New Visions Global History Regents Exam Question Bank for Unit 10. 3 Section 2 (nys 10. 6)



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United Nations

77. The primary purpose of the United Nations is to

(1) control world grain prices

(2) promote democratic governments

(3) resolve conflicts between nations peacefully

(4) unite all nations militarily through alliances


79. The United Nations was created primarily to

(1) prosecute persons accused of war crimes

(2) contain the spread of communism

(3) channel relief aid to war-torn nations

(4) provide a means of solving international problems
76. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the founding of Amnesty International (1961) are both associated with efforts to recognize and protect the

(1) economic diversity of nations

(2) dignity of individuals

(3) right of each nation to enforce its own laws

(4) balance of power between nations
87. The violence and destruction that occurred during World War II led to the

(1) expansion of colonial empires in Africa

(2) formation of the United Nations

(3) signing of the Versailles Treaty

(4) unification of Germany
Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Race

68. Base your answer to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

. . "We may anticipate a state of affairs in which two Great Powers will each be in a position to put an end to the civilization and life of the other, though not without risking its own. We may be likened to two scorpions in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of his own life.".

— J. Robert Oppenheimer, July 1953


This statement expresses concern about the

(1) threats to the environment by developed and developing economies

(2) differences between command and market economies

(3) economic costs of World War II



(4) dangers of the Cold War
69. Base your answer to the following question on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.


What is the main idea of this cartoon?

(1) Proliferation of military weapons could destroy the world.

(2) The world's population is growing faster than its food supply.

(3) The land masses of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are shifting.



(4) Military technology is making the world a smaller place.
72. Base your answer to the following question on the cartoon below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which statement best describes the main idea of this 1989 cartoon?

(1) Agricultural development depends on the progress of the nuclear arms race.

(2) World peace cannot be assured by limiting the nuclear capabilities of only the United States

and the Soviet Union.

(3) Permanent world peace has come with agreements between the United States and the Soviet

Union to reduce nuclear arms. (4) Most nations are eliminating their nuclear weapons programs.
68. Base your answer to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

. . "We may anticipate a state of affairs in which two Great Powers will each be in a position to put an end to the civilization and life of the other, though not without risking its own. We may be likened to two scorpions in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of his own life.".

— J. Robert Oppenheimer, July 1953

This statement expresses concern about the

(1) threats to the environment by developed and developing economies

(2) differences between command and market economies

(3) economic costs of World War II

(4) dangers of the Cold War


70. • Berlin airlift

Cuban missile crisis

• Nuclear arms race

These events were part of an era known as the

(1) Age of Imperialism

(2) Scientific Revolution

(3) Enlightenment

(4) Cold War


71. During the Cold War era (1945 - 1990), the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant to become involved in direct military conflict mainly because of

(1) the peacekeeping role of the United Nations

(2) pressure from nonaligned nations

(3) the potential for global nuclear destruction

(4) increased tensions in the Middle East
73. In the Soviet Union, a negative aspect of the Cold War Era was the

(1) attempt to preserve democratic ideals

(2) development of peaceful uses for modern technology

(3) development of effective means of international cooperation

(4) high cost of maintaining the arms race


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