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summative assessment on the Cold War. 10th grade world history #coldwar
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1
The alliance between the U.S., Canada and ten Western European nations was called
Yalta
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
2
The line that separates North and South Vietnam is known as
the Middle Line
17th Parallel
38th Parallel
25th Parallel
3
All of the following are characteristics of a Third World country, EXCEPT
lackof technology
good education.
newly independent nations.
ethnic conflicts.
4
After World War II, Berlin was split into 4 separate zones occupied by which countries
Soviet Union, America, France, China
France, Britain, America, Soviet Union
Britain, America, Italy, China
Britain, France, China, Soviet Union
5
The event that led congress to authorize military action in Vietnam
Domino Theory
Bay of Pigs
Gulf of Tonkin
Geneva Convention
6
Vietnamese communists used all of the following tactics against the United States EXCEPT:
Booby Traps
Tunnels
Atomic bombs
Guerilla Warfare
7
He coined the term "Iron Curtain"
Winston Churchill
Franklin Roosevelt
Josef Stalin
Harry Truman
8
Part of collectivization in China involved moving peasants onto Communes
True
False
9
The Marshall Plan was only offered to nations if they held free elections
False
True
10
Who led the communist revolution in Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
Nguyen Sing
Ngo Dinh Diem
Kim II Sung
11
The policy of détente was mainly intended to
Reduce Cold War tensions
Call world attention to abuses of human rights
Solidify U.S. relations with its economic allies
Restrict the spread of communism
12
Who was the leader who successfully overthrew Fulgencio Batista in Cuba in 1959?
Daniel Ortega
Fidel Castro
Miguel Estrada
Antonio Somoza
13
The willingness to go the edge of war was known as
Retaliation theory.
The Truman Doctrine
The Stalin Doctrine
Brinksmanship
14
Who were Contras?
U.S. forces sent to Nicaragua
Anti-communist rebels in Nicaragua
Communists leaders in Nicaragua
None of the above
15
The Allies broke the Berlin Blockade by
Refusing to sell any goods to the Soviets.
Using the United Nations to intervene.
Attacking East Germany.
Airlifting supplies into West Berlin.
16
How did Stalin break the Yalta Agreement?
He refused to give up control of Berlin.
all of the above
He failed to hold free elections.
He refused to declare war on Japan.
17
Where did the Korean War begin and end?
Incheon
Seoul
17th Parallel
38th Parallel
18
What was the Soviet Union’s communist alliance that was formed as a response to NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
United Nations
League of Nations
Moscow Alliance
19
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Korean War?
Remains half communist
Five million soldier and civilian deaths
Korean unification
Remains divided near the original border
20
The goal of the policy of containment was to
Prevent the proliferation (build-up)of nuclear weapons.
Keep the U.S. out of Eastern Europe.
Block the spread of Soviet influence.
Prevent the emergence of new fascist governments.