How did Yeltsin's "Shock Therapy" affect Russia's economy?

Terrible - created a financial crisis

How did the outcome of the Chinese Civil War change that nation?

It caused the country to become communist.

What event started the Korean War in 1950?

Communist North Korea invaded South Korea

How did the US convince the Soviet Union not to install nuclear missles in Cuba?

it promised to remove US missiles from Turkey

How did the Soviet Union attempt to spread communism in Asia, Africa and Latin America?

It offered support to areas going through revolutions.

How did the decline in standard of living in Eastern Europe impact the role of communism?

Communism lost influence as people rebelled

How was the United Nations different from the League of Nations?

The United Nations can use military force

What is the purpose of the European Union?

to promote the economic prosperity of Europe

Why did tensions between the Allies increase near the end of WWII?

They disagreed on how Europe should be governed after WWII.

What happened to the countries of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia after the USSR collapsed?

They were split into new nations

How did the Yalta Conference impact Germany directly after WWII?

They decided to divide Germany into occupied zones.

What event inspired the US to create the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)?

the Soviets launched the first satellite

What was the purpose of the United Nations at its founding after WWII?

to prevent future wars and settle global conflicts

Why did the United States involve itself in the Korean War and the Vietnam War?

to prevent the spread of communism

What happened to the Soviet Union republics in the 1990s at the end of the Cold War?

It was broken up into 15 independent republics

Why did the German capital of Berlin become an area of unrest during the Cold War?

The Soviets blocked access to West Germany

Why was the Berlin Wall built in 1961?

the Soviets wanted to stop defections to West Berlin

How did Harry Truman attempt to contain the spread of communism after WWII?

He provided aid to countries fighting communist takeover.

How did the Marshall Plan propose to prevent the spread of communism in Western Europe?

giving aid to countries to rebuild from WWII

How did the US and its allies respond to the blockade of West Berlin by the USSR?

