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1
The Trail through Laos and Cambodia which supplied the guerrillas in southern Vietnam.
Syngman Rhee Trail
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Viet Cong Trail
Punmunjon Trail
2
The United States Congress passed the Marshall Aid Plan immediately after
the communist takeover in Greece
the division of Berlin
the Berlin Blockade
the communist takeover in Czechoslovakia
3
"The enemy attacks, we retreat; the enemy retreats, we pursue." this is
trench warfare
Infantry assaults.
guerilla warfare
static warfare.
4
The Russian word perestroika loosely translated means.
perform
restructuring
rebellion
openness
5
Which of the following events occurred first in time?
The fall of Saigon.
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu
The Paris Peace Talks on Vietnam
A. The Gulf of Tonkin incident.
6
The name of the Cambodian communist group.
Pol Pot
Viet Cong
Khemer Rouge
Red Army
7
A major reason for the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union was the
failure to become a superpower.
failure of its economic system.
revolt of the peasants.
failure of the space programme.
8
Which of the following was a focal point of Cold War throughout the period 1945 to 1989?
Germany.
Poland.
Vietnam.
The Middle East.
9
Korean War peace talks stalled at ________
Seoul
Saigon
Panmunjom
Hanoi
10
Which of the following best characterizes the fall of communism in Eastern Europe?
Both anti-communism and nationalism were a factor.
The Soviet Union used the military to prevent changes.
Only east Germany became democratic.
There was an excessive amount of violence in the streets.
11
Stalin promised at hold free elections in eastern Europe. Ihe broke his promise when he
established the Iron Curtain in Europe
refused to accept Marshall Plan aid.
invaded the western part of Germany
withdrew from Berlin.
12
The U.S.A. refused to ratify SALT II when the Soviet Union
sent her armed forces to Afghanistan to aid a communist regime.
continued atmospheric nuclear testing.
gave military equipment to Egypt.
held the 1980 Olympics.
13
A defensive territory created by Stalin in Eastern Europe ________
Buffer Zone
Marshal Plan
Dollar State
Sattilite State
14
Which of the following is true about foreign powers in the Middle East after the Suez Crisis?
A. Britain lost influence while the American influence increased.
A. The Soviet Union lost all influence.
France gained influence.
The United States and the U.S.S.R. both lost influence
15
The main goal of the Marshall Plan was to
prevent Tito from taking Greece.
rebuild the military of Western Europe.
establish a firm American military presence in Europe.
use economic power to prevent the spread of communism.
16
Capital city of North Vietnam.
Seoul
Punmunjom
Hanoi
Saigon
17
The name of the South Vietnamese Communist in the Vietnam War _________
D. Panmunjom
Viet Cong
Khemer Rouge
Solidarity
18
The fundamental differences between the United States and the U.S.S.R. at the beginning of the Cold War were.
concerning the future of Yugoslavia.
differences concerning war criminals.
Ideological in nature.
concerning the role of the United Nations.
19
A Soviet Satellite state ________
China
Poland
Vietnam
Korea
20
Leader of South Korea________
Fidel Castro
Ho Chi Minh
Syngman Rhee
Phol Pot
21
The Camp David Accords successfully negotiated a peace agreement between
Jordan and Israel.
Egypt and Israel.
the PLO and Israel
Iraq the United States.
22
The main reason the United States adopted an interventionist policy in post war Europe was
feared communist aggression.
refused to have anything to do with Europe.
feared a recurrence of fascism.
wanted to control the Middle East.
23
China entered the Korean conflict when
the United Nations forces landed at Inchon.
the United Nations forces moved closer to the Yalu River.
Ordered to do so by the Soviets.
MacArthur threatened to use atomic bombs against North Korea.
24
The construction project in Egypt abandoned by the USA.
Mubarak
Nasser
Aswan Dam
Sadat Dam
25
The Truman Doctrine was announced when communism threatened to spread to
Poland and Hungary
Turkey and Greece
Czechoslovakia and France
Japan and Korea
26
First West German Chancellor ________
Konrad Adenauer
Micheal Gorbachev
Ronald Regan
Lech Walensa
27
Which is not true about China since the 1980's?
