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A major goal of the Cultural Revolution in China during the 1960s was to:
Eliminate opposition to Mao Zedong
Emphasize traditional democratic values
Weaken communist ideas
Return China to its pre-WWII glory
2
The US broke a Soviet blockade and got supplies to people in part of Germany's capital:
Berlin Airlift
Operation Food Drop
Arms Race
Marshall Plan
3
Define the policy of containment.
Time when Americans were not allowed to travel overseas
Allowing communism to peacefully expand
Preventing the spread of communism
A tense period of international relations
4
An era of tense relations between the US and the Soviet Union after WWII...
Eh War
Lukewarm War
Cold War
Hot War
5
Soviet premier (leader) after Stalin's death; led the USSR during many major Cold War events:
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
Eisenhower
Glasnost
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Economic system where the state owns all property and runs the economy; people share the wealth
Totalitarianism
Communism
Democracy
Capitalism
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Why was the US alarmed by Soviet control of Eastern Europe after WWII?
The US believed that Germans should control the area
The US wanted natural resources in Eastern Europe
The Soviets had missile installations in the area
The US feared Soviet expansion would not end
8
Satellite nations are...
Southeast Asian countries that fought proxy wars
Eastern European nations under Soviet control
All communist nations
The Soviet Union
9
Proxy wars are...
conflict that happens in close proximity to civilians
direct conflicts between superpowers
an indirect conflict between superpowers
an approximate number of casualties to be considered a war
10
John F. Kennedy signed this treaty with the Soviet Union to prevent a nuclear war.
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Geneva Convention Treaty
Non-Proliferation Treaty
Treaty of Versailles
11
Who was the communist leader of Vietnam?
Jiang Jeishi
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Chang Kai-shek
12
A long term goal of Ho Chi Minh in North Vietnam was to:
hold free elections in Vietnam
make South Vietnam a free nation
free Vietnam from foreign domination
unite Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
13
Which of the following phrases best defines the Cold War?
warfare between major global superpowers
conflict that involves exchanges of atomic weapons
conflict between armed opponents
competition for economic and political power
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Economic system where factors of production are owned by individuals, not the government
communism
socialism
totalitarianism
capitalism
15
A change in political borders that divides a territory:
commune
exile
partition
blockade
16
This was the agreement to end the war and restore peace in Vietnam:
Vietnam Peace Treaty
Geneva Peace Accords
Paris Peace Accords
Treaty of Versaille
17
If one side launched nuclear warheads, the other would too, destroying both sides.
Containment
Brinkmanship
Deterrence
Mutual Assured Destruction
18
Which of the following groups would communism MOST appeal to?
foreign investors
peasant farmers
government officials
wealthy elite
19
What event led to the Korean War?
China invaded the Korean peninsula
The US provoked North Korea by threatening an attack
South Koreans invaded communist North Korea
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea
20
Which provided money for Europe to rebuild (reduced the chance of turning to communism)?
Truman Doctrine
SEATO
Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
21
What was the first space satellite launched by the Soviet Union called?
Apollo 13
NASA
Sputnik
U-2
22
Winston Churchill used which image to describe the division in Europe?
iron curtain
steel fist
closed door
poker game (between Uncle Sam and Soviet bear)
23
Which US President was responsible for the Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba?
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Lyndon B. Johnson
24
What was the goal of the US when it went to war in Korea?
eliminate communism in China and Korea
eliminate Soviet missile sites
build up military presence in Korea
contain the spread of communism
25
The Korean War resulted in no gain on either side (stalemate).
True
False
26
The Soviet Union's system of financial support to Eastern European countries was called...
COMECON
NATO
SEATO
Warsaw Pact
27
This organization was formed in 1945 to promote peace and prevent future wars:
United Nations
NATO
European Union
NAFTA
28
Soviet leaders wanted to control Eastern Europe after WWII for which reason?
a buffer zone between them and Germany
fear of a German takeover
control of natural resources
because they were also communist
29
The US and the Soviet Union based their defense strategy on:
conventional weapons (guns, bombs, tanks, etc)
space race
deterrence
containment
30
Which of the following terms is best depicted by the political cartoon?
domino theory
deterrence
balance of power
containment
31
Communist leader in China who established the People's Republic of China
Ho Chi Minh
Khrushchev
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Zedong
32
What is the name of this country?
Cambodia
North Korea
Japan
Vietnam
33
When one country tries to gain a weapons advantage over another country:
arms race
militarism
space race
competition
34
A military alliance in Europe and the West to help keep the peace in Europe:
COMECON
SEATO
NATO
UN
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Which of the following terms is best depicted by the political cartoon?
balance of power
containment
deterrence
domino theory
