What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

to support countries that rejected communism

Why was Mao's Great Leap Forward an ultimately failed economic policy?

There was no incentive to work hard so harvests were meager.

What was Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative?

a system to protect the United States against enemy missiles

What led Chinese students to demand democratic reform (Tianamen Square)?

economic reforms that allowed Western ideas into China

Which caused the alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union to break down?

Stalin's unfulfilled promise of free elections

What happened in 1937 that caused the warring Chinese factions to temporarily cooperate?

The Japanese invaded Manchuria.

What was the nature of the foreign policy known as brinkmanship?

Military confrontation to check influence of a rival.

What led the Soviets to blockade West Berlin?

reunification of the 3 German zones under democratic rule

In the 1940s and 50s, what did the region described as being "behind the iron curtain" include?

Soviet Union and its satellite nations

What did the Four Modernizations call for?

progress in ag, industry, defense,and science and tech

The govt's response to the Tiananmen Square protest resulted in all these EXCEPT the

disruption of China's economic progress.

Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after World War II?

the nationalists and the Communists

The goal of the Soviet policy known as destalinization was to

purge the country of Stalin's memory.

What were Third World countries?

developing countries not aligned with the U.S. or U.S.S.R.

How did Brezhnev's leadership of the Soviet Union differ from that of Khrushchev?

Brezhnev repressed dissent more than Khrushchev had.

Which of the following was NOT a tactic used during the Cold War to pressure 3rd World nations?

threatened them with nuclear attack

Which leader won China's civil war, and what name did he give to the country?

Mao Zedong; People's Republic of China(communist)

What did Jiang's forces do when they lost the Chinese civil war?

They fled to Taiwan creating U.S.-backed Republic of China.

What caused the two Germanys to reunify?

the fall of communism in East Germany

When did Chinese troops enter the war in Korea?

when the fighting neared China's border

What were the long-term effects of the Cultural Revolution?

widespread chaos that closed factories & threatened farming

What was the primary goal for the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan?

to reestablish the Communist regime in Afghanistan

What effect did the end of Communist rule have on Yugoslavia?

Without communist unity, ethnic hatred divided the country.

How did the "Bay of Pigs" failure lead to the Cuban missile crisis?

Khrushchev saw the U.S.as weak; USSR could set up in Cuba.

How did the Cold War cause a change in U.S. policy toward Nicaragua?

Aided the Sandinistas until they aided Marxist Salvadorans

What action did Poland accomplish successfully before any other nation?

remove a Communist regime from office peacefully

What event increased U.S. spending on education and technology?

