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1. The Marshall Plan, the Iron Curtain, and the Berlin Airlift are events associated with which of the following?
   A. World War I
   B. the Great Depression
   C. the Cold War*
   D. New Imperialism
   
   
2. Which of the following was a cause of World War II?
   A. Alliances between Russia and Germany
   B. Failures of the Treaty of Versailles*
   C. Success of the League of Nations
   D. French attacks on Germany
   
   
3. Which of the following was the Soviet dictator during World War II?
   A. Joseph Stalin*
   B. Adolf Hitler
   C. Vladimir Lenin
   D. Benito Mussolini
   
   
4. Which of the following organizations was the prototype for the current United Nations?
   A. The League of Nations*
   B. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization ((NATO)
   C. The European Economic Union (EEU)
   D. The Organization of American States (OAS)
   (Question taken from Global Literacy Test for High School Students, 2003. Used by permission of Council of Chief State Officers.)
   
   
5. Which of the following best explains the United States and its allies’ victory over Germany and Japan in World War II?
   A. Superior weapons and military tactics
   B. Inclusion of women and ethnic minorities in combat and support services
   C. Mobilization of the American economy and armed forces*
   D. The development and use of atomic weapons
   (Question taken from Global Literacy Test for High School Students, 2003. Used by permission of Council of Chief State Officers.)