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The Declaration of Human Rights is best seen as evidence for which of the following?

Global governance organizations formed to maintain world peace and facilitate international cooperation.

The emphasis on human rights discussed in the passage was most directly a result of which of the following?

A response to the Holocaust and acts of terror committed during World War II.

The rhetoric of non-violence espoused by Martin Luther King and other global reform leaders in the 20th century was grounded in the belief that

violence could not fix the underlying issues of a society

Which of the following BEST describes a similarity between the actions of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the views of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?

The NAM were attempting to reject an international order which they saw was founded on violence

Which of the following is NOT a reason that some revolutionary or reform movements rejected the rhetoric of non-violence?

The vast majority of reform or revolutionary movements in the 20th century lacked a religious background.

In contrast to the rhetoric of Martin Luther King above, states during the 20th century increasingly

developed closer ties between standing armies and industrial production.

Which of the following 20th century organizations best matches Dr. King's rhetoric in this excerpt?

International bodies such as the International Criminal Court

The statements above MOST strongly indicate that Nkrumah believed that

Africans must adopt an attitude of complete self-sufficiency.

The Pan-African movement is best understood in context of which of the following historical developments?

The decline of European colonial rule in the late 1900s.

Which of the following was most similar to the Pan-African aspirations of Kwame Nkrumah?

The creation of the European Union in 1993.

The primary purpose of Larry Kramer's speech was to

galvanize the LGBT community of New York into action

One of the realities of 20th-century disease prevention and control that Kramer noted was that

governments tended to act more aggressively when the victims of a disease were not marginalized socially.

Based on your knowledge of world history, which of the following accurately explains the relationship between new medical advances and changing sexual mores and roles in the latter half of the 20th century?

Increased medical awareness of women's sexuality, as well as the development of birth control, led to greater sexual freedom for women.

Which of the following best explains the spread of HIV/AIDS after its initial public outbreak?

The disease would spread to all sectors of the world and be particularly devastating in underdeveloped areas in Africa.

Based on Source 1 and Source 2 and your knowledge of world history, which of the following BEST describes the impact of new communications technology on the Global South in the late 20th century?

Communications technology impacted nations and regions unevenly.

Based on your knowledge of world history, a historian would most likely use Source 1 and Source 2 to illustrate which of the following regarding globalization in the late 20th century?

New modes of communication reduced the problem of geographic distance.

Compared to the technological diffusion in Source 1 and Source 2, technology practices in the period 1750-1900 DIFFERED in that they

offered little social mobility to those at the bottom of the social hierarchy.

Based on your knowledge of world history, Source 1 and Source 2 describe effects of which of the following 20th-century historical developments?

The Green Revolution

Which of the following historical arguments does historian Alison Bashford MOST directly challenge in Source 1?

Overpopulation came from limited access to birth control.

Based on your knowledge of world history, the developments in Source 1 provide significant context for all of the following historical events EXCEPT

the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1995.

Which of the following statements is a conclusion that would be reached in comparing maps of the South Asian region today with the 1909 map shown above?

The pink, green and yellow colored areas on the map represent independent and sovereign nations today.

When the Partition of India occurred in 1947, how were the Muslim-dominant regions organized?

A new nation was carved out of the two major Muslim areas called West and East Pakistan.

What kind of additional information could be added to the map, which would help provide a better understanding of the tensions and displacements that played out between Muslims and Hindus in 1947?

Aside from the identification of the dominant religion in each region, the percentages of people following each religion in the contested regions should be included.

How has the status of Pakistan changed since the partition of 1947?

East Pakistan separated from West Pakistan to become the independent nation of Bangladesh.

Which of the following events provides the MOST significant historical context for the two government policies identified in the chart?

The Chinese Communist Revolution.

Which description below would LEAST likely account for the dramatic shifts in birth and mortality rates portrayed in the chart during the Great Leap Forward?

The Third Plague, an influenza pandemic, swept through China in this period of time.

Based on the chart above, and your understanding of world history, which statement MOST accurately explains Chinese population trends in the years 1950-2015?

Overall population growth decreased during the years of the Great Leap Forward and the one-child policy.

Which of the following programs shares basic common features with China's one-child policy?

An involuntary sterilization program put in place by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in India in the 1970's.

BOTH excerpts above recognize which of the following aspects of human interaction with the environment as context for the conflict in Darfur, Sudan?
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Climate change led to increasing desertification in drought-prone regions.

The UN report and Sikainga recognize which of the following as the major demographic and social consequences of the Darfur conflict

Military conflict led to forms of genocide and ethnic violence.

Which of the following legacies of British colonialism created the context for conflict in Sudan?

Inherited imperial boundaries of Sudan included ethnic groups with potential for conflict.

