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WH2 Honors - Unit 5 Quiz Review - the Modern World
WH2 Honors - Unit 5 Quiz Review - the Modern World
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Review of Early Cold War events and Conflicts
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1
The western military alliance
NAFTA
UN
Warsaw Pact
NATO
2
U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War was primarily shaped by what theory?
The Domino Theory
The Pythagorean Theory
The Khrushchev Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine
3
What country was non-aligned during the Cold War?
Poland
France
India
United States
4
To keep the newly democratic countries of Turkey and Greece protected, the ________ provided aid.
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
The Warsaw Pact
Berlin Airlift
5
The students who were killed in Tiananmen Square were protesting the Chinese government's...
abandonment of Communist values.
takeover of Hong Kong.
imprisonment of the Gang of Four.
lack of political freedom and democracy.
6
At the Yalta Conference, what city was divided in half by the Allies? (East & West)
Istanbul, Turkey
Paris, France
Rome, Italy
Berlin, Germany
7
Who is this man?
Mao Zedong
Jiang Jieshi
Hu Jintao
Deng Xiaoping
8
He was independent India’s first prime minister. He ended the caste system and modernized India.
Mandela
Nehru
Gandhi
Krushchev
9
While the USSR had missiles in Cuba, the US had missiles in ______.
Turkey
Romania
Greece
Poland
10
This organization's goal was to do a better job of keeping the peace than the League of Nations.
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
League of Nations v.2
NATO
11
Churchill used this image to describe the division of Europe in a famous 20th century speech?
Stone Curtain
Iron Curtian
Berlin Wall
Iron Wall
12
Ethnic and religious conflict in India led to the creation of this country
French Indochina
Pakistan (East and West)
Afghanistan
Myanmar
13
What country was "under" the Iron Curtain (aka the USSR)?
Poland
Italy
England
France
14
The main objective of the US and its Allies during the Korean War was to?
prevent expansion of communism into South Vietnam
to create a split between China and the USSR
Prevent expansion of communism into South Korea
to use nuclear weapons against China
15
Which of the following countries was NOT a member of NATO?
Italy
West Germany
The Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.)
France
16
Since the end of WWII, probably the most important story in much of Asia and Africa has been
The rapid industrialization of the regions in the 1950s.
The spread of communist totalitarian regimes through both continents.
The movement to make women equal to men
The de-colonization movement that ended European empires in the regions.
17
Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after World War II?
the nationalists (Guomindang) and the communists
the socialists and the nationalists
the warlords and the emperor
the peasants and the middle class
18
Why did Chinese peasants align themselves with the Communists rather than the Nationalists?
Nationalists were considered corrupt.
Communists promised land reform for peasants.
All of these are true
Nationalists gave too much power to foreigners.
19
How did the Cold War differ from other wars ?
During the Cold War, African countries became world powers
During the Cold War, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
frequent fighting occurred between Russia and the US
During the Cold War, the US + Russia never fought directly
20
What economic policy creates protectionist trade barriers and nationalizes important industries?
Economic Nationalism
Liberalization
Mercantilism
Capitalism
21
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution of 1966 saw___
Fanatical teenagers, encouraged by Mao, cause chaos in China.
Korea declare a democratic republic.
Japan outlaw the position of emperor and become a republic.
The Communists seize power in Vietnam and eliminate capitalism.
22
What latitude line divided what would become North and South Vietnam?
13th
17th
34th
5th
23
Though conflict in the Middle East has many causes, one of the most important is what event in 1948?
The foundation of the state of Israel
The Iranian Revolution against the Shah
The founding of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Egypt nationalizing the Suez Canal
24
What was the primary focus of modernization of the Great Leap Forward?
agriculture & industry in the countryside
the military
religion
education
25
What nation cut off highway, water, and railways into West Berlin causing the Berlin Airlift?
The United States
Italy
France
The Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.)
26
Which latitude line divided what would become North and South Korea?
38th
17th
7th
13th
27
In the 1990s, what European country saw widespread ethnic cleansing and an eventual partition?
Yugoslavia
Poland
Russia
Romania
28
The American policy that caused wars in Korea and Vietnam?
Containment
Confrontation
Detente
Brinkmanship
29
The eastern military alliance
UN
NAFTA
Warsaw Pact
NATO
30
Which option did JFK choose to solve the missile problem in Cuba?
Air attacks to destroy the missiles
Talk to the USSR
Invade Cuba
Blockade of Cuba
31
How were the Korean and Vietnam Wars different?
Communist forces won in Vietnam but Korea remained divided
In Korea, non-communists fought against communists
Atomic weapons were used in Korea and not Vietnam
the US had allies in the Korean War
32
USSR leader who wanted missiles in Cuba
Khrushchev
Gorbachev
Brezhnev
Stalin
33
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
Support countries that favored communism
Make laws tougher to pass in Congress
Support countries that rejected communism
Make laws easier to pass in Congress
34
What policy led to a period of relative peace during the Cold War?
Isolation
Laissez-faire
Containment
Détente
