Which woman was the first female Prime Minister of the UK who also fought against global Communism?

Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom

What occurred in Vietnam at the end of World War Two?

Vietnam defeated the French in a war from 1945-1954

What occurred in Poland, Czechoslovakia a Hungary during the Cold War?

They had large anti-Soviet protests in their country

What improvement was made in the relationship between the Soviets and the US during the Cold War?

We both agreed to ban the testing of nuclear weapons

How were Communist governments created in Eastern Europe after World War II?

The Soviets installed Communists leaders by force

What occurred in The Soviet Union after the programs of Perestroika and Glasnost

People gained more political and economic freedom

Why did the Soviet Union want to create satellite nations?

It had been invaded twice by Germany in 20 years

What was one of the major goals of Stalin's secret police in Russia?

To execute those who were a threat to Joseph Stalin

What was the major goal of the Cultural Revolution in China?

To gain support for Mao Zedong and the Communists

Why was the Vietnam War difficult for Americans to fight?

The Vietnamese Communists rarely attacked directly, using guerilla war.

What image is being shown below?

The Allies airlifting supplies to West Berlin

What is true about the end of the wars in Korea and Vietnam?

Vietnam is unified and Korea is divided

How was Communism different in China compared to the Soviet Union?

Mao emphasized the peasant worker's role more than Stalin

How was the Cold War unique?

The two major superpowers never militarily fought each other

What was the biggest fear about Soviet power in the 1950's?

They developed an atomic bomb in the end of the 1940's

What will happen to the Soviet Union in 1991?

It breaks up and is divided into 15 separate Republics

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1
Which woman was the first female Prime Minister of the UK who also fought against global Communism?
Golda Meir of Israel
Indira Gandhi of India
Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II of England
2
What occurred in Vietnam at the end of World War Two?
Vietnam defeated the French in a war from 1945-1954
Vietnam aimed to join in a military alliance with the United States
Vietnam became a Buddhist theocracy
Vietnam was invaded by Chinese Communists
3
Which of the following people was not a premier of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khruschev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Fidel Castro
4
The image below shows the ending of which War?
The Korean War
The Cold War
The Afghan War
The Vietnam War
5
What occurred in Poland, Czechoslovakia a Hungary during the Cold War?
They were all part of NATO
They received aid through the Marshall Plan
They were under the US nuclear umbrella
They had large anti-Soviet protests in their country
6
What improvement was made in the relationship between the Soviets and the US during the Cold War?
We agreed to recolonizing South America equally
We both agreed to ban the testing of nuclear weapons
We both agreed China was the largest global threat
We agreed to divide Eastern Europe between each other
7
The Soviets were defeated by which country in 1989?
Afghanistan
China
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
8
How were Communist governments created in Eastern Europe after World War II?
The Soviets installed Communists leaders by force
The governments were already Communist before World War Two
The people democratically elected Communist leaders
Alliances with China made the transition to Communism easier
9
What occurred in The Soviet Union after the programs of Perestroika and Glasnost
The Soviet Union developed a nuclear weapon
The Communist Party grew stronger
Joseph Stalin became the premier of the Soviet Union
People gained more political and economic freedom
10
Which of the following countries was not in the Warsaw Pact?
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
West Germany
11
Why did the Soviet Union want to create satellite nations?
It had been invaded twice by Germany in 20 years
It wanted to ease tensions with China
To increase trade between all nations
To have free and open access to the sea
12
Which policy best explains the entry of the US into the Vietnam War?
Appeasement
Brinkmanship
Massive Retaliation
Containment
13
What did the Communists promise to the peasants in China?
An industrial society similar to the United States
A Buddhist dominated society
More power and more land
Revenge against the Japanese for their inhumane treatment
14
What was one of the major goals of Stalin's secret police in Russia?
To execute those who were a threat to Joseph Stalin
To overthrow the Soviet dictatorship
To promote economic freedoms in Russia
To create an alliance with China
15
What was the major goal of the Cultural Revolution in China?
To increase trade with the rest of Asia
To increase relations with the United States
To gain support for Mao Zedong and the Communists
To remove the agricultural society of China
16
Which leader granted more transparency and openness to the Soviet Union with Glasnost?
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
17
Why was the Vietnam War difficult for Americans to fight?
The Vietnamese used unrestricted submarine warfare
The US was concerned about the threat of a Vietnamese nuclear attack
The Vietnamese Communists rarely attacked directly, using guerilla war.
The Vietnamese Communists used Trench Warfare
18
What image is being shown below?
The Allies airlifting supplies to West Berlin
Citizens of East Berlin evacuating to West Germany
The construction of the Berlin Wall
Vietnamese citizens fleeing Saigon
19
What is true about the end of the wars in Korea and Vietnam?
Neither Korea nor Vietnam are unified
Vietnam is unified and Korea is divided
Korea is unified and Vietnam is divided
Both Korea and Vietnam were unified
20
Which leader was most responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Ho Chi Minh
Fidel Castro
Joseph Stalin
Mao Zedong
21
How was Communism different in China compared to the Soviet Union?
Mao emphasized the peasant worker's role more than Stalin
Mao wanted to use nuclear weapons on the United States
Mao supported exporting revolution to other countries.
Mao wanted to have political freedom to all , Stalin did not
22
Which of the following country was not involved in running West Germany after World War II?
France
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
23
How was the Cold War unique?
The two major superpowers never militarily fought each other
All the above
The fighting never reached Asia and Africa
The two major superpowers fought a nuclear war
24
What was the biggest fear about Soviet power in the 1950's?
They developed an atomic bomb in the end of the 1940's
They had a larger standing military than the United States
They had more allies than the United States
They had a more stable government than the United States
25
What will happen to the Soviet Union in 1991?
It breaks up and is divided into 15 separate Republics
It joins NATO as part of a strong Western military alliance
It will unify as one powerful Communist nation
It reorganizes a new Warsaw Pact with new independent nations

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