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Cold War and the Modern Era EOC Review
Cold War and the Modern Era EOC Review
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1
This nation faced conflict between Hindus and Muslims leading to its partition into two nations
Iraq
Palestine
India
Pakistan
2
According to the map, who had control of East Germany?
France
Great Britain
United States
Soviet Union
3
What caused the OPEC Oil Crisis?
Focus on alternative energy
U.S. lack of support of Israel
Embargo put in place by Saudi Arabia
U.S. over consumption of oil
4
Economic problems in Latin America and Asia led to the rise of:
equal rights
dictators
democracy
Communism
5
What is the name of the system of racial segregation in South Africa?
White Supremacy Laws
Jim Crow Laws
the Caste System
Apartheid
6
Which of the following events is the closest the U.S. and the S.U. came to full out war?
Vietnam War
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
7
The Berlin Air Lift was necessary to deliver supplies to East Berlin as a result of:
military alliance obligations
Soviet blockade of Berlin
the Berlin Wall
the Great Depression
8
The ____ was constructed between West Berlin and East Berlin to stop the flow of refugees.
Berlin Blockade
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
9
Which of the following best describes what happened in Hungary and Czechoslovakia?
Both expanded communism
Both had revolts against communism
Both got independence
Both had leaders executed
10
The U.S. and the Soviet Union competed in all of the following areas EXCEPT:
proxy wars
space race
arms race
in heavy industry
11
All of the following are factors that led to the end of the Cold War EXCEPT:
Revolts in E. Europe were unchecked
Berlin Wall Falls
U.S. withdrew from the conflict
German reunification
12
How did the U.S. directly respond to attacks made on September 11, 200l?
U.S. invaded Iraq
U.S. became isolationist
U.S. launched a war against the Taliban in Afghanistan
U.S. immediately captured Osama bin Laden
13
To stop the spread of communism, the United States adopted a foreign policy of:
isolationism
appeasement
containment
military invasion
14
What type of revolution was carried out in China by Mao Zedong?
Tiananmen Square Protest
Boxer Revolution
Communist Revolution
15
How did the policy of deterrence prevent war?
time of relaxation of tensions
it stopped the spread of Communism
if nuclear weapons were used, they would be used in return
nuclear weapons formula was kept secret
16
Which alliance is depicted below?
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Allied Powers
Warsaw Pact
Communist Bloc
17
Another way the U.S. and Soviets competed is alliances. Which alliance is pictured below?
Axis Powers
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Truman Pact
18
In the Persian Gulf War, and in the Iraq War, the U.S. disapproved of whose actions?
Saddam Hussein
Yasser Arafat
Osama bin Laden
19
The U.S. faced an international crisis when 52 Americans were held hostage in:
Iran
Serbia
Russia
Czechoslovakia
20
In both the Korean War and the Vietnam War the U.S.:
attempted to prevent the spread of Communism
prevented a Soviet takeover
won
warded off the threat of the Chinese
21
What did people in the Tiananmen Square protests want?
democratic reform in China
private land ownership
better educational opportunities
the resignation of Deng Xiaoping
22
How did Mikhail Gorbachev′s policies of Glasnost and Perestroika affect the Soviet Union?
Soviet citizens demanded more economic and political freedom
Soviet influence increased in E.Europe
Soviet power centralized under a totalitarian dictator
Power of the Communist Party was strengthened
23
The ___ is the group of countries in Eastern Europe that came under control of the Soviet Union
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Communist Bloc
24
What changes did Nikita Khruschev make to the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin died?
He introduced democracy
He expanded Stalin's policies
He introduced capitalism
He undid Stalin's ruthless policies
25
The term "detante" refers to:
U.S. foreign policy in Korea
fall of Berlin Wall
improved relations between the U.S. and the S.U.
U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam
26
Like Brazil, many Latin American countries transitioned to _____ in the 1980s.
authoritarian governments
totalitarian governments
oligarchies
democracy
27
In 1948, what nation was established in the Middle East, leading to continuing conflict today?
Syria
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
28
Following World War II, which nation is considered an "economic miracle"?
Thailand
Japan
Vietnam
29
Under the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan,how did the U.S. plan to stop spread of Communism?
by providing economic aid
by building up nuclear weapons
by invading the Soviet Union
by blockading Berlin
30
_____ fought for an end to apartheid, and became South Africa's first black president.
Kwame Nkrumah
Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
F.W. de Klerk