1. The first woman in space was
A. Valentina Tershkova.
B. Sally Ride.
C. Christa McAuliffe.
D. Teresa Broz.
2. The Sandinistas are associated with the country of
A. Cuba.
C. Nicaragua.
B. Chile.
D. El Salvador.
3. The “industrial heart of Europe is located in the
A. Oder Plain.
C. Swiss Alps.
B. Rhine Basin.
D. Ruhr Valley.
4. What country is suspected to be behind the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City?
A. Iraq
C. China
B. Korea
D. Israel
5. Fidel Castro took over control of Cuba when he deposed the dictator
A. Duvalier.
C. Batista.
B. Duarte.
D. Noriega.
6. The Peace Corps was started by President
A. Eisenhower.
C. Truman.
B. Kennedy.
D. Johnson.
7. United States relations with China were normalized through the actions of President
A. Kennedy.
C. Johnson.
B. Nixon.
D. Reagan.
8. The war over the Falkland Islands was between
A. Britain and Argentina.
C. Scotland and Ireland.
B. Chile and Cuba.
D. the United States and Grenada.
9. The first Secretary General of the United Nations was
A. Trygve Lie.
C. Kurt Waldheim.
B. U Thant.
D. Dag Hammarskjold.
10. The first atomic bomb used in warfare was dropped on the city of
A. Nanking.
C. Nagasaki.
B. Hiroshima.
D. Tokyo.
11. The forerunner of the United Nations was the
A. Atlantic Charter.
C. League of Nations.
B. Allied Forces.
D. NATO.
12. The first reusable winged space shuttle was the
A. Columbia.
C. Challenger.
B. Soyuz.
D. Apollo.
13. The military alliance founded by Western nations to counteract Communism in Europe was called
A. NATO.
C. SEATO.
B. ANZUS.
D. OAS.
14. The European Recovery Program was also known as the
A. Point Four Program.
C. American Plan.
B. Truman Plan.
D. Marshall Plan.
15. The labor union that had a major impact on Polish government is called
A. Comintern.
C. Solidarity.
B. Free Workers.
D. Knights of Labor.
16. Benito Mussolini was leader of the Fascist movement in
A. Germany.
C. Italy.
B. Russia.
D. Czechoslovakia.
17. The Red Terror is associated with the country of
A. France.
C. Germany.
B. Russia.
D. Austria.
18. The ruler who first tried to westernize Russia was
A. Peter the Great.
C. Catherine the Great.
B. Lenin.
D. Stalin.
19. The peace program known as the Fourteen Points was put forth by
A. Wilson.
C. Clemenceau.
B. George.
D. Orlando.
20. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was one of the major causes of
A. the Crimean War.
C. World War I.
B. World War II.
D. The Suez War.
21. The Good Friday Agreement was to improve relationships in the country of
A. Ireland.
C. Israel.
B. China.
D. Korea.
22. The monetary value of all goods and services of a country is known as its
A. NEP.
C. OPEC.
B. FLN.
D. GNP.
23. The word glasnostmeans
A. openness.
C. restructuring.
B. peaceful coexistence.
D. people’s movement.
24. The phrase Peace, Bread, and Land is associated with
A. the Bolsheviks.
C. Bismarck.
B. Marx.
D. the Whites.
25. Mein Kampfwas written by
A. Himmler.
C. Goebbels.
B. Goering.
D. Hitler.
