FSOT World History and Geography 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: The Non-Aligned Movement, formed in 1961, sought to:
- Establish a military alliance against NATO
- Keep newly independent nations from aligning with either Cold War bloc (Correct answer)
- Create a common currency for developing nations
- Unite African and Asian nations under one federal government
Correct answer: Keep newly independent nations from aligning with either Cold War bloc
The Non-Aligned Movement allowed countries—mainly newly decolonized nations—to pursue independent foreign policies without formally joining either the US-led or Soviet-led bloc.
Question 2: Which geographic feature forms a natural boundary between Europe and Asia?
- Caucasus and Ural Mountains (Correct answer)
- Alps and Carpathian Mountains
- Pyrenees and Atlas Mountains
- Balkans and Apennine Mountains
Correct answer: Caucasus and Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains, Ural River, Caspian Sea, and Caucasus Mountains are the conventional geographic dividing line between Europe and Asia.
Question 3: The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was historically unique because it:
- Was the first successful revolution led by middle-class merchants
- Produced the only nation founded by a successful slave revolt (Correct answer)
- Resulted in the first constitutional monarchy in the Western Hemisphere
- Was the first revolution to adopt a written constitution
Correct answer: Produced the only nation founded by a successful slave revolt
Haiti's revolution was the only successful large-scale slave revolt in history, resulting in an independent Black republic in 1804.
Question 4: The Strait of Malacca is strategically important because it:
- Connects the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean
- Is the primary sea route linking the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea (Correct answer)
- Separates the Korean Peninsula from Japan
- Forms the boundary between Australia and Papua New Guinea
Correct answer: Is the primary sea route linking the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea
The Strait of Malacca, between Malaysia and Sumatra, is one of the world's most important shipping lanes, carrying about 25% of global trade.
Question 5: The Scramble for Africa resulted in nearly all of Africa being colonized by European powers by approximately:
- 1820
- 1870
- 1900 (Correct answer)
- 1930
Correct answer: 1900
By around 1900, European powers had claimed roughly 90% of Africa, with only Ethiopia and Liberia remaining independent.
Question 6: Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu?
- Aztec
- Maya
- Olmec
- Inca (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Inca
Machu Picchu was built by the Inca Empire in the 15th century and is located in the Andes Mountains of present-day Peru.
Question 7: The Marshall Plan (1948) was primarily designed to:
- Rebuild Western European economies after World War II (Correct answer)
- Create a military alliance to counter Soviet expansion
- Provide reparations to countries damaged by German aggression
- Establish the United Nations peacekeeping framework
Correct answer: Rebuild Western European economies after World War II
The Marshall Plan provided over $12 billion in US economic aid to help reconstruct Western European economies and counter the appeal of communism.
FSOT World History and Geography 3
The Non-Aligned Movement, formed in 1961, sought to: