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VUS.12 - Cold War Era Test Review
VUS.12 - Cold War Era Test Review
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1
Which President introduced the policy of Vietnamization, replacing American troops with South Vietnamese forces?
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
2
What type of government was established by the Soviet Union in East Germany following World War II?
Dictatorship
Socialist
Democratic
Communist
3
Which of the following best completes the graphic?
Decrease in economic reforms
Construction of the Berlin Wall
Decline in nationalism in the Soviet Union
Expense of maintaining the Soviet military
4
What incident happened in Cuba during the Cold War?
Sinking of the Maine
Bay of San Juan
Destruction of trade
Cuban Missile Crisis
5
What action did the U.S. government take in response to the concern in the excerpt?
Began negotiations with the Vietcong to end the war
Expanded the draft to increase the U.S. military presence
Asked the United Nations for military support
Ordered the removal of U.S. military forces
6
The government of the United States executed the Marshall Plan by —
building nuclear weapons for democratic countries
creating an international organization to promote peace
providing financial aid to war-torn Europe
training military officials of democratic countries
7
This resolution was made in response to —
the Geneva Accords
the Tet Offensive
the bombing of Cambodia
the Gulf of Tonkin incident
8
What was perestroika?
A program of economic, political, and social restructuring
A movement that aims for a classless and stateless society.
A policy emphasizing the open discussion of social problems.
A theory that advocates public ownership of the means of production
9
To what was Ronald Reagan referring when he stated, “
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this…
” ?
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
United Nations
10
Which level of American foreign policy in being mentioned in this excerpt?
Brinkmanship
Flexible response
Containment
Domino theory
11
Veterans from which war were NOT immediately recognized and honored for their service and sacrifices?
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
12
Which treaty best completes the sentence?
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
League of Nations
13
What American foreign policy action did President Dwight Eisenhower adopt due to this threat?
Monroe Doctrine
Massive Retaliation
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
14
What was Ronald Reagan referring to in this quote?
Capitalism
Communism
Nationalism
Populism
15
What type of government did Japan adopt after World War II?
Monarchy
Autocracy
Dictatorship
Democracy
16
Which President escalated the war in Vietnam, sending more troops than any other sitting President?
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
17
Which treaty best completes the sentence?
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations
18
Which President was the first to reopen diplomatic relations with China after it fell to communism in 1949?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
19
How did President Ronald Reagan help cause the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union?
Increased economic pressure on the Soviet Union
Advocated for the preservation of the Berlin Wall
Encouraged Soviets to increase military spending
Decreased military pressure on the Soviet Union
20
How did Mikhail Gorbachev promote government openness to the Soviet public?
Creating the policy of perestroika
Increasing economic pressure on the United States
Promoting nationalism in the Soviet Republics
Implementing the policy of glasnost
21
Which country did the Nixon administration NOT negotiate with in foreign affairs?
Israel
China
Soviet Union
Argentina
22
What event ended the Cold War?
The reunification of Germany
The invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein
The success of the Solidarity Movement in Poland
The collapse of the Soviet Union
23
The purpose of the Truman Doctrine was —
to fund non-communist nations regardless of the cost
to rid the world of communism
to reward non-communist nations with defense equipment
to keep communism contained but not to eradicate it from the world
24
Which effect best completes the graphic?
Increase of communist government's power
Destruction of the Berlin Wall
Strengthened resistance to democracy
Collapse of communism in the Soviet Union
25
Who caused a wave of panic and paranoia about communist infiltration of American government in the 1950s?
Ronald Reagan
Fidel Castro
Alger Hiss
Joseph McCarthy
26
Who was the United States president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
27
How did the Truman Doctrine try to solve the problem described here?
By providing economic support to countries that needed it
By building a wall to keep communism out of vulnerable countries
By spreading information about capitalism
By negotiating a treaty with the Soviet Union
28
Which of the following was not a consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Bay of Pigs invasion
United States removed nuclear weapons from Turkey
Removal of missiles in Cuba
Khrushchev was thrown out of power
29
Identify the group of people that was NOT targeted by Senator McCarthy.
Writers
Filmmakers
Political progressives
Political conservatives
30
What document is being described?
Massive Retaliation
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
31
The collapse of communism in the Soviet Union led to —
the end of the Cold War
the end of the war in Vietnam
tensions worsening with the United States
the division between East and West Germany
32
Which war was the first fought by the United States in an effort to contain communism?
Vietnam War
World War II
Korean War
World War I
33
Which country occupied the eastern portion of the shaded area after World War II?
4
3
1
2
34
Which country built missile sites in Cuba in 1962 that caused a crisis with the United States?
East Germany
China
Cuba
Soviet Union
35
Which countries' issues with communism directly led to the creation of the Truman Doctrine?
Great Britain and the Soviet Union
Italy and the United States
Greece and Turkey
Greece and Italy
36
Which level of America's foreign policy progression during the Cold War is not being described in this paragraph?
Retaliation
Brinkmanship
Flexible response
Containment
37
The Cold War lasted from the end of World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union in —
1991
1992
1990
1993
38
Which Soviet leader introduced the concepts of perestroika and glasnost that ultimately led to the fall of the USSR?
Nikita Kruschev
Mikhail Gorbechev
Joseph Stalin
V. I. Lenin
39
During which war was this herbicide used as a military weapon?
World War II
Vietnam War
World War I
Korean War
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Which nations occupied West Germany following World War II?
The United States, Great Britain, and France
The United States and the Soviet Union
France and the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union, Great Britain, and the United States
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Who became the communist leader of Cuba in 1959?
Ho Chi Minh
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph McCarthy