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AP European History Unit 9 Test: Cold War & Contemporary Europe

Step into the tensions and transformations of the 20th century with our free AP European History Unit 9 practice test. From the Cold War and the rivalry between NATO and the Warsaw Pact to the fall of communism and the rise of the European Union, this unit highlights how conflict, cooperation, and political change reshaped Europe and its role in the modern world.

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AP European History Unit 9 Test: Cold War & Contemporary Europe

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1. Question

Questions 1–4 are based on the map below.

Which of the following was the most significant factor behind the creation of The European Economic Community (EEC)?

2. Question

The economic recovery of the countries in dark blue was most aided by

3. Question

The countries that are not part of the group in dark blue share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

4. Question

The EEC eventually evolved into an entity that still exists today,

5. Question

Questions 5–7 are based on the passage below.

Which statement best explains the historical context behind Lech Wałęsa’s 1983 Nobel Peace Prize speech?

6. Question

Which of the following techniques does Wałęsa use to achieve his goals?

7. Question

Which of the following political figures would least likely have supported the ideas expressed in Lech Wałęsa’s 1983 Nobel Peace Prize speech?

8. Question

Questions 8–11 are based on the passage below.

Which development best explains why Western European attitudes toward migrant workers shifted from acceptance in the 1950s–60s to hostility in the 1970s?

9. Question

Which factor most directly explains why humanitarian arguments for accepting refugees often failed to counter rising anti‑immigrant sentiment in the late 20th century?

10. Question

Which development best explains why extreme nationalist parties gained support by linking immigration to national identity?

11. Question

Which long‑term development most directly contributed to the persistence of anti‑immigrant agitation into the late 20th century?

12. Question

Questions 12–14 are based on the passage below.

Which comparison best explains how the ideology of late‑20th‑century Green parties differed from the earlier youth revolts of 1968?

13. Question

Which statement best captures the ideological conflict between Green parties and the neoliberal economic policies that spread across Europe in the late 20th century?

14. Question

Which contextual factor best explains why Green parties gained political traction in Western and Central Europe by the late 20th century?

15. Question

Questions 15–17 are based on the passage below.

Niemöller’s argument that Christians must “refuse obedience” to an unjust state most directly contrasts with which aspect of Martin Luther’s 1517–1525 teachings?

16. Question

How does Niemöller’s understanding of Christian conscience differ most sharply from Luther’s position during the early Reformation?

17. Question

Which contextual factor best explains why Christian leaders such as Martin Niemöller issued forceful condemnations of fascist authority in the 1930s?

18. Question

Questions 18–20 are based on the passage below.

The ideas expressed in the passage most closely resemble which earlier European intellectual movement?

19. Question

Which contextual factor best explains the youth rebellion described in the passage?

20. Question

Which long‑term development most directly contributed to the anti‑bourgeois sentiment expressed in the passage?

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