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This Soviet leader was known for his policies of "glasnost" and "perestroika"
Leonid Brehznev
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Krushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
2
This British Prime Minister formed a close relationship with the U.S. during the Cold War
Gordon Brown
Margaret Thatcher
Ellen Johnson
Angela Merkel
3
What alliance was formed by the Soviet Union in response to NATO?
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Coalition
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
4
What was the result of the Korean War?
Victory for North Korea
It was destroyed by atomic weapons.
Stalemate
Victory for South Korea
5
Which European nation attempted to retake Vietnam after WWII?
Britain
Germany
France
Spain
6
This policy stated that the U.S. would assist those who resisted the influence of communism
Roosevelt Corrollary
Truman Doctrine
New Deal
Monroe Doctrine
7
Creating a credible threat of nuclear retaliation to dissuade an enemy from attacking:
deterrance
difference
delineation
dissidence
8
This Chinese leader transformed the communist Chinese economy into a market economy
Kim Jong Un
Deng Xioaping
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao Zhedong
9
What did the US do in response to Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba?
Nothing
Air strike
Bomb Soviet Union
Blockade
10
The US fought in Korea and Vietnam to keep communism from expanding. This is known as --
Isolationism
Mercantilism
Containment
Monroe Doctrine
11
Which communist North Vietnamese leader opposed South Vietnam and the U.S.?
Ho Chi Minh
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
Kim Jong Un
12
More economic freedoms led to the demand for more democratic freedoms in _______________.
China
Cuba
North Korea
Vietnam
13
Winston Churchill described the division of Europe after WWII as a(n) "________ Curtain"
Steel
Iron
Aluminum
Shower
14
After their defeat in the Chinese Civil War, the Chinese Nationalists went to:
Taiwan
Tibet
Thailand
Japan
15
At this conference, Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt agreed to partition Germany:
Yalta
Atlantic
Potsdam
Casablanca
16
These countries fell under the control of the Soviet Union and became Communist --
"containment countries"
"satellite nations"
"iron curtain countries"
"Stalin states"
17
What kind of government does Vietnam have today?
Monarchy
Communist
Democratic
Republican
18
What was the result of the Vietnam War?
Stalemate
Victory for North Vietnam
Victory for South Vietnam
It was destroyed by atomic weapons.
19
The U.S. discovered Soviet missile installations on a nearby island, triggering this event:
JFK Assassination
Cuban Missile Crisis
Yalta Conference
Berlin Crisis
20
Which political party rules China today?
Republican
Democratic
Monarchy
Communist
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The German city of ______ was partitioned after WWII. A wall was eventually built here.
Berlin
Hamburg
Munich
Frankfurt
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Chinese communists were led by _____ during the Chinese Civil War.
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zhedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Syngman Rhee