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1
What book did Karl Marx outline his concept of "class struggle" and communism?
The Workers
The Communist Manifesto
Das Kapital
Marxism
2
Which statement best describes most Eastern European countries immediately after World War II?
became dependent on aid provided by the Marshall Plan
became satellite states of the Soviet Union
adopted democratic reforms in their political systems
emerged as world economic powers
3
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Assistance to British colonies in Africa
Elimination of communism
Implementation of the "Domino Theory.
Containment of communism
4
Which Russian-born socialist led the Bolsheviks and became the first ruler of the Soviet Union?
Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
5
The immediate cause of the U.S. military involvement in the Korean peninsula in 1950 was the
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
acquisition of a nuclear weapons by North Korea
attack by North Korea on South Korea
creation of the DMZ along the 38th parallel
6
The destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is symbolic of the
collapse of the European Union
end of the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
declining power of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
fall of the Weimar Republic
7
Which term refers to a government where its citizens choose the leaders and the laws?
Totalitarian
Democracy
Socialist
Monarchy
8
Who was the leader of Communist North Vietnam during the Cold War?
Kim Jung Un
Kim Jung IL
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
9
During the Cold War the U.S & USSR did not want to have direct military conflict because
pressure from nonaligned nations
the potential for global nuclear destruction
increased tensions in the Middle East
the peacekeeping role of the United Nations
10
In the 1950s, the domino theory was used by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to justify
joining the United Nations
United States involvement in Vietnam
sending federal troops into Korea
opposing Britain and France in the Suez Canal crisis
11
Who popularized the term 'Iron Curtain' as a reference to the split
?
Joseph Stalin.
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill.
12
The United States & Great Britain believed that the liberated nations of Eastern Europe should
Hold free elections to determine their futures
Join the Soviet Union
Become mandates of the Allies.
Restore their prewar monarchies
13
An economic system where most land, industry and business is owned by the government
Corporatism
Capitalism
Communism
Commercialism
14
Which one is NOT a reason for the Fall of the USSR
Overburdened Military
Command Economy
Increased control over East Germany
Lack of Democracy
15
Under Mikhail Gorbachev, the trend toward private ownership represented a move away from
a command economy
a free-market economy
laissez-faire economics
a traditional economy
16
The Soviet Union’s reaction to the 1968 revolt in Czechoslovakia was to
permit small political & economic reforms in Czechoslovakia
withdraw Soviet troops from Eastern Europe
send Soviet troops to occupy Czechoslovakia
bring the matter to the attention of the United Nations
17
The Berlin Wall was built in order to
Prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany
Prevent food from entering Poland.
Stop the flow of supplies from West Germany to West Berlin
Prevent the smuggling of arms to anti-Soviet forces
18
One reason the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact was to
challenge the economic successes of the Common Market
help institute capitalism in Eastern Europe
ease the transition to democracy
limit the threat of invasion from Western Europe
19
Truman’s response to the Berlin Blockade was
Create the policy of containment
Use military force to break the blockade
Abandon Western Capitalist Democracies
Airlift supplies into Berlin
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Mikhail Gorbachev instituted the policies of glasnost and perestroika to
reform the Soviet Union politically and economically
gain acceptance for free political elections
bring the Soviet Union into the European Economic Community
reinforce the basic economic principles of communism