controlled by authoritarian governments.
Why did the formation of Israel in 1948 lead to war?
Responses
Arabs did not agree to the partition of the Palestine mandate.
Neighboring Arab nations viewed the Israelis as British colonists.
Israeli groups launched a revolution in Palestinian territory.
Israel immediately tested nuclear weapons to demonstrate its power.
Arabs did not agree to the partition of the Palestine mandate.
Allied nations encouraged open Jewish immigration as soon as they learned of the Holocaust.
true or false
False. Allied nations did not encourage open Jewish immigration as soon as they learned of the Holocaust. They only approved the creation of a Jewish state in 1947, after the end of World War II.
Why did industrialization happen in Russia after other countries, such as Great Britain?
Responses
Nobles resisted change.
There were no port cities.
There were not enough workers.
Russia lacked natural resources.
Nobles resisted change.
Muslim-Hindu tensions posed the greatest challenge to Indian independence and led to the partition plan.
true or false
True.
Which statement best describes the role of women at the front lines of World War I?
Responses
Women were applauded for their roles as nurses in army hospitals.
Women supported their husbands by cooking in camp and bringing water.
Women were mostly there to raise money and morale.
Women were granted the right to take on combat roles such as gunner.