by airlifting supplies to West Berlin

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1
What 2 policies did Gorbachev implement to bring economic & government change to the USSR?
Communism and Perestroika
Glasnost and Socialism
Perestroika and Socialism
Perestroika and Glasnost
2
Who led a communist revolution in Cuba that overthrew the US-backed dictatorship in 1959?
Joseph Stalin
Fulgencio Batista
Vladimir Lenin
Fidel Castro
3
How did Yeltsin's "Shock Therapy" affect Russia's economy?
It killed a lot of people
Great - it made money very quickly
OK - the Russian people quickly learned about capitalism
Terrible - created a financial crisis
4
How did the outcome of the Chinese Civil War change that nation?
It left the nation without a leader.
It became an important ally of the United States.
It weakened them as a world power.
It caused the country to become communist.
5
What Cold War concept is being expressed in this cartoon?
atheism
domino theory
Social Darwinism
containment
6
What event started the Korean War in 1950?
South Korea declared independence from North Korea
China invaded Korea and established North Korea
The US invaded Korea and established South Korea
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea
7
How did the US convince the Soviet Union not to install nuclear missles in Cuba?
it promised to remove US troops from Berlin
it promised to open trade with Cuba
it promised to surrender in Vietnam
it promised to remove US missiles from Turkey
8
The differences between these two governments led to what conflict?
the Gulf War
World War I
the Cold War
World War II
9
How did the Soviet Union attempt to spread communism in Asia, Africa and Latin America?
It created communist universities in many nations.
It prevented nations from joining the United Nations.
It offered support to areas going through revolutions.
It invaded nations that bordered the USSR and its allies.
10
How did the decline in standard of living in Eastern Europe impact the role of communism?
Communism lost influence as people rebelled
Communism gained influence as socialist revolutions began
Communism lost influence as the UN invaded these nations
Communism gained influence due to the support of the UN
11
Who became the first directly elected President of Russia?
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Boris Yeltsin
12
Which Soviet leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism?
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
13
What American president helped push for better relations b/t the USA and USSR in the 1980s?
Bill Clinton
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
14
The communist states of Eastern Europe that were under Soviet control were known as what?
colonies
United Nations
NATO
satellite states
15
How was the United Nations different from the League of Nations?
The United Nations can use military force
The League of Nations created a Security Council
The League of Nations focused on preventing wars
The US refused to join the United Nations
16
What was the name of the US strategy to stop the spread of communism?
policy of containment
domino theory
Social Darwinism
sphere of influence
17
What is the purpose of the European Union?
to promote the economic prosperity of Europe
to begin colonizing other countries of the world again
to manage the budgets of member nations
to enforce trade sanctions on enemy countries
18
Why did tensions between the Allies increase near the end of WWII?
They disagreed on charging Nazi leaders for war crimes.
Some were making secret treaties with former Nazis.
They disagreed on how Europe should be governed after WWII.
They disagreed on whether to acknowledge the Holocaust.
19
What happened to the countries of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia after the USSR collapsed?
They started a war of rebellion
They joined the Warsaw Pact
They remained in tact
They were split into new nations
20
How did the Yalta Conference impact Germany directly after WWII?
They decided that Germany would be occupied by the USSR.
They decided that Germany would be dissolved.
They decided that Germany would remain independent.
They decided to divide Germany into occupied zones.
21
What event inspired the US to create the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)?
the Soviets launched the first satellite
the success of the Marshall Plan
the US lost political power after WWII
the Soviets developed the first hydrogen bomb
22
What was the purpose of the United Nations at its founding after WWII?
to aid in the rebuilding of Europe
to prevent the spread of communism
to prevent future wars and settle global conflicts
to protect international trade and the global economy
23
Why did the United States involve itself in the Korean War and the Vietnam War?
to prevent the spread of communism
to create a military presence in the region
to protect Japanese trading interests
to unite Korea and Vietnam under a single government
24
NAFTA is a trade agreement between which 3 countries?
Russia, USA, Great Britain
Mexico, USA, Russia
USA, Great Britain, Canada
USA, Canada, Mexico
25
What happened to the Soviet Union republics in the 1990s at the end of the Cold War?
The economy improved and they became a stable democracy
it was invaded and broken up by the US
It was broken up into 15 independent republics
They invaded Western Europe out of desperation but lost
26
This photo of a Vietcong soldier is evidence that they used what type of warfare in Vietnam?
containment
blitzkrieg
guerilla
siege
27
Why did the German capital of Berlin become an area of unrest during the Cold War?
The Soviets blocked access to West Germany
East Germany invaded West Germany
West Germany wanted to create a new capital
The US attempted to take over East Berlin
28
What is one instance in which the US engaged in actual warfare during the Cold War?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Berlin Airlift
Space Race
29
The darker shaded nations on this map were members of what organization?
OPEC
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Axis Powers
30
Why was the Berlin Wall built in 1961?
the US wanted to stop defections to East Berlin
both sides agreed it was the best way to avoid war
the US wanted to protect West Berlin from attack by the USSR
the Soviets wanted to stop defections to West Berlin
31
What event became a symbol of the fall of communism and the end of the Cold War?
the Vietnam War
the Korean War
the fall of the Berlin Wall
the landing of the first men on the moon
32
How did Harry Truman attempt to contain the spread of communism after WWII?
He supported occupying communist nations with troops.
He provided aid to countries fighting communist takeover.
He supported the UN war against communism.
He supported war against the USSR and its allies.
33
How did the Marshall Plan propose to prevent the spread of communism in Western Europe?
building the military to prepare for war against the USSR
giving aid to countries fighting communist takeover
giving aid to countries to rebuild from WWII
by establishing military bases across Europe
34
When did the Soviet Union collapse?
June 1991
November 1989
December 1991
April 1990
35
How did the US and its allies respond to the blockade of West Berlin by the USSR?
by airlifting supplies to West Berlin
by declaring war on the Soviet Union
by withdrawing from West Berlin
by negotiating a treaty with the USSR at the UN

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