Soviet launching of a space satellite called Sputnik

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1
Used Tonkin Gulf incident to justify increased U.S. combat operations in Vietnam.
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
2
Relieved MacArthur of command in Korea for his public insistence that nuclear weapons be used.
Lyndon Johnson
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
3
What line marks the border between North Korea and South Korea today?
17th parrallel
Khmer Rouge
The Iron Curtain
38th parralel
4
Which of these programs did Deng Xiaoping embrace and call the "second revolution?"
Great Leap Forward.
Cultural Revolution.
Four Modernizations.
First Five-Year Plan.
5
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
to judge political parties that favoredcommunism
to support countries that rejected communism
to raise funds for Communist activities inEurope
to create a Communist party in the UnitedStates
6
What was the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO?
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
Second World
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
7
Why was Mao's Great Leap Forward an ultimately failed economic policy?
It caused inequality in land ownership.
It dismantled the highly productive farmingcommunes.
There was no incentive to work hard so harvests were meager.
Most Chinese farmers flee to Taiwan.
8
What was Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative?
a program to weed out terrorist activity in theUnited States
a council created to create defense measures
a failed operation to invade the Soviet Union
a system to protect the United States against enemy missiles
9
What led Chinese students to demand democratic reform (Tianamen Square)?
the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification ofGermany
the breakup of the Soviet Union and electionof Yeltsin
economic reforms that allowed Western ideas into China
the visit by U.S. president Richard Nixon
10
Which caused the alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union to break down?
Stalin's nonaggression pact with Hitler
Stalin's unfulfilled promise of free elections
United States inclusion in the Security Council
Stalin's promise to aid in the war against Japan
11
What happened in 1937 that caused the warring Chinese factions to temporarily cooperate?
Hitler tried to annex Austria.
Russia asked for help against the Germans during WWII.
The Japanese invaded Manchuria.
famine forced soldiers to go home to help their famililes.
12
During the war in Korea, President Truman and Douglas MacArthur disagreed strongly about:
whether to attempt to cross the 38th parallel
the use of nuclear weapons
American involvement
whether China posed a threat to South Korea
13
The U.S.A. and the USSR had a dangerous standoff over the presence of Soviet missiles in
Iraq.
Afghanistan.
Iran.
Cuba.
14
What was the nature of the foreign policy known as brinkmanship?
Allowing for cultural exchanges
Military confrontation to check influence of a rival.
Destroying any nation that is friends with the Russians.
all nations decide own fates without U.S., Soviet pressure.
15
What was the fear that the fall of one nation to communism would lead to the fall of others?
destalinization
nonaligned nations
Vietnamization
domino theory
16
What led the Soviets to blockade West Berlin?
reunification of the 3 German zones under democratic rule
the formation of NATO
Marshall Plan aid to West Germany
the crash of a U2 spy flight over Sovietterritory
17
In the 1940s and 50s, what did the region described as being "behind the iron curtain" include?
Soviet Union only
German Democratic Republic, or EastGermany
democratic nations of Western Europe
Soviet Union and its satellite nations
18
Which exiled leader led the religious opposition to Western influences in Iran?
Fidel Castro
Anastasio Somoza
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
19
The policy of détente was mainly intended to
solidify U.S. relations with its economic allies.
call world attention to abuses of human rights.
restrict the spread of communism.
reduce Cold War tensions.
20
What did the Four Modernizations call for?
progress in ag, industry, defense,and science and tech
improvement in social structuring,ed, gov't, and wages
revolution of China's educated youth to reform gov't policy
an exploration of socialists' ideas to further the economy
21
In the 1970's, Cambodia was ravaged by which extremist communist movement?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Khmer Rouge
Kim Il Sung
Ho Chi Minh
22
In the summer of 1968, forces from Warsaw Pact nations invaded
China.
Czechoslovakia.
Hungary.
Afghanistan.
23
The govt's response to the Tiananmen Square protest resulted in all these EXCEPT the
massacre of hundreds of studentdemonstrators.
preservation of Deng Xiaoping's power.
disruption of China's economic progress.
arrests of thousands of dissidents.
24
Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after World War II?
the warlords and the emperor
the Qing Dynasty and the nationalists
the peasants and the middle class
the nationalists and the Communists
25
The goal of the Soviet policy known as destalinization was to
release satellite nations from controls imposed by Stalin.
try to change the world's impression of Stalin.
purge the country of Stalin's memory.
deny that Stalin had done what he wasbelieved to have done.
26
