Which of the following actually "warmed" relations between the US and People's Rep. of China?

The US and PROC agreed to let their table tennis teams play.

Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after World War II?

The Nationalists and the Communists

Was NOT a tactic used by the superpowers during the Cold War to influence Third World nations?

Threatened them with nuclear attack

Why was it easy for the Soviets to cut off highway and rail traffic into West Berlin in '48-49?

Because Berlin was in the heart of East Germany

Which of the following led to the breakdown between the United States and the Soviet Union?

Stalin’s unfulfilled promise of free elections

Which of the following worked together to produce similar goals?

Truman Doctrine and containment

What event increased U.S. spending on education and technology?

Soviet launching of a space satellite

In the 1940s and 1950s, what did the area described as being “behind the ironcurtain” include?

Soviet Union and its satellite nations

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1
Which of the following actually "warmed" relations between the US and People's Rep. of China?
US & USSR tried to spread influence, caused a split Korea.
The US and PROC agreed to let their table tennis teams play.
The PROC and USSR pledged to defend each other.
US actively supported the Rep. of China, & Soviets the PROC.
2
Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after World War II?
The peasants and the middle class
The Socialists and the Nationalists
The warlords and the emperor
The Nationalists and the Communists
3
During the Korean war, what did President Truman and Douglas MacArthur disagree strongly about?
Whether China posed a threat to South Korea
The use of nuclear weapons
Whether to attempt to cross the 38th parallel
American involvement
4
Was NOT a tactic used by the superpowers during the Cold War to influence Third World nations?
Engaged in covert operations
Provided military aid and built schools
Sponsored revolutions and counter-revolutions
Threatened them with nuclear attack
5
Why was it easy for the Soviets to cut off highway and rail traffic into West Berlin in '48-49?
Because Berlin was in the heart of East Germany
Because the Soviets had a superior military force
Because U.S. & allies were not willing to help West Berlin
Because East Berlin did not oppose the Soviets
6
Which of the following led to the breakdown between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Stalin’s non-aggression pact with Hitler
Stalin’s promise to aid in the war against Japan
United States inclusion in the Security Council
Stalin’s unfulfilled promise of free elections
7
Which of the following worked together to produce similar goals?
Marshall Plan and the Iron curtain
Truman Doctrine and containment
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
Détente and Brinkmanship
8
What event increased U.S. spending on education and technology?
Cuban missile crisis
Establishment of the Warsaw Pact
Soviet launching of a space satellite
Chinese-Soviet treaty of friendship
9
What idea was the major justification for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era?
Khmer Rouge
Non-aligned nations
Domino Theory
Vietnamization
10
In the 1940s and 1950s, what did the area described as being “behind the ironcurtain” include?
Soviet Union and its satellite nations
Soviet Union only
German Democratic Republic, or East Germany
Democratic nations of Western Europe

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