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Chapter 12 The Cold War
Chapter 12 The Cold War
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1
Krushchev reversed many of Stalin’s policies by doing all of the following EXCEPT __________
placing more emphasis on consumer goods
increasing heavy machinery production
reducing violent repression of political opponents.
loosening government controls on writers
2
The Cuban missile crisis was resolved when __________
the United States agreed to remove its missiles from Turkey
Kennedy and Krushchev arrived at a compromise over Cuba
the Soviets threatened the United States with nuclear war
the United States threatened to invade Cuba
3
The Communist challenge in __ prompted President Harry Truman to announce the Truman Doctrine.
Belgium
Netherlands
Portugual
Greece
4
President __________ signed civil rights legislation to end segregation and discrimination
Harry S Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
5
A consumer society emerged in the West largely because __________
the middle class grew
the economy produced more consumer goods
the number of industrial workers grew
real wages increased
6
In 1968 Soviet troops intervened in _after Dubcek began to reform govt. policies
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Czecheslovakia
Poland
7
The term “iron curtain,” a reference to the Soviet domination of East Europe, is in a speech by
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Dean Acheson
8
The Cold War began in a dispute over __________
control of Berlin
nuclear weapons.
communism in Greece
control of Eastern Europe
9
Student protests in Europe occurred for all of the following reasons EXCEPT __________
as extensions of American protests against the Vietnam War.
to fight for the elimination of student fees.
against becoming small cogs in the bureaucratic wheels .
because of a desire to reform the university systems.
10
__________ faced continuing economic problems and the end of its status as a world power.
Great Britain
France
the United States
Germany
11
As a response to a new Western military alliance, the Soviet Union and satellite states formed
Warsaw Pact
SEATO
CENTO
NATO
12
Krushchev was forced out of office when __________
he had to withdraw Soviet missiles from Cuba
he pursued de-Stalinization
he reduced political repression
his attempts to increase agricultural output failed