The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 was an example of which of the following causes of demographic shifts that occurred in the 20th century?

Emergent epidemic disease.

Which of the following BEST represents the historical context for the global spread of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918?

World War I.

Which of the following BEST describes the extent of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic?

It devastated multiple regions across multiple continents.

Which of the following provided the most significant context for the drawing and redrawing of the borders of Iraq shown in the maps above?

Collapse of the Ottoman Empire and post-World War I peace settlement.

Using your knowledge of world history and the sources above, which of the following was a demographic and social consequence of drawing the borders of Iraq in the early 1920s?

Death and displacement of Iraqis due to British weaponry.

A historian could BEST use the changes in the southern border of Iraq between 1922 and 1927 as evidence to illustrate which of the following claims?

British power to shape borders in the region was not absolute

Which of the following represents the BEST sourcing of the statement by the British officer in Source 2?

The regretful tone indicates that his intended audience view the horrors of modern warfare with unease.

Based on the information on the map and your knowledge of World History, the conflict above is BEST understood in the context of which of the following?

The Cold War.

Which of the following BEST explains a development of the Korean war charted on the three maps?
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The Chinese Communist Party helped the North Koreans by sending in troops from the north.

Which one of the following nations was, like Korea, divided into two competing political states during this period?

Vietnam

Which of the following events would explain China's significant role in the Korean War?

the Chinese Communist Revolution.

Based on the document above and your knowledge of world history, what would be a likely reason for Ethiopia seeking assistance from other nations, in resistance to the aggressor nation of Italy?

Compared to Ethiopia, Italy was far more industrialized, and as a result had an advantage in terms of military strength.

What is the best definition for "collective security" as identified in the speech above?

When an association of nations all pledge to support one of their group, should that nation experience a threat to its sovereignty.

Based on the speech above and your knowledge of world history, which of the following statements would MOST likely be an element of Selassie's reference to "badly applied" sanctions?

The League of Nations placed a ban on arms sales to both Italy and Ethiopia.

Which event below also triggered an ineffective response on the part of the League of Nations

The Munich Agreement of 1938

Which one of the following statements is the LEAST likely to provide an adequate explanation for the lack of support shown toward Ethiopia by the League of Nations?

With the growing threat of Hitler, there was concern that Italy would ally with Germany, if it was provoked by the League.

Using your knowledge of world history, which of the following developments would MOST corroborate the positive portrayal of ASEAN in Source 2?

The creation of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community in 2009.

Using your knowledge of world history, which of the following developments BEST fits the objectives of ASEAN?

The establishment of a common market.

Using your knowledge of world history, which of the following BEST accounts for the global economic circumstances depicted in Source 1?

In the late 20th century, regional trade agreements allowed for economic parity with nations with large national economies.

Using your knowledge of world history, which of the following groups in the early 21st century would MOST likely contradict the positive interpretation of ASEAN in the above sources?

Human rights activists at the World Social Forum.

According to the above Jewish National Fund poster, the collected money went to fund

Land development for Jewish settlement in the Galilee region.

Based on your knowledge of world history, which of the following states or organizations had a mandate to oversee Palestine during the twentieth century

Great Britain.

Which of the following events had not occurred when this poster was originally circulated?

The creation of the State of Israel.

Which of the following historical events is MOST responsible for the increase in environmental degradation of the 20th century?

The Industrial Revolution of the 19th century.

The point of view of this political cartoon is indicative of what social phenomena during the late 1960s and early 1970s in America and Europe?

The Counterculture Movement.

Which of the following international agreements would BEST support the author's assertion that industry has a negative impact on the environment?

The Kyoto Protocol.

Articles 15, 16, and 17 of the Indian Constitution are MOST consistent with which of the following historical developments?

UN ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

A historian would MOST likely use the Articles 15, 16, and 17 from the Indian Constitution to explain which of the following?

Elimination of caste-based discrimination.

Articles 15, 16, and 17 of the Indian Constitution MOST challenged which of the following?

Rules of Indian social relations according to Hindu traditions.

Based on the content of the passages above, and your knowledge of twentieth-century culture, both authors reference which of the following historical events?

World War I.

Which of the following perspectives did these two authors share regarding the impact of World War I on society?

Many men came out of war feeling pessimistic as to what was gained, as all they viewed was carnage and indifference to the death all around them.

Which prominent twentieth century figure below would have reached a similar conclusion as Remarque and Hemingway on the state of society in the first decades of the twentieth century?

Oswald Spengler, in his work The Decline of the West, felt that Europe had entered a stage of irreversible decline, an era defined by war and growing class tensions

Based on the content of the passages above, how do these two authors characterize the idea of service to country in wartime?

Both indicate that there is no valor on the battlefield, as Remarque speaks of hospitals as torture chambers for the dying, and Hemingway refers to the dead soldiers as meat in a stockyard.

