GLOBAL POLITICS/ARNOLD 
Pre-Test, Fall 2001 
Take the following pre-test and score yourself. The test does not count as a grade, but 
makes sure that you eventually know the ones missed. 

1. Current world population is approximately _______.  
The ten largest nations are (population): 
1)                                             2)                                     
3)                                             4)                                    
5)                                             6)                                    
7)                                             8)                                    
9)                                             10)                                  
2. The three Baltic Republics were the first to leave the USSR. The three Baltic Republics 
are _____________, ______________, and _______________. 
  
3. The Soviet Union (USSR) was in existence from 1918 - 1991. Name the 12 republics 
which made up the USSR in addition to the three Baltic Republics. 

  
4.Explain the Truman Doctrine. 

  
5.What was the Marshall Plan?

6.List the Soviet Leaders from 1918 - 1991.

7. _________________ is the European nation with the longest history of neutrality.

8. The nation of______________ twice voted not to join the European Union.

9. Who are the so-called "four tigers" of Asia (emerging economic giants)?

10. Which nation fought in Vietnam before the U.S.? (1946 - 1954)

11. The U.S. has the biggest defense budget; for FY 2002 (which begins October 1, 2001), 
it is approximately ____________.

12. The nation of______________ has the second largest defense budget.

13. NATO stands for: _____________________________________

14.Who are the non-European members of NATO?

15.Who are the three newest members of NATO; the three joined in the late 1990's.

16.List the seven members of the Warsaw Pact when it was in existence.

17. The nations which include Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, etc. are collectively known as
the_______________________.

18. There were six republics which made up the nation of Yugoslavia until 1991. Name the
six.

19.Today there are only two republics left in Yugoslavia:____________and                             .

20. Kosovo is a province in the Republic of ______________ in Yugoslavia.
21. What is the euro-dollar?

22. Minsk is the capital of____________. This small, former Soviet Republic is
ruled by Alexander Lukashenko and has been called "Europe's forgotten dictatorship."

23. In August 2001, Megawati Sukarno-puti replaced Wahid as President of
                                                .

24. In the spring of 2001 China forced down a US intelligence plane which landed on the
island of_________________.

25. PLO stands for ____________________________.

26. Over Christmas 1999, the nations of_________________ and __________.
began negotiations over the return of the Golan Heights, captured in the 1967 war.

27. The Knesset is the Parliament of__________________.

28. The nations of_________________ and ________________ have fought
over and contested ownership of Kashmir for over 50 years.

29. The new Russian President who replaced Boris Yeltsin January 1, 2000 is
                                         .
30. The world's most populous Islamic (Moslem) nation is _________________.

31. The WTO has replaced GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade). WTO stands
for                                                    . There were big protests at the WTO meeting in Seattle
in 1999 and Washington last year.

32. Who are the nations in the Group of 7 (called G-7)?

33.Chechnya is one of the 89 provinces, republics and autonomous regions in the nation of
                                              .

34. The world's largest democracy (population) is ___________________.

35. The largest nation in Africa: ______________ (population)
                                                ______________ (square miles)

36. The only example of a communist leader successfully passing on power to a son took
place in the nation of________________ in the mid-1990s.

37. In the Fall of 1999, East Timor ally gained its independence from ___________.

38. Muammar Qadhafi, leader of________________, has recently attempted to
shed his nation's image as a supporter of terrorism and radical politics.

39. Who are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council?

40. The U.S. Destroyer Cole was a victim of terrorism (Fall 2000) in the nation of
                                                 ?

41. In the George W. Bush cabinet, who is?

Secretary of State                                         

National Security Advisor                             

Secretary of Defense                                    

42. _________________ is the largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid in the world.

43. The largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid in the Western Hemisphere is
                                                .

44. Name the country the following lead (President, Prime Minister, etc.):

Tony Blair __________________

Koisumi ____________________

Jiang Zemin _________________

Vicente Fox ____________          

Jaques Chirrac                               

Ariel Sharon                                    

Gerard Schroeder                           

45. Slobodan Milosevic, former head of ______________, was indicted for war
crimes this summer by the International War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague.

46. What is the Kyoto Protocol?

47. OPEC stands for:

48. Name the non-Middle East members of OPEC.


49.In Northern Ireland the IRA is the Nationalist Catholic Organization. IRA stands for
                                                                                                                                  .

What is the aim/purpose of the IRA?


50. In July 2001, the US rejected the UN Accord to enforce the 1972 Convention on what
type of weapon?

51 What was the previous (or historical/traditional) name for:

Sri Lanka                                              

Myanmar                                              

Iran                                                       

Bangladesh                                            

Thailand                                                

Zimbabwe                                             

52. The Taliban rule in                          

53. NAFTA stands for:

54. Who are the three nations in NAFTA?

55.The most obnoxious people on earth live in                                                   (nation).