Why did Mao start the Cultural Revolution?

He wanted to speed up change and eliminate Western, capitalist influence

What launched the Korean War?

North Koreans, with Stalin's approval, invaded South Korea

What event marked the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

U.S. spy planes photographed Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba

Select 2 events that show the impact of the Cold War on international politics during this period

Provoked military conflict in Korea, Led to the creation of NATO and Warsaw Pact alliances

How did this renewed struggle contribute to the Cold War?

By increasing the U.S. fears of communist expansion

The goal of the North Korean leaders in 1950 was to __________.

unite North and South Korea under a communist government

Which step was not part of its post-war transformation?

giving the emperor more political power

Select 2 events that show the impact of the Cold War on international politics during this period

Created an arms race between the U.S. and USSR, Brought the world close to nuclear war over Cuba

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1
Why did Mao start the Cultural Revolution?
He wanted to speed up the economy by promoting capitalism
government officials had promoted a very narrow view of communism
He wanted to restore traditional Chinese culture
He wanted to speed up change and eliminate Western, capitalist influence
2
What launched the Korean War?
North Koreans, with Stalin's approval, invaded South Korea
General MacArthur led an invasion of North Korea
Chairman Mao urged the South Koreans to invade North Korea
South Koreans tried to capture the government in P'yongyang
3
What event marked the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviet spy planes photographed U.S. nuclear missiles being built in Cuba
The United States refused to remove its nuclear missiles from Cuba
Cuban revolutionaries staged a coup against Fidel Castro
U.S. spy planes photographed Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
4
Which was not one of the major causes of the Cold War?
Soviets built the Berlin Wall
Westerners feared Soviet Domination
Soviets feared Western promotion of capitalism.
Soviets feared Western world domination.
5
What catastrophe did Kennedy and Khrushchev avoid during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a communist government in Cuba
armed conflict between Turkey and the Soviet Union
nuclear war
loss of a major trading partner in the Caribbean
6
Select 2 events that show the impact of the Cold War on international politics during this period
Caused the U.S. to boycott the U.N. Security Council
Provoked military conflict in Korea
Led to the creation of NATO and Warsaw Pact alliances
7
How did this renewed struggle contribute to the Cold War?
By creating tension between India and Pakistan
By stimulating Japan's economic recovery
By encouraging European colonialism in Asia
By increasing the U.S. fears of communist expansion
8
All the following countries were “behind the Iron Curtain” during the Cold War except
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Poland
9
The goal of the North Korean leaders in 1950 was to __________.
unite North and South Korea under a democratic, capitalist system
unite North and South Korea under the Chinese government
divide Korea into two distinct nations
unite North and South Korea under a communist government
10
Which step was not part of its post-war transformation?
giving women the right to vote
disarming most of the military
adopting a new constitution
giving the emperor more political power
11
Who would be most likely to agree with the following statement?
George Marshall
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Mao Zedong
12
Which of the following was a change made in Japan after WWII?
Giving men the right to vote
Increasing the size of the military
Adopting a new constitution
Giving the emperor more political power
13
Select 2 events that show the impact of the Cold War on international politics during this period
Produced great cooperation between the U.S. and USSR
Created an arms race between the U.S. and USSR
Brought the world close to nuclear war over Cuba

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