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1
An economic system that calls for government planning of all economic activity.
Communism
Capitalism
Democracy
Socialism
2
Which country was invaded by the USSR in 1979?
Afghanistan
Korea
West Germany
Greece
3
An economic system that allows for individuals to make economic decisions.
Conservatism
Progressivism
Capitalism
Dictatorship
4
The Cold War was really a war of...
soldiers
social and ethnic identities
religious beliefs
political and economic systems
5
Which leader was responsible for the "de-Stalinization" Russia?
Vladimir Putin
Nikita Khrushchev
Josip Broz
Mikhail Gorbachev
6
After America stopped trading with Cuba, Castro turned to ______ for economic and military aid.
Iran
U.S.A.
Soviet Union
Romania
7
Which best explains why the arms race never led to nuclear war?
Bay of Pigs
Domino Theory
Brinkmanship
Containment
8
Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space. Which country was he from?
United States
Greece
Russia
Switzerland
9
Which Russian leader's reforms of Glasnost and Perestroika led to the fall of the Soviet Union?
Leonid Brezhnev
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Gorbachev
10
Which of the following was a similarity between the Korean and Vietnam wars?
both began with the West controlling the north
both began with the communists controlling the north
both ended with the communists controlling the country
both ended with the west controlling part of the country
11
Which nation was a satellite state of the USSR?
Turkey
France
Poland
Italy
12
Which nation blockaded the roads and trains of West Berlin?
France
USA
Soviet Union
Great Britain
13
This nation overthrew the Shah and took American hostages because they resisted Westernization.
Cuba
Iran
Germany
Afghanistan
14
_________ ordered the Berlin Wall built in 1961 and removed missiles from Cuba in 1962?
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
15
Nato was made up of _____European nations but the Warsaw Pact consisted of ____European nations
Western ; Eastern
Northern ; Southern
Southern ; Northern
Eastern ; Western
16
Why did Hungary and Czechoslovakia resist Communism in the 1950's-1960's?
Freedom of speech was not allowed
Freedom of the press was not allowed
Freedom to choose political leaders was not allowed
Economic freedom was not allowed
17
The Marshall Plan took what action?
divided Germany into section
gave financial aid to Western Europe
built the Berlin Wall
gave military support to Eastern Europe
18
Why did the United Nations send troops to Korea?
to defend the South from the North
to aid Kim Il Sung
to defeat and conquer South Korea
to defend the North from America
19
To stop the spread of democracy, the Soviets sent _________ to Czechoslovakia in 1968?
Tanks
Nuclear Weapons
Soldiers
Money
20
Which nations are still communist today?
Vietnam
North Korea
Romania
Russia
