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The Cold War and Ronald Reagan Test Review
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Review of the beginning and end of the Cold War and also the Reagan Administration
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1
What year was the Berlin Wall torn down?
1981
1991
1995
1989
2
A form of gov't. that puts political power in the hands of one or a few leaders not the people.
Democracy
Communism
Totalitarian
Republican
3
OPEC is an international cartel that controls prices of...
Money
Oil
Gold
Shipping
4
Which U.S. President lead the United States through World War II until his death in April, 1945
Harry S. Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
5
Who is the present leader of North Korea?
Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Nam
6
Who is the current President of Russia?
Sergi Kisliyak
Vladimir Putin
Boris Yeltsen
Dimitri Medvidev
7
Which was not part of the Potsdam Conference agreement concerning former Nazi territory?
Creation of democratic governments in these areas
Revive economic opportunity in these areas
Permanent occupation by allies in these areas
Germany would pay reparations to allies
8
Why did the Soviets refuse allied plans to reunify Germany?
Wanted to protect its western borders in Europe
Wanted to ensure reparations were made by the Germans
All of these are correct answers
Feared the Nazism would come back
9
The 'Big Three' allies at the end of World War II were..
The Soviet Union, the United States, and Great Britain
France, Belgium, and England
The United States, Great Britain, and South Korea
United States, the Soviet Union, and France
10
Ronald Reagan increased spending on...
Medicare
Social Security
Ronald Reagan decreased all government spending.
The military
11
In order to bankrupt the Soviet Union, Ronald Reagan...
Placed embargoes on all communist nations
Invaded Afghanistan
Increased the cost of oil exported from the United States
"Heated up" the arms race
12
"Glasnost" allowed countries like Poland to...
Leave the Soviet Union
Stop paying reparations to the Soviet Union.
Hold free and fair democratic elections.
Allow their citizens to own private property.
13
Who was the Chairman of the Soviet Union during the 'Reagan Era?'
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Dimitri Medvedev
14
What economy allows for the private ownership of business and wealth without interference?
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
Democracy
15
Which of these nations was NOT part of the Soviet Union?
Poland
Russia
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
16
In what year did East and West Germany reunify?
1989
1987
1990
1991
17
In 1960, the Soviet Union built a wall that divided East and West...
Poland
Berlin
Europe
Germany
18
The election of 1980 pitted candidate Ronald Reagan against which President?
George HW Bush
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
19
The Korean War began and came to an armistice along the _____ Parallel, now known as the 'DMZ'
17th
35th
12th
48th
20
Who was the General Secretary of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Winston Churchill
21
The "Truman Doctrine" centered around ___________________ of communism.
invasion
avoidance
supporting
containment
22
Article 5 of NATO requires...
All NATO members must practice capitalism
The United States will fund NATO's expenses
If one member is attacked, all other members must defend it
All NATO members must be in Europe
23
What year did the Soviet Union dissolve?
1991
1988
1986
1990
24
Which of these countries was NOT a satellite state of the Soviet Union?
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Russia
East Germany
25
Who was the militant dictator that lead North Korea from 1948 until 1994?
Kim Il Sung
Mao Zedong
Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Il
26
What country held 52 American diplomats hostage for 444 days in 1979-81?
Afghanistan
Israel
Iraq
Iran
27
The first military testing of an atomic weapon was code-named...
Tsar Bomba
Ivy Mike
Crossroads
Trinity
28
Which of these groups were especially strong supporters of Ronald Reagan's "New Conservatism?"
Evangelical Christians
Catholic Christians
Lutheran Christians
Atheists
29
Before Ronald Reagan was president, he was...
The governor of California
A commercial model/actor
Ronald Reagan was all of these things before becoming Pres.
A Hollywood actor
30
Ronald Regan campaigned on a foreign policy of "_________ Through Strength" in 1980.
Prosperity
Recovery
Democracy
Peace
31
As a result of 'Reaganomics...'
The national debt exploded
All of these are correct answers
The wealthier did better
Unemployment grew
32
Why did OPEC place an oil embargo on the United States in 1973?
US invasion of Iraq
US invasion of Afghanistan
US occupation of Saudi Arabia
US support for Israel
33
What economic system eliminates private ownership of wealth and controls it through the gov't?
Communism
Capitalism
Totalitarianism
Socialism
34
Which U.S. president approved use of the atomic bombs on Japan and initiated the Korean War?
Harry Truman
John Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
35
What kind of government allows citizens to administer their government by voting?
Totalitarian
Democracy
Communist
Capitalist
36
Reagan promised Americans big...
taxes on imported steel and aluminum
none of these were promises made by Ronald Reagan
tax cuts on their income.
increases on social service spending
37
What part of the US economy suffered the most during the 1970s energy crises?
Banking
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Service Industry
38
In an attempt to improve the Soviet Union's weak economy, Gorbachev implemented...
"Pogrom"
"Matryoshka"
"Perestroika"
"Glasnost"
39
As a result of Soviet occupation in Europe, the United States and 11 European allies formed...
NAFTA
the United Nations
the Warsaw Pact
NATO
40
Who did Ronald Reagan blame for America's problems in 1980?
The Soviet Union
The media
The United States government.
Liberals
41
In 1950, the US came to the defense of_______________ when it was invaded by communists.
North Korea
China
South Korea
Japan.
42
In 1948, which nation blockaded the city of Berlin from the rest of the country?
The United States
Poland
The Soviet Union
Nazi Germany
43
Reagan's "Brandenburg Gate" speech encouraged the Soviet Union to...
Adopt capitalism
Reunite Germany
Disarm its nuclear weapons
None of these are correct answers
44
Why were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg executed?
Gave atomic secrets to North Korea
Gave the atomic secrets of the Nazis to the United States
Gave atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
Gave atomic secrets to Nazi Germany
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Reagan argued that tax cuts would lead wealth to...
"trickle up"
to "snowball"
"Shock the Nation"
"trickle down"
