History 1020 Ferguson Exam 4
questions and correct answers
MULTIPLEwsCHOICE!
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questions and correct answers
MULTIPLEwsCHOICE!
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ewsthatwsthewseventswsofws1979wsplayedwsawsgreaterwsrolewsinwsalteringwsthewshistorywsofwsglobalwsp
oliticswsthanwsthosewsofws1968,wsexcept:ws
-wsThewsrisewsofws"identitywspolitics."
-wsThewselectionwsofwsMargaretwsThatcherwsinwsBritain.ws
-wsThewsIranianwsRevolution.ws
-wsThewsSoviet-AfghanwsWar.
-
wsThewsvisitwsofwsthewsleaderwsofwsthewsChinesewscommunistwsparty,wsDengwsXiaoping, wstowsthewsU
nitedwsStates.ws-wsans-
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wsans-
ThewsRedwsGuardswswerewsChinesewsyouthswswhowswerewsgivenwspowerwsbywschairmanwsMaowst
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dwshistoricalwsimportancewssecondwsonlyws(ifwsnotwsequalwsto)wsthewsRussianwsrevolutionwsofws191
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fferentwsaswsindia,wsEgypt,wsandwsvietnam,wshistorianswsneverthelesswsarguewsthatwsthewstermwsis
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sewseffectswslastedwslongwsafterwsthewsEuropeanswsleft,wsresultingwsinwsmuchwsdiscontentwsbetwe
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dws1960'swsresultedwsinwsallwsofwsthewsfollowingwsconditionswsexcept...ws-wsans-
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Thewsproblemswstheywsfacedwswerewssimilar.wsPan-AfricanismwsandwsPan-
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srulewscontinuedwstowsshapewspost-
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wsans--
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rol,wssowswhenwstheywsleft,wstheywsleftwsbehindwsinfrastructurewsdesignedwstowskeepwsnationswsdivi
ded,wsratherwsmeanswsofwspromotingwsunity
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ependentwsonwsEuropeanswsforwstheirwseconomicwslivelihoods
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on,wsitwsneverthelesswsrepresentedwsawsglobalwsconflictwswithwsseriouswsconsequenceswsforwswol
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wstowsdevelopwsbetweenwsthewsUnitedwsStateswsandwsthewsSovietwsUnion?ws-wsans-
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