240 i PERIOD 6 Accelerating Global Change and Realignments (c. 1900 to the present)
❯ Review Questions
- Ethnic strife occurred in the Balkan province of
(A) Czechoslovakia
(B) Kosovo
(C) Hungary
(D) Belarus
(E) Ukraine - The end of the twentieth century saw
(A) increased economic prosperity for Japan
(B) a general decline in democracy throughout
Latin America
(C) ethnic conflict in Russia and in Africa
(D) the resolution of the problems of Palestin-
ian refugees
(E) economic prosperity for Africa - Which of the following nations did NOT
acquire a new government in the latter years of
the twentieth century?
(A) Nicaragua
(B) Czechoslovakia
(C) Germany
(D) The Soviet Union
(E) Japan
4. The world’s most populous democracy is
(A) the United States
(B) Great Britain
(C) Canada
(D) India
(E) France
5. Which of the following has been a common
problem of both Japan and Russia in the latter
years of the twentieth century to the present?
(A) Ethnic conflicts
(B) Political instability
(C) Economic downturns
(D) Huge foreign debts
(E) Drug cartels - B—Kosovo experienced a renewal of its ethnic
conflicts in 2004. The remaining areas men-
tioned are not located in the Balkans. - C—Russia attempted to suppress independence
movements from its ethnic groups, whereas
Africa experienced conflicts between ethnic
groups concerning political and economic domi-
nance. Japan’s economy crashed in the 1990s
(A). Democracy made considerable inroads into
Latin America (B). Hundreds of thousands of
Pales tin ians remained refugees (D). Africa con-
tinued to experience weak economies (E). - E—Japan maintained the same government
since the time of its occupation after World
War II. Nicaragua saw political unrest and a new
government (A), whereas Czechoslovakia split
between the Czech Republic and Slovakia (B).
Germany reunited (C), and the Soviet Union
saw the downfall of communism (D).- D—India, with a population of one billion
people, is the world’s largest democracy. - C—Japan’s economy weakened sharply in the
early 1990s, while Russia continued to strug-
gle with the establishment of a market econ-
omy. Only Russia experienced ethnic conflicts
(A). Neither has seen political instability, huge
foreign debts, or a problem with drug cartels
(B, D, E).
❯ Answers and Explanations