The Cold War Regents Review

Which sequence of 20th-century Cold War events is in the correct chronological order?

Which statement describes one major aspect of a command economy?

The primary goal of the student protests in Tiananmen Square (1989) was to

The imaginary line that divided the Western European countries from Eastern Europe after WWII

In what way were Korea and Germany similar after World War II?

An incompetent government, massacres on Bloody Sunday, & the high costs of WWI were causes of

The fall of the Berlin Wall was followed by

Which group of countries became Soviet satellites after World War II?

After WWII, the boundaries of newly independent African countries were most often based on

Which US foreign policy was used to maintain the independence of Greece & Turkey after WWII?

The Boxer Rebellion, the Salt March, and the Iranian Revolution were reactions against

Which headline concerning the Soviet Union refers to a Cold War event?

A major goal of the Cultural Revolution in China during the 1960s was to

The United Nations was created primarily to

In the 1950s, what was the status of most countries in Eastern Europe?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to

The Revolution in China differed from Marxist ideals because this was supported by the

During the Communist Revolution in China, many farmers supported it because they promised

The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing

What is a major belief associated with Marxism?

The philosophies of Confucius and Mao Zedong both emphasized

In 1917, Bolshevik leaders sought peace with Germany because the new Russian government

Which idea did Napoleon Bonaparte, Sun Yat-sen, and Simón Bolívar have in common?

Which type of government was established by the Iranian Revolution in 1979?

From the perspective of the North Vietnamese, the war in Vietnam was a battle between

The use of the Marshall Plan in Western Europe after World War II strengthened the forces of

The goal of Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of perestroika and glasnost was to

What is a key principle of a market economy?

The difficult, year-long journey made by Mao Zedong and his followers in 1934 was called the

India's decision to support neither the US nor the USSR was based on policy of

Which development in the history of Cuba occurred first?

In the Soviet Union, a negative aspect of the Cold War Era was the

Which action was taken by Deng Xiaoping to improve the economy of China?

The US & the USSR were reluctant to become involved in direct military conflict because

Which goal did Joseph Stalin establish for the Soviet Union?

During the Great Leap Forward, Chinese peasants were forced to

The Panama Canal and Suez Canal are similar in that both

In Eastern Europe during the 1950's & 1960's, the USSR responded to challenges to control by

What established production goals under Joseph Stalin?

Changes in the borders of Eastern European countries during the 1990s were a result of the