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Which best describes the underlying causes of the Cold War?
economic & political differences between the U.S. & U.S.S.R.
the remaining anger of enemies former of World War II
bitter personal disputes between Stalin and Truman
the destruction of Europe and Asia during WW 2
2
Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of unsuccessful economic reform in the Soviet Union
détente
Perestroika
Glasnost
brinkmanship
3
What was the treaty that limited the number of ICBM missiles signed by the U.S. & U.S.S.R?
S-Ban Treaty
SALT
Perestroika
Glasnost
4
What was Mao’s policy to re-start the revolution by starting peasant uprisings?
the 5 year plan
cultural revolution
red guards
Indochina Revolution
5
How did the U.S. respond to the Berlin Blockade?
declaring war on East Germany
appeasing the East Germans by handing them West Berlin
using airplanes to supply West Berlin for 327 days
allied with NATO to fight the East Germans
6
Who was the leader of Red China after the revolution until 1970s?
Kim Ill Sung
Nikita Khrushchev
Mao Zedong
Kim Jong-un
7
What happened to Germany after WWII?
German Nationals refused to admit blame for the war
Germany took responsibility for the war and pay reparations
Germany was divided in zones, then became East & W. Germany
Germany had to give up its colonies to France
8
What is the military alliance among the U.S., Canada, & nine Western European countries called?
Perestroika
Warsaw Pact
SALT
NATO
9
What did the U.S. offer to strengthen democratic governments in Europe?
the Marshall Plan
the United Nations
the arms race
the Berlin airlift
10
Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Cold War?
sending United States troops to Afghanistan
tearing down the Berlin Wall
withdrawal of United States troops from Vietnam
President Richard Nixon’s visit to China
11
What is the policy of lessening Cold War tensions?
brinkmanship
SALT
Perestroika
détente
12
The U.S., U.S.S.R.(Russia), Britain, France, &______are permanent members of he United Nations.
China
Japan
Germany
Canada
13
Which of the following is the best answer for the start of the Korean War?
The death of Sun Yat-sen
North Korean invasion of South Korea
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria
South Korean invasion of North Korea
14
Who was the soviet Leader who reformed the USSR in the 1980s?
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
15
Which of the following doctrines promised to aid nations struggling against communist movement?
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Monroe Doctrine
16
Which of the following was one of the goals of the Marshall Plan (1947)?
provide defensive weapons to Great Britain
bring Nazi war criminals to trial in Nuremberg
fund the construction of the iron curtain
rebuild the economy of Western Europe
17
Who was the first U.S. President to go to China?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
18
All of the following were conflicts during the Cold War
EXEPT
Vietnam
London
Berlin
Korea
19
The state of tension between nations w/o armed conflict between the main rivals was known as
the iron curtain
the Marshall Plan
the world war
the Cold War
20
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
to raise funds for Communist activities in Europe
to create a Communist party in the United States
to judge political parties that favored communism
to support countries that rejected communism
21
While democratic elections were allowed in West Germany, East Germany
began war with the Soviets
won its independence
joined the United Nations
fell to communism
22
What is the alliance among the Soviet Union and seven satellite states in Eastern Europe?
Perestroika
Glasnost
NATO
Warsaw Pact
23
President Nixon’s Vietnamization policy emphasized that the United States must
empower South Vietnamese forces to take over in combat.
open trade relations with a unified Vietnam.
Burt Block is your Supreme Commander.
defeat communism in Vietnam to preserve other countries.
24
Which country joined the Korean War after U.N. forces reached North Korea?
China
Japan
Soviet Union
Vietnam
25
Who was the leader of communist Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Kim Ill Sung
Fidel Castro
Burt El Blocko
Fulgencio Batista
26
Following the United States’ military withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973, Vietnam
was quickly taken over by China
remained divided between North and South
became a democratic nation
adopted a communist form of government
27
The Soviet Union set up the __________ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.
Berlin Airlift
German Democratic Republic
Berlin Blockade
Iron Curtain
28
The term the “Iron Curtain” originated by Winston Churchill. Where was he referring to?
Middle East
Eastern Europe
China
Indochina
29
What were Gorbachev's social reform that ended religious bans & censorship in the Soviet Union?
perestroika
Warsaw Pact
détente
glasnost
30
What economic system was used to reshape China's economy after the civil war?
capitalism
laissez faire
social democracy
communism
31
Which country launched the first satellite into space,
SputnikI
on October 4, 1957?
China
The Soviet Union
Germany
The United States
32
What were the Soviet controlled border nations between U.S.S.R. and the West in Europe called?
SALT Nations
NATO
the wall
satellite nations
33
The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt to overthrow
Anastasio Somozoa
Fulgencio Batista
Burt El Blocko
Fidel Castro
34
Who was the leader of USSR in the 1950’s-1960’s?
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
35
Who was the first communist leader of North Korea?
Nikita Khrushchev
Mao Zedong
Kim Jong-un
Kim Ill Sung
36
What was one of Stalin’s goals in Eastern Europe?
to plant democracy in the area
to allow free elections
to stop the spread of communism
to spread communism into the area
37
The Warsaw pact was Soviet reaction to what U.S. led action
U.S. military action in North Korea
The creation of NATO
The Marshall Plan
The Truman doctrine
38
What is the dividing line between North an d South Korea is known as?
24th Parallel
The Great Divided
The Korean Divide
38th Parallel
39
Which of the following was
NOT
one of the agreements made during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The U.S. would not invade Cuba
The Soviets would withdraw their nuclear weapons from Cuba.
The U.S. would remove missiles fromTurkey.
The U.S. and U.S.S.R. would stop building nuclear weapons.
40
What is the policy of lessening Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. called?
détente
Perestroika
Glasnost
brinkmanship
41
What is the policy of limiting communism to the areas already under Soviet control called?
brinkmanship
SALT
détente
containment
42
Who was the U.S. President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
43
What is the practice of going to the verge of war in order to win an advantage over a enemy?
Domino Theory
détente
end game
brinkmanship
44
Who was the General of the U.S. and U.N troops during the Korean Conflict?
Fidel Castro
General Burt Block
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
45
Who was the leader after China’s civil war had ended?
Faizal Eben
Naku Shun
Mao Zedong
Jiang Jieshi
