Expert: Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D. - 6/22/2006

Question
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.  

Answer
6:B, 7:B, 8:A, 9:A, 10:B, 11: (this is a sneaky one, can be interpreted in 2 ways. First there was a similar previous organization. That was C. But the United Nations also did grow right out of the Allies during World War 2, so:B.) As far as I can understand both can be right! 12:A, 13:A, 14:D, 15:C, 16:C, 17:B, 18:A, 19:A, 20:C, 21:A, 22:D, 23:A, 24:A, 25:D (but at least part of it was actually dictated by Hitler to Goering who did the actual writing. Hitler was then in prison after the unsuccessful Beer Hall revolt in Munich, Bavaria, Germany in 1923).
Good luck!