AP World History Exam - Unit 8 Latest -

AP World History Exam - Unit 8 ( Latest -

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• After which event did the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as

superpowers with respect to the rest of the world?

Answer: The Second World War

• All of the following were policies pursued by both the United States and the Soviet

Union during the Cold War EXCEPT

Answer: centralized planning of the national economy

• The conference as described in the first and second paragraphs is best explained in

the context of which of the following developments in the aftermath of the Second World War?

Answer: The dissolution of European empires

• The conference's decision to "endorse other methods," as mentioned in the second

paragraph, is best explained in the context of which of the following?-

Answer: Many African colonies had failed to obtain the greater self-governance

promised after the First World War and doubted that European powers would fulfill similar promises after the Second World War.

• The author's opinion in the third paragraph regarding the caution that the United

States was employing in supporting African independence movements is most directly explained in the context of which of the following develop- ments in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War?

Answer: The United States had vastly more economic and military power than its

European allies.

• The differences in the passages above are most likely a result of which of the

following?Answer: Demilitarization imposed by the United States after the Second World War

• Artworks of the type shown in the image were used for all of the following

EXCEPT to

Answer: encourage Soviet citizens to embrace Western popular culture

• The recommendation provided in the second paragraph is best explained in the

context of which of the following historical situations in the aftermath of the Second World War?Answer: The attempts by Soviet officials to establish ideological ties with newly 1 / 2

independent states

• Which of the following best explains the purpose of the arguments ex- pressed in

the passage?Answer: To influence United States government officials to adopt policies designed to avoid a major war

• Which of the following best explains how the historical circumstances of

Kennan's service as a diplomat in the Soviet Union influenced his point of view regarding the "Soviet structure of power" in the first paragraph?

Answer: He witnessed how conflict between Germany and the Soviet Union

allowed Stalin to further centralize his power and use Russian nationalism to mobilize the population.

• The "blockade" referred to by Deng Xiaoping in the first paragraph is best

understood in the context of which of the following?

Answer: Cold War rivalries between communist and noncommunist states

• The Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union during the

second half of the twentieth century was characterized by competition primarily over

Answer: ideology and economic structure

• Which of the following countries experienced the most rapid economic growth

during the Second World War?

Answer: The United States

• Which of the following was a principal cause of the Cold War?

Answer: Conflicting capitalist and communist ideologies

• Which of the following was a significant effect of Western imperialism in the

twentieth century?

Answer: The development of nationalism among colonized peoples

• Which of the following was most clearly NOT a consequence of the Second World

War?

Answer: The independence of Brazil

• The opinion expressed in the passage above is most consistent with which of

the following?

Answer: Redistributing one-third of the land controlled by large landholders to

landless peasants

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