AP World History : AP World History

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP World History

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Example Questions

Example Question #871 : Ap World History

What was the Arab proposal to Israel at the Arab League Summit in 2002?

Possible Answers:

Logistical support against Hamas

Economic package

Two-state solution with Palestine

Oil revenue sharing

Military alliance

Correct answer:

Two-state solution with Palestine

Explanation:

The Arab League Summit had all 22 members agree on the Arab proposal of a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. In a second extension of diplomacy, the Arab League also extended a peace offering between the Arab community and Israel.

A multitude of complications prevented Israel and Palestine from reaching the two-state solution at that time, and the issue continues in the region.

Example Question #872 : Ap World History

What two groups signed the Cairo Agreement in 1969 with Egyptian President Nasser present as witness?

Possible Answers:

U.S. diplomats and Iranian revolutionaries

Afghani warlords and KGB from the Soviet Union

Mao Zedong of China and Indian President V. V. Giri

The Jordanian King and the Israeli Prime Minister

Lebanese officials and Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) members

Correct answer:

Lebanese officials and Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) members

Explanation:

A series of conflicts with Israel and internal turmoil caused Lebanon to give up a part of its territory to the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) to conduct military operations, which created divisions along religious and political lines throughout the region.

Within six years, Lebanon had collapsed into total civil war that lasted for fifteen years. Hezbollah is in power in the area that was once occupied by the PLO decades ago.

Example Question #873 : Ap World History

In Iran, the executive branch is comprised of the ___________ and the ___________

Possible Answers:

Supreme Leader . . . President

Guardian Council . . . Cabinet

Prime Minister . . . Cabinet

President . . . Guardian Council

Prime Minister . . . Supreme Leader

Correct answer:

Supreme Leader . . . President

Explanation:

There are two components to the executive branch, which makes Iran's system semi-presidential. The executive branch includes the Supreme Leader and President.  

Islam is deeply important to Iran's society, government, and laws. The Supreme Leader is a religious and political leader, and is an expert in religion. His political power reigns above all branches in government. At any time, he can oust the president from office.

Example Question #874 : Ap World History

Which political party took power in Iraq in 1968 and was nearly wiped out completely when the Saddam Hussein regime was toppled?

Possible Answers:

New Wafd Party

National People's Congress

Likud Party

Arabian Peninsula People's Union 

Ba'athist Party

Correct answer:

Ba'athist Party

Explanation:

The Ba'athist Party became the ruling regime for Iraq in 1968, and Saddam Hussein took the presidency in 1979. The underlying Ba'athist belief is Arab unity, also called Pan-Arabism. The Ba'athist regime continued to dominate Iraq until Saddam was deposed by the American-led coalition.

Example Question #875 : Ap World History

What form of government does Jordan have?

Possible Answers:

Dictatorship

Theocracy

Semi Presidential system

Parliamentary system

Hereditary monarchy

Correct answer:

Hereditary monarchy

Explanation:

Jordan has a hereditary monarchy, with the kingship passing through the family since the formation of Jordan in the early 1920s (then Transjordan). The Hashemites are the ruling family of Jordan, and King Hussein (ruling from 1953–1999) ruled over several decades of modernization and regional warring. Abdullah II, the current King of Jordan, is King Hussein's son.

Example Question #876 : Ap World History

Which of these is NOT an aspect of Kuwait's identity?

Possible Answers:

The emir as head of state

Reliance on investments for external revenue

Bedouin culture

Reliance on oil for internal revenue

A powerful military force

Correct answer:

A powerful military force

Explanation:

When the questions and answers are complicated, it's important to use your knowledge to eliminate wrong answers and pinpoint the correct one.

Iraq invaded Kuwait in the 1990s, and NATO (the North American Treaty Alliance) intervened on behalf of Kuwait. This intervention, coupled with Iraq's invasion, proves that Kuwait does not have a powerful military, at least historically.

Kuwait's leader is called the emir, and the discovery of oil fields created a massive amount of Kuwaiti business. Realizing that oil is not forever, Kuwait has established considerable investment opportunities abroad to bolster the economy while looking towards the future.

Bedouins are nomadic peoples who have a history across the Middle East. In Kuwait, Bedouins began to move into major cities, especially Kuwait City. The booming oil industry offered jobs and stability.

Example Question #877 : Ap World History

The rise of all of the following contributed to the outbreak of World War One except ___________.

Possible Answers:

Nationalism

Militarism

Industrialization

Communism

Imperialism

Correct answer:

Communism

Explanation:

All of the following contributed to the outbreak of World War One except communism. Communism, although influential in European society in the early years of the twentieth century, did not take root in any country until Russia became the first communist country with the Russian Revolution of 1917. Competing nationalist and imperialist goals, however, were massive contributing factors to the outbreak of World War One. As were the forces of rapid militarization and industrialization that were so prevalent in Europe at the time.

Example Question #878 : Ap World History

The American occupation of Japan lasted from the end of World War Two until __________.

Possible Answers:

1962

1952

1992

1972

1982

Correct answer:

1952

Explanation:

The Allied Occupation of Japan, spearheaded by Douglas MacArthur, lasted from the end of the war in 1945 until the withdrawal of American forces in 1952. The occupation was successful in rebuilding and reforming Japanese society and contributed to the emergence of Japan as a modern, liberal, economically powerful nation in the second-half of the twentieth century.

Example Question #879 : Ap World History

After World War II, Germany was divided into two parts: ____________________.

Possible Answers:

a North aligned with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and a South aligned with the Soviet Union.

the city of Berlin aligned with the United States, and the rest of the country aligned with the Soviet Union

Bavaria, aligned with the United States, and Prussia, aligned with the Soviet Union

an East aligned with the Soviet Union, and a West aligned with the United States.

Austria, aligned with the Soviet Union, and Sudetenland, aligned with the United States

Correct answer:

an East aligned with the Soviet Union, and a West aligned with the United States.

Explanation:

After WWII, Germany was divided between a West Germany aligned with the United States, and an East Germany aligned with the Soviet Union.

The United States and the Soviet Union divided Germany longitudinally; east-west rather than north-south.

Although the city of Berlin is in the east of Germany, and was therefore in East Germany geographically, the city itself was divided between east and west.

Bavaria and Prussia were historically independent regions that German leader Bismarck was able to unify in the 19th century.

Although Austrians are German speaking, Austria has never been part of Germany.

Example Question #880 : Ap World History

In what decade did the Qing Dynasty abdicate power in China?

Possible Answers:

The 1910s

The 1940s

The 1950s

The 1930s

The 1890s

Correct answer:

The 1910s

Explanation:

The Qing Dynasty had been declining in power for almost a century by the time they finally succumbed in the 1910s. The Qing Dynasty had been heavily weakened by humiliating losses to European powers and were overthrown first in 1912, and then permanently in 1917, and replaced by the Republic of China.

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