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Unit 15: The World After World War II
Tamil Nadu Board 12th Standard History - Unit 15: Book Back Answers and Solutions
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Unit 15: The World After World War II
I. Choose the correct answer.
1. By the end of 1947 the only country left out of the Soviet influence in eastern Europe was ___________
(a) East Germany
(b) Czechoslovakia
(c) Greece
(d) Turkey
Answer Key:
(b) Czechoslovakia
2. Assertion (A): Stalin criticised Churchill as a warmonger.
Reason (R): Churchill had earlier called for a western alliance against communism.
(a) Both A and R are correct; R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A
(c) A is correct and R is wrong
(d) A is wrong and R is correct
Answer Key:
(a) Both A and R are correct; R explains A
3. The term “Cold War” was coined by
(a) Bernard Baruch
(b) George Orwell
(c) George Kennan
(d) Churchill
Answer Key:
(b) George Orwell
4. Assertion (A): The soviet foreign minister dubbed the Marshall Plan as "dollar imperialism".
Reason (R): In the Soviet view, Marshall Plan was little more than a ploy to spread American influence
(a) Both A and R are correct; R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A
(c) A is correct and R is wrong
(d) A is wrong and R is correct
Answer Key:
(a) Both A and R are correct; R explains A
5 Marshall aid was for the purpose of ___________
(a) Economic reconstruction of Europe
(b) Protection of capitalistic enterprises.
(c) Establishment of American hegemony in Europe
(d) forming a military alliance against Soviet Russia
Answer Key:
(a) Economic reconstruction of Europe
6. Truman doctrine advocated ___________
(a) financial aid to stop the spread of communism
(b) supply of weapons to the insurgents in colonies
(c) interference in internal affairs of east European countries
(d) permanent army to UN under US Commander
Answer Key:
(a) financial aid to stop the spread of communism
7. Arrange the following in chronological order
1) Warsaw Pact
2) CENTO
3) SEATO
4) NATO
(a) 4, 2, 3, 1
(b) 1, 3, 2, 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
Answer Key:
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
8. The aim of the Baghdad Pact was to ___________
(a) protect England’s leadership in the Middle East
(b) exploit the oil resources in the region
(c) prevent communist influence
(d) destabilise the government in Iraq
Answer Key:
(c) prevent communist influence
9. US intervention in Lebanon was opposed by ___________
(a) Turkey
(b) Iraq
(c) India
(d) Pakistan
Answer Key:
(b) Iraq
10. The term “Third World” was coined by ___________
(a) Alfred Sauvy
(b) Marshall
(c) Molotov
(d) Harry Truman
Answer Key:
(a) Alfred Sauvy
11. Match and choose the correct answer from the code given below
(A) Indonesia 1. Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Egypt 2. Tito
(C) Ghana 3. Kwame Nkrumah
(D) Yugoslavia 4. Gamal Abdel Nasser
(E) India 5. Sukarno
A B C D E
(a) 5 3 4 2 1
(b) 1 3 2 4 5
(c) 5 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 3 4 5
Answer Key:
(c) 5 4 3 2 1
12. The first Summit of NAM was held at ___________
(a) Belgrade
(b) Beijing
(c) Bandung
(d) Pali
Answer Key:
(a) Belgrade
13. Assertion (A): The Second World War proved that the League of Nation was a failure.
Reason (R): World leaders realised the need for the creation of an effective organization to prevent another war.
(a) Both A and R are correct; R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct; but R does not explain A
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong and R is correct
Answer Key:
(b) Both A and R are correct; but R does not explain A
14. On 24 October 1945, the UNO came into existence with ___________
(a) 100 members
(b) 72 members
(c) 51 members
(d) 126 members
Answer Key:
(c) 51 members
15. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
Statement I: The Birth of UNO coincided with the beginning of Cold War.
Statement II: During the Cold War period, the UNO played an important role in preventing wars.
Statement III: But in disputes involving the permanent members of the
Security Council, the UNO was a mute spectator.
(a) I, II
(b) II, III
(c) I, III
(d) All the above
Answer Key:
(d) All the above
16. Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the ___________
(a) Gulf of Aden
(b) Gulf of Khambat
(c) Mediterranean Sea
(d) Arabian Sea
Answer Key:
(c) Mediterranean Sea
17. Trygve Lie, the first Secretary General of the UNO, belonged to ___________
(a) Burma
(b) Japan
(c) Singapore
(d) Norway
Answer Key:
(d) Norway
18. Assertion (A): In 2017, Britain voted to exit the European Union.
Reason (R): Britain’s exit is known as Brexit.
(a) Both A and R are correct; R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A
(c) A is correct and R is wrong
(d) A is wrong and R is correct
Answer Key:
(b) Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A
19. Glasnost denotes ___________
(a) transparency and openness
(b) democratisation of Communist Party of Soviet Union
(c) restructuring of the Soviet Federal Assembly
(d) reinventing communism
Answer Key:
(a) transparency and openness
20. Soviet Union disintegrated on ___________
(a) November 17, 1991
(b) December 8, 1991
(c) May 1, 1991
(d) October 17, 1991
Answer Key:
(b) December 8, 1991
(a) East Germany
(b) Czechoslovakia
(c) Greece
(d) Turkey
Answer Key:
(b) Czechoslovakia
2. Assertion (A): Stalin criticised Churchill as a warmonger.
Reason (R): Churchill had earlier called for a western alliance against communism.
