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HIST 410 Week 8 Final Exam test with complete questions with correct answers well explained solutions latest docs Question: 1. (TCO 1) Historical research involves four main tasks. Discover refers to the task of: (Points: 4) • locating primary sources to learn the facts • asking questions like "Who created the source and why?" • analyzing all the available primary sources and judging which is the most accurate • distributing the new findings to the world 2. (TCO 6) The United States entered World War I because it: (Points: 4) • had to honor alliance commitments • desired to acquire territory, especially colonies • was hostile to German submarine warfare and German militarism • was interested in building up its military establishment 3. (TCO 5) Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the throne following: (Points: 4) • the Bolshevik takeover • the return of Lenin to Russia • both of the above • the failure of his troops to put down demonstrations in Petrograd 4. (TCO 5) What event marked the beginning of World War II? (Points: 4) • the Nazi-Soviet Pact • the German invasion of Poland • the Anschluss • Germany's annexation of the Sudetenland 5. (TCO 9) The Cold War got hot, or flared up into actual fighting, in: (Points: 4) • Korea • Hungary • China • Italy 6. (TCO 9) During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were led by: (Points: 4) • Reagan and Gorbachev • Reagan and Khrushchev • Kennedy and Castro • Kennedy and Khrushchev 7. (TCO 8) Why did some European nations decide to limit welfare state benefits in the 1980s and 1990s? (Points: 4) • They were worried about rapidly rising GDPs. • They feared the loss of pensions and other benefits. • The increase in regional cooperation caused a recession and high inflation. • Social welfare programs brought high taxes and more government regulation. 8. (TCO 6) Bangladesh is: (Points: 4) • home to thousands of Muslim radicals who fled Afghanistan • the site of a long conflict with the Soviet Union and mujahedin rebels • the former eastern part of Pakistan, and one of the world's poorest nations • a mountainous region with a small population 9. (TCO 2) Which Middle Eastern country is the site of the Kabbah, Islam's holiest site, and the world's largest oil producer? (Points: 4) • Egypt • Saudi Arabia • Iran • Kuwait 10. (TCO 2) Following the Arab-Israeli 1967 war: (Points: 4) • the Israelis and Palestinians agreed to negotiate • the Israelis demanded direct negotiations, and the Arabs demanded Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories prior to negotiations • the Arabs demanded Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories and face-to-face negotiations • the United States and U.S.S.R. negotiated a settlement to the conflict 11. (TCO 4) One problem that arose in East Germany after reunification was: (Points: 4) • the presence of U.S. troops • lack of support for the EU • a lack of national pride • high unemployment 12. (TCO 4) In addition to Leonid Brezhnev, who died in 1982, who of the following served during the 1980s as general secretary of the Soviet Communist party and as president? (Points: 4) • Yuri Andropov • Konstantin Chernenko • Mikhail Gorbachev • all of the above 13. (TCO 7) Al-Qaeda was organized to: (Points: 4) • destroy the World Trade Center • expel U.S. businesses and military power from Saudi Arabia • support the Taliban government • spread Islamic fundamentalism to Europe and the United States

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