China has resisted foreign investment in China.
China continues to have a command economy.
China has more brutal leaders today than during Mao's time in power.
China has a free market economy, but a authoritarian political system
28
The future of Germany remained a focal point of the Cold War because
it was divided along ideological lines.
there was no threat of communist expansion elsewhere.
Germany refused to sign the peace treaty.
it was divided along ideological lines.
29
Stalin's major motive for creating the Iron Curtain was to
prevent countries from leaving the Warsaw Pact
justify reparations payments.
defend the Soviet Union
defend West Germany
30
Capital city of South Vietnam.
Saigon
Seoul
Hanoi
Punmunjom
31
One of Mao's purposes in the Chinese Cultural Revolution was to
cleanse the communist Party.
invite the world to do business in China.
reduce the power of the Red Guards.
introduce Chinese people to other cultures.
32
Which of the following was a significant outcome of the Second World War?
The Soviet Union withdrew from Europe.
Collective Security was abandoned.
The superpowers had more influence than any of the European powers.
The United States retreated into isolationism.
33
The movement in Poland is seen as the beginning of the end of Communism in eastern Europe.
Together
Glasnost
Perostrika
Solidarity
34
Shortly after North Korea invaded South Korea, Truman let it be known that
Communist China could enter the United Nations.
the Truman Doctrine would not apply to Korea.
the Truman Doctrine applied to Asia as well.
the U.S.S.R. should withdraw its advisors from Korea.
35
The American president most responsible for the escalation of the war in Vietnam was
Ford.
Nixon.
Johnson.
Kennedy.
36
Which of the following is NOT true about the US in Vietnam and the Soviets in Afghanistan?
They both had the support of the people in the countryside.
They both experienced morale problems within their own troops.
They both received criticism from world public opinion.
They both fought against guerrilla forces.
37
Which one of the following Chinese leaders fled to Taiwan when the communists seized power in China?
Chiang Kai-shek
Chou En-lai
Deng Xiaoping
Mao Zedong
38
One effect of the Vietnam War upon the United States was that
it gave up on all her containment alliances.
tensions with the U.S.S.R. immediately increased.
it learned about the limitations of power.
the U.S.A. gained prestige abroad.
39
This stopped the spread of communism with money________
Truman Doctrine
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Marshal Plan
Containment
40
USSR not using force in Eastern Europe resulted in
the people in the satellite states began to protest against the USSR
he was immediately removed from office.
the satellite states formed a new association
Western countries offered loans to the Soviet Union.
41
The two men from Egypt and Israel who signed the Camp David Agreement.
Carter, Sadat
Regan , gorbachev
Begin , Sadat
Begin , Carter
42
Post War Conference where the WW II alliance fell apart _________
Yalta
Casablanca
Theran
Postdam
43
The Truman Doctrine at work ________
Berlin airlift
Suez Crisis
Afghanistan
Cuban Missle Crisis
44
The name of Mao's army in China.
Phol Pot
Khemer Rouge
Red Army
Viet Cong
45
Which of the following did the Great Leap Forward introduced to China?
free market economy.
Free trade.
Communes.
A return of warlord owners of land.
46
Dysfunctional post-war group_________
Allied Control Council
Solidarity
Buffer Zone
Marshal Plan
47
Name of the leader of the Solidarity Movement in Poland.
Ronald Regan
Micheal Gorbachev
G. Konrad Adenauer
Lech Walensa
48
The country that first experienced the Islamic fundamentalist revolution.
Afgahnistan
Iraq
Syria
Iran
49
Which of the following technological improvements contributed most to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe?
Better translation of Soviet newspapers.
Better transportation routes.
Improvement in communications with the west.
Better production methods
50
The impact of Gorbachev's Glasnost policy was that
he was criticized by foreign leaders.
the Red Army revolted.
many began to openly criticize the Soviet system.
it lead to further repression.