What were Third World countries?
countries more wealthy than First andSecond World countries
countries aligned with the United States andits allies
countries aligned with the Soviet Union andits allies
developing countries not aligned with the U.S. or U.S.S.R.
27
How did Brezhnev's leadership of the Soviet Union differ from that of Khrushchev?
Brezhnev's policies were less severe Khrushchev's.
Khrushchev repressed dissent more than Brezhnev had.
Brezhnev repressed dissent more than Khrushchev had.
Khrushchev's policies were more directed toward Cuba.
28
Which of the following was NOT a tactic used during the Cold War to pressure 3rd World nations?
sponsored revolutions andcounterrevolutions
provided military aid and built schools
threatened them with nuclear attack
engaged in covert operations
29
Which president called for the "Vietnamization" (less U.S. involvement) of the Vietnam War?
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Harry Truman
30
Which leader won China's civil war, and what name did he give to the country?
Mao Zedong; People's Republic of China(communist)
Zhou Enlai; New China (moderate socialism)
B. Jiang Jieshi; Republic of China (nationalistdictatorship)
the Dalai Lama; Tibet (theocracy)
31
Some Euro nations were slow to support reunification of Germany because of fears that it would
be politically unstable.
require significant foreign aid.
attempt to dominate Europe.
support communism.
32
The brutal policy of ethnic cleansing was most widely used against
Croatia's Serbian minority.
Slovenes.
Bosnian Serbs.
Bosnian Muslims.
33
The Cuban missile crisis pitted Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev against President
Richard Nixon.
Lyndon Johnson.
John F. Kennedy.
Harry Truman.
34
What did Jiang's forces do when they lost the Chinese civil war?
They fled to the safety of a sympathetic Soviet Union.
They fled to Taiwan creating U.S.-backed Republic of China.
They joined the Communist regime.
They were massacred in mountain caves in northwest China.
35
What caused the two Germanys to reunify?
the crumbling economy of East Germany
Kohl's assurances that Germany hadlearned from the past
the fall of communism in East Germany
the fall of the Berlin wall
36
Who was the first leader of the anti-Communist government in South Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Khmer Rouge
Kim Il Sung
37
Who were most of the Vietcong?
anti-Communist North Vietnamese
anti-Communist South Vietnamese
pro-Communist South Vietnamese
pro-Communist North Vietnamese
38
When did Chinese troops enter the war in Korea?
when the fighting neared China's border
when MacArthur's troops landed at Inchon
when the UN voted to intervene
when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel
39
What were the long-term effects of the Cultural Revolution?
establishment of communes wherethousands lived and worked
border disputes between Communist China and the Soviet Union
widespread chaos that closed factories & threatened farming
creation of the Red Guards, military police for Mao Zedong
40
The Chinese premier who made the first signs of a more open posture toward the West was
Mao Zedong.
Jiang Zemin.
Deng Xiaoping.
Zhou Enlai.
41
What was the primary goal for the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan?
to gain control of Middle Eastern oil supplies
to reestablish the Communist regime in Afghanistan
to fight an indirect war with the United States
to cause the United States to boycott the 1980 Olympics
42
What effect did the end of Communist rule have on Yugoslavia?
Without communism repressing free speech, art flourished.
After the Communists fell, 4 republics gained peace&freedom.
Without communist unity, ethnic hatred divided the country.
Communists used ethnic cleansing against democratic leaders.
43
How did the "Bay of Pigs" failure lead to the Cuban missile crisis?
The Bay of Pigs troops were used to build themissile bases.
Kennedy set up blockade of Cuba after failure at Bay of Pigs
Khrushchev saw the U.S.as weak; USSR could set up in Cuba.
Castro protested Cuba being a pawn; asked USSR's help.
44
Communist leader North Vietnam who expelled both the French and Americans?
Kim Il Sung
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Khmer Rouge
45
How did the Cold War cause a change in U.S. policy toward Nicaragua?
Aided the Sandinistas until they aided Marxist Salvadorans
The U. S. built a nuclear base there to deter Communists.
Failed Bay of Pigs invasion ended U.S. aid to Nicaragua.
46
Communist dictator of North Korea until the 1990's
Ngo Dinh Diem
Khmer Rouge
Kim Il Sung
Ho Chi Minh
47
What action did Poland accomplish successfully before any other nation?
create a government of Communist and democratic leaders
establish a socialist party in a Communist country
remove a Communist regime from office peacefully
revive a crumbling economy under martial law
48
What event increased U.S. spending on education and technology?
Soviet launching of a space satellite called Sputnik
establishment of the Warsaw Pact
Chinese-Soviet treaty of friendship
Cuban missile crisis
49
During the Cold War, one of the nonaligned nations was
Japan.
Cuba.
India.
Poland.
50
Islamic revolutionaries held more than 60 Americans hostage for over a year in
Turkey.
Afghanistan.
Iraq.
Iran.
51
The first American president to visit Communist China was
John F. Kennedy.
Lyndon Johnson.
Richard Nixon.
Jimmy Carter.

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