The excerpt above is MOST correlated with which of the following?

The Cold War.

Which of the following explains the motivation behind the establishment of NATO?

To decrease the rapid nuclear armament of nations.

Which of the following conclusions about the period from 1949 to the present can be drawn from this excerpt?

Nations participating in NATO face diplomatic challenges, including developing mutually agreed upon solutions.

The sources above describe the causes of

the Chinese government's promotion of economic liberalization.

Based on the passages and your knowledge of world history, which of the following can be inferred about the reference to stock markets in Source 1?

Chinese Communist Party leaders relaxed their adherence to Marxist economic principles

Many historians in the early 1990s would likely have objected to Source 2's characterization of Deng's motives on the basis of their belief that

the collapse of the Soviet Union proved the failure of socialist economics.

Which of the following governments can also be described as communist?

China under Mao Zedong.

The above excerpt from the "Secret Speech" was meant to inspire which of the following?

Separation from the past.

Russia turned to communism during the 20th century mostly as a result of

the brutal oppression of the Russian people under czarism in concurrence with major crop failures.

The actions taken by Chairman Mao Zedong represent a broader global trend in that

the global poor often turned to communist solutions to their problems

Which of the following is an accurate depiction of the relationship between Chairman Mao's actions and those of the previous leadership of the Soviet Union?

The Soviet Union saw its communist revolution emerging from industrial workers, not agricultural

Which of the following could serve as evidence to challenge Mao's central argument in the speech above?

Widespread failures in industrialization and collectivization led to peasant repression and hunger.

The previous government before Chairman Mao's revolution suffered similarly to other major land-based empires at the turn of the 20th century insofar as

the states failed to meet the economic or social needs of a wide array of peoples.

During the latter half of the 20th century, leaders in China as well as other industrializing nations challenged the views presented by Mao in that they

incorporated policies leading to economic liberalization.

Using your knowledge of world history, the original version of the document above MOST directly challenged inequality related to

gender relations.

This document BEST supports which of the following conclusions about world history?

Rights-based discourses began to challenge old ideas about the rights of women, children, and refugees.

A widespread criticism of this document was

its non-binding nature

Which of the following changes did Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress demand from President Botha's government?

Equal rights for all South Africans

In which of the following ways was the struggle described by Nelson Mandela in the excerpt above similar to Chinese protests in Tiananmen Square in the same year?

Both advocated for a more democratic government.

Which of the following was a major cause of the end of apartheid in South Africa?

International economic and political pressure on white South Africa.

A historian could use both passages to demonstrate which of the following conclusions about World War I?

Early in the war, young men responded enthusiastically to serve as soldiers.

Which of the following widespread European movements contributed to the attitude exemplified in Brooke's poem?

Nationalism.

Using the passage and your knowledge of world history, which of the following events MOST likely contributed to Kollwitz' frustration with the war?

Stalemate at the front and horrific numbers of casualties due to modern weapons.

How did sentiments like those expressed by Kollwitz affect post-World War I Europe?

Deep disillusionment with pre-war beliefs led to an era of questioning and experimentation.

Using this source and your knowledge of World History, which of the following historical interpretations would BEST be supported by the above source?

International cooperation increased in the late 20th century and early 21st century.

Which of the following best describes how the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) demonstrated a change over time in attitudes regarding human rights abuses?

Prior to the establishment of the ICC, there were no permanent global governance institutions dedicated to criminal prosecution of human rights abuses.

The establishment of the ICC was mostly an effect of which of the following long-term historical developments?

The end of the Cold War.

According to the above speech, which of the following is a major source of conflict between the Socialist Party of Italy and Mussolini's Fascist Party?

The Fascist Party's support for a strong Italian state.

Which of the following concepts BEST describes Mussolini's approach to Italy's declining economy after World War I and in the midst of The Great Depression?

Corporatism.

Which of the following ideologies are not closely identified with Mussolini's fascist theories?

The far left.

The dispute described in the above speech, and depicted in the map, was most directly an effect of which of the following processes in Post-WWII international relations?

Post-colonialism.

The activities of the state described in this speech are MOST consistent with which of the following contexts?

After World War II, newly independent states increased their role in guiding economic development.

Gamel Abdel Nasser's purpose in this speech was primarily

to justify his nationalization of the Suez Canal to the international community.

Which of the following earlier events BEST reflect the desire to present a united front against Soviet military power as discussed in the speech above?

U.S. president Harry Truman supporting the proposed National Security Council Report 68.

Thatcher's arguments about external aggression are BEST understood in the context of which of the following?

The Cold War.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn about Thatcher's motives for speaking so pointedly in this speech?

Thatcher's goal was to increase defense spending.