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Post-Cold War “Hot Spots”: Question 1 of 8
Which conclusion about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) can be drawn from this 1994 cartoon?
 

  1. NATO did not react quickly enough to the crisis in Bosnia.
  2. Bosnia and NATO continue to disagree about the causes of the civil war.
  3. NATO's actions have allowed communism to take advantage of the destruction of Bosnia.
  4. The United States will probably withdraw from NATO as a result of the Bosnian crisis.

Correct Answer Number: 1

Explanation: NATO is a military alliance of the United States and various nations of Europe. During the 1990’s, it failed to act quickly enough to stop the warfare and destruction in Bosnia and other Balkan nations.


Post-Cold War “Hot Spots”: Question 2 of 8
“Russia Takes Soviet Union Seat”
“Taiwan (R.O.C.) Ousted in Favor of People’s Republic”
“Baltic Republics Join As Full Members”

These headlines best illustrate that the United Nations
  1. is usually dominated by industrialized countries
  2. generally relies on the use of force to enforce its decisions
  3. responds to changing political conditions
  4. permits developing nations to block the proposals of Westerns nations

Correct Answer Number: 3

Explanation: As world conditions have changed, the United Nations has changed to meet current, relevant needs.


Post-Cold War “Hot Spots”: Question 3 of 8
Recent events in the former nations of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia reflect a nationalist trend of
  1. dividing nations along ethnic lines
  2. encouraging multiethnic cooperation
  3. uniting nations with similar interests
  4. supporting the development of a command economy

Correct Answer Number: 1

Explanation: Both former nations have divided themselves along ethnic lines creating new nations in the process.


Post-Cold War “Hot Spots”: Question 4 of 8
Disputes over India’s control of Kashmir, Jammu, and Punjab are examples of the continuing problem of
  1. territorial claims based on religion
  2. Chinese claims to this region
  3. terrorist actions by Serbian refugees
  4. the policy of nonalignment

Correct Answer Number: 1

Explanation: Ethnic and religious loyalties continue to cause problems around the world.


Post-Cold War “Hot Spots”: Question 5 of 8
One reason North Korea has been the focus of worldwide attention in the mid-1990’s is because of its
  1. nuclear weapons development programs
  2. commitment to increasing political freedoms
  3. development of a strong and expanding economy
  4. efforts to revive communism in Eastern Europe

Correct Answer Number: 1

Explanation: North Korea has been developing nuclear weapons. This is of worldwide concern due to the instability of relations between the western world and North Korea.


Post-Cold War “Hot Spots”: Question 6 of 8
The major goal of many minority groups, such as the Kurds, Tamils, and Sikhs, is to
  1. obtain self-rule and economic control of a homeland
  2. establish a multicultural state
  3. install Christianity as the state religion
  4. acquire economic aid from the World Bank

Correct Answer Number: 1

Explanation: All three are minority groups within larger countries. They all wish to have a homeland for themselves and self rule.


Post-Cold War “Hot Spots”: Question 7 of 8
Under the leadership of Fidel Castro, Cuba has become an example of
  1. the success of democracy in improving conditions in a developing nation
  2. a nation in which the efforts of the United Nations has improved human rights
  3. a communist government struggling to maintain power despite economic problems
  4. the successful reform of agriculture from single-crop to multicrop production

Correct Answer Number: 3

Explanation: Cuba has faced sever economic problems which have tested the leadership of Fidel Castro and his communist government.


Post-Cold War “Hot Spots”: Question 8 of 8
Since the end of the Cold War, Cuba has experienced
  1. the loss of a major source of its foreign financial support
  2. increased economic growth from expanded trade
  3. expanded political influence in Latin American affairs
  4. greater independence from Communist China

Correct Answer Number: 1

Explanation: Since the end of the Cold War, the support of the Soviet Union to such countries as Cuba has ended. This has caused economic problems in these places.
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