(a) Both A and R are correct; R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A
(c) A is correct and R is wrong
(d) A is wrong and R is correct
Answer Key:
(a) Both A and R are correct; R explains A
3. The term “Cold War” was coined by
(a) Bernard Baruch
(b) George Orwell
(c) George Kennan
(d) Churchill
Answer Key:
(b) George Orwell
4. Assertion (A): The soviet foreign minister dubbed the Marshall Plan as "dollar imperialism".
Reason (R): In the Soviet view, Marshall Plan was little more than a ploy to spread American influence
(a) Both A and R are correct; R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A
(c) A is correct and R is wrong
(d) A is wrong and R is correct
Answer Key:
(a) Both A and R are correct; R explains A
5 Marshall aid was for the purpose of ___________
(a) Economic reconstruction of Europe
(b) Protection of capitalistic enterprises.
(c) Establishment of American hegemony in Europe
(d) forming a military alliance against Soviet Russia
Answer Key:
(a) Economic reconstruction of Europe
6. Truman doctrine advocated ___________
(a) financial aid to stop the spread of communism
(b) supply of weapons to the insurgents in colonies
(c) interference in internal affairs of east European countries
(d) permanent army to UN under US Commander
Answer Key:
(a) financial aid to stop the spread of communism
7. Arrange the following in chronological order
1) Warsaw Pact
2) CENTO
3) SEATO
4) NATO
(a) 4, 2, 3, 1
(b) 1, 3, 2, 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
Answer Key:
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
8. The aim of the Baghdad Pact was to ___________
(a) protect England’s leadership in the Middle East
(b) exploit the oil resources in the region
(c) prevent communist influence
(d) destabilise the government in Iraq
Answer Key:
(c) prevent communist influence
9. US intervention in Lebanon was opposed by ___________
(a) Turkey
(b) Iraq
(c) India
(d) Pakistan
Answer Key:
(b) Iraq
10. The term “Third World” was coined by ___________
(a) Alfred Sauvy
(b) Marshall
(c) Molotov
(d) Harry Truman
Answer Key:
(a) Alfred Sauvy
11. Match and choose the correct answer from the code given below
(A) Indonesia 1. Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Egypt 2. Tito
(C) Ghana 3. Kwame Nkrumah
(D) Yugoslavia 4. Gamal Abdel Nasser
(E) India 5. Sukarno
A B C D E
(a) 5 3 4 2 1
(b) 1 3 2 4 5
(c) 5 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 3 4 5
Answer Key:
(c) 5 4 3 2 1
12. The first Summit of NAM was held at ___________
(a) Belgrade
(b) Beijing
(c) Bandung
(d) Pali
Answer Key:
(a) Belgrade
13. Assertion (A): The Second World War proved that the League of Nation was a failure.
Reason (R): World leaders realised the need for the creation of an effective organization to prevent another war.
(a) Both A and R are correct; R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct; but R does not explain A
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong and R is correct
Answer Key:
(b) Both A and R are correct; but R does not explain A
14. On 24 October 1945, the UNO came into existence with ___________
(a) 100 members
(b) 72 members
(c) 51 members
(d) 126 members
Answer Key:
(c) 51 members
15. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
Statement I: The Birth of UNO coincided with the beginning of Cold War.
Statement II: During the Cold War period, the UNO played an important role in preventing wars.
Statement III: But in disputes involving the permanent members of the
Security Council, the UNO was a mute spectator.
(a) I, II
(b) II, III
(c) I, III
(d) All the above
Answer Key:
(d) All the above
16. Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the ___________
(a) Gulf of Aden
(b) Gulf of Khambat
(c) Mediterranean Sea
(d) Arabian Sea
Answer Key:
(c) Mediterranean Sea
17. Trygve Lie, the first Secretary General of the UNO, belonged to ___________
(a) Burma
(b) Japan
(c) Singapore
(d) Norway
Answer Key:
(d) Norway
18. Assertion (A): In 2017, Britain voted to exit the European Union.
Reason (R): Britain’s exit is known as Brexit.
(a) Both A and R are correct; R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A
(c) A is correct and R is wrong
(d) A is wrong and R is correct
Answer Key:
(b) Both A and R are correct; R does not explain A
19. Glasnost denotes ___________
(a) transparency and openness
(b) democratisation of Communist Party of Soviet Union
(c) restructuring of the Soviet Federal Assembly
(d) reinventing communism
Answer Key:
(a) transparency and openness
20. Soviet Union disintegrated on ___________
(a) November 17, 1991
(b) December 8, 1991
(c) May 1, 1991
(d) October 17, 1991
Answer Key:
(b) December 8, 1991
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