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What did W.Churchill call the western boundary of Soviet influence in Europe during the C.War?
Soviet Conspiracy
Red Scare
Iron Curtain
Marshall Plan
2
The offering of economic aid to countries threatened by communism was called the-
Marshall Plan
Johnson Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Kennedy Doctrine
3
What were the protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989 demanding from the Chinese government?
restore the Emperor to power
the resignation of Chairman Mao
end foreign influence in China's governmetn
democratic reforms
4
He recommended that the United States help rebuild Europe at the end of WWII
George C. Marshall
George Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
Harold Arnold
5
In this conflict, communist troops from China attacked United Nations forces in Nov. 1950.
Vietnam
Thailand
Korea
Cambodia
6
The disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion was ordered by this U.S. President.
Harry S. Truman
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
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This Soviet President instituted the reforms of glasnost and perestroika.
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Mikail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
8
He became synonymous with witch-hunting, denial of civil liberties, and unfair accusations.
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Joseph Marshall
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Why did the U.S. and Soviet Union try to avoid direct military conflict during the Cold War?
mutual dependence on oil from the Middle East
the threat posed by China to both nations
pressure from nonaligned nations
the potential for global nuclear destruction
10
The purpose of both the Warsaw Pact and NATO was to-
discourage mass movements of refugees
promote economic stability
eliminate political corruption
establish a military alliance
11
What was the "red scare"?
fear of a Soviet attack on western Europe
fear of a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union
an invasion of South Korea
fear of communism in the United States
12
What did the U.S.S.R. call their alliance of Eastern European countries - their answer to NATO?
European Union
Warsaw Pact
Eastern European Treaty Organization (EETO)
Triple Alliance
13
After the Soviets blockaded this city, the west responded with a massive airlift of supplies.
Berlin
Warsaw
Paris
Moscow
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What was the goal of the post-WWII policy of "containment"?
limit the spread of socialism
limit the spread of communism
limit the spread of democracies
limit the spread of inflation
15
Vietnam - Germany - Korea - Berlin What do each of these have in common?
all a part of the Bulgarian Area Reorganization Front (BARF)
these nations were neutral during the Cold War
all were members of NATO
all were divided as a result of wars
16
What conflict was the Soviet Union's "Vietnam"?
the war in Afghanistan
the war in North Korea
the war in Cuba
the war in China
17
This U.S. President surprised the world when he visited China in 1972.
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
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The leader of the Chinese Nationals, he was defeated in the Chinese Civil War by the Communist.
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kim Jung Il
Deng Xiaoping
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During the Cold War, the U.S. fought which 2 major conflicts to limit the spread of communism?
Korea and Cambodia
Vietnam and Cambodia
Korea and Czcheoslavakia
Vietnam and Korea
20
Most of the countries in Eastern Europe during the 1950s were-
allies of the United States
participating in the Marshall Plan
members of NATO
satellites of the Soviet Union
21
What was the result of China's
Great Leap Forward?
increased production in both industry and agriculture
China instituted many democratic reforms
the economy went into a recession
several million people starved to death
22
What happened to the Chinese Nationalists after they were defeated by the communists?
they fled to the Soviet Union
they fled to North Korea
they were arrested and jailed by the communists
they fled to the island of Taiwan
23
He was the first man to orbit the earth.
John Glen
Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin
Jim Lovell
24
The Solidarity movement led by Lech Walesa help loosen the Soviet grip on-
Romania
Poland
Afghanistan
East Germany
25
What is the main purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
increase trade between European nations
provide collective security against communist aggression
cooperate with member nations to rebuild Europe after WWII
to enforce trade embargoes against communist countries
26
Which communist leader implemented the "Great Leap Forward" and the "Cultural Revolution"?
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Nikita Khrushchev
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How did the arms race help lead to the downfall of the Soviet Union?
it forced the Soviets to implement glasnost
it stopped the adoption of perestroika
it put a strain on the Soviet economy
it caused the Soviets to be defeated in Afghanistan
28
The main purpose of the SALT talks was to-
establish trade with communist China
to negotiate an end to the Korean War
define the boundaries of Europe after WWII
to limit the number of nuclear weapons of the superpowers
29
This Cuban dictator allowed the Soviets to install ICBMs on his island, almost starting a war.
Fidel Castro
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikael Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
30
The 38th Parallel divides North and South-
Vietnam
China
Laos
Korea
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This showdown between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. in 1962 brought the world to brink of nuclear war.
U2 incident
Cuban Missile Crises
Bay of Pigs Invasion
building of the Berlin wall
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This movement instituted by Mao completely disrupted China's economic and educational systems.
Three Principles of the People
Cultural Revolution
Four Modernizations
Great Leap Forward
