North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The goal of the Marshall Plan was to...

offer aid packages to democratic countries in Europe

The Great Leap Forward

Chinese Communist program to boost farm and industrial output

A Soviet policy of openess to the free flow of ideas and information

Which of the following was a main policy goal for Margret Thatcher?

Cut back the size and role of the government

How were the Korean War and the Vietnam War similar?

They developed from Cold War tensions

What was the purpose of The Great Leap Forward?

Designed to increase farm and industrial output

The purpose of the United Nations is...

to resolve conflicts between nations peacefully.

In 1968, which of the following events did NOT occur in Czechoslovakia?

Democratic leader resigned and was replaced by one more open to Communism

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1
NATO stands for...
Never Accept Trade Opposition
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North American Trade Organization
Negotiated Alliance through Offense
2
The Truman Doctrine enhanced the spread of Communism
False
True
3
The goal of the Marshall Plan was to...
offer aid packages to democratic countries in Africa
offer aid packages to democratic countries in Europe
offer military assistance to democratic countries in Europe
offer aid to Communist countries in Europe
4
A period of relaxation of tensions
Schism
Antagonism
Détente
R and R
5
The Great Leap Forward
Mutual-defense alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
Chinese Communist program to boost farm and industrial output
Painful time of global economic crisis
A U.S. policy of trying to contain the spread of Communism
6
What is Glasnost?
Limiting communism to the areas already controlled by the Soviet Union
A Soviet policy of openess to the free flow of ideas and information
The forced pooling of peasant land and labor to increase productivity
State of tension and hostility between nations
7
Which of the following was a main policy goal for Margret Thatcher?
Marshall Plan
Increase the size of the government bureaucracy
Increase government-run industries
Cut back the size and role of the government
8
He led Communist forces to victory over Chinese nationalists
Fidel Castro
Jiang Jieshi
Mao Zedong
Leonid Brezhnev
9
Which of the following helped most with the rebuilding of Western Europe, after WWII?
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Recession
10
How were the Korean War and the Vietnam War similar?
They attempted to remove French imperialist from power
They resulted in unification of two formerly independent nations
They developed from Cold War tensions
They reflected the success of Western policy of containment
11
The belief that a Communist victory in S. Vietnam would cause noncommunist govts in Southeast Asia to fall to communism
Stack of Cards Theory
Domino Theory
The Great Step Back Theory
Dice Theory
12
What was the purpose of The Great Leap Forward?
To make agriculture less efficient
To develop a democratic government
To increase individual farmer land holdings
Designed to increase farm and industrial output
13
A thin band of territory across the Korean peninsula separating N. Korean forces from S. Korean forces
XYZ
WFZ
DMZ
ABC
14
The purpose of glasnost and perestroika were to encourage political discussion and economic reform.
False
True
15
The purpose of the United Nations is...
to use force to resolve conflicts.
to peacefully only discuss world issues.
to resolve conflicts between nations peacefully.
to encourage conflict.
16
In 1968, which of the following events did NOT occur in Czechoslovakia?
New leader instituted reforms allowing greater freedom of speech and press
Democratic leader resigned and was replaced by one more open to Communism
Soviets reestablished control and restored hard-line Communists to power
Began as a writers’ protest
17
The forced separation of Europe into Communist and Democratic nations
Warsaw Pact
Stone Wall
Berlin Airlift
Iron Curtain
18
Why is the Middle East an area of focus for governments in the 20th century?
Technological innovations
Common religious affiliations
Existence of vast oil reserves
Nuclear power production
19
The movement of Chinses citizens from villages to communes
Collectivization
Containment
Superpower
Ideology
20
A state of tension and hostility between nations
Detente
The Marshall Plan
The Icy Front
The Cold War
21
Who was the leader, of the Soviet Union, during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Nikita Krushchev
Vladimir Putin
22
Which of the following developments did NOT negatively impact international politics in the 20th century?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Blockade
Brezhnev Doctrine
Creation of the United Nations
23
Of the following areas, who was in the worst financial position during the Cold War?
East Germany
West Germany
United States
Great Britain

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