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Cold War Regents review questions.
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1
Which development took place in China under Mao Zedong?
People adopted the practice of ancestor worship
Four Modernizations were the basis for economic reform
Communist teachings were required in all schools/colleges
the family became the dominant force in society
2
Which is generally a characteristic of a communist economy?
entrepreneurs sell shares in their companies to the gov't
role of gov't in economy is restricted by law
gov't agencies are involved in production planning
investment encouraged by promise of large profits
3
The economic policies of the Soviet Union traditionally emphasized the production of
building materials for luxury housing
consumer goods
heavy industrial goods
automobiles for export
4
The massive aid package offered by the US to Europe to help countries rebuild after WWII was
The Yalta Conference
The Marshall Plan
Reparations
Wilson's Fourteen Points
5
The invasion of Hungary by the Soviets and the building of the Berlin Wall are examples of
Cold War era conflicts
Marshall Plan effects
Truman Doctrine failures
United Nations Security Council resolutions
6
The military alliance between the USSR and seven satellite nations in Eastern Europe was the
Warsaw Pact
Wilson's Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
Nazi-Soviet Pact
7
After world war II, the Soviet Union established satellites in Eastern Europe to
Expand its power and control over Eastern Europe
Establish democratic governments in Eastern European nations
Support remaining Fascist governments in Eastern Europe
Preserve capitalism in Eastern Europe
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Formation of NATO, separation of Germany and the Korean War were immediate reactions to
Japanese military aggression in the 1930s
ethnic conflict and civil war in Africa in the 1950s
communist expansion after WWII
the rise of German nationalism after WWI
9
Competition between the US and USSR in which each country was trying to build bigger weapons
Blitzkrieg
Cuban Missile Crisis
Holocaust
Arms Race
10
In Eastern Europe during the 50s and 60s, the USSR responded to challenges to its control by
granting independence to its satellite nations
imposing prompt and severe repression
allowing free elections, when necessary
obtaining United Nations assistance
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Which system was used by both Stalin and Mao Zedong to advance economic growth in their country
mixed
traditional
market
command
12
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were designed to
restore democratic rule in Hawaii
prevent Iraq's takeover of Kuwait
promote economic and political stability in Europe
end German demands for the Sudentenland
13
In the 30 years after WWII, which area was most influenced by the Soviet Union?
Eastern Europe
Central America
Southeast Asia
North Africa
14
1 similarity between Stalin's Five Year plans & Mao's Great Leap Forward was that both tried to
increase industrial production
correct environmental pollution
strengthen international trade
privatize the ownership of land
15
One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to
promote reunification of East and West Germany
complete the post-WWII rebuilding of Berlin
keep East Germans from fleeing to Western sector of Berlin
meet the requirements of NATO
16
US strategy of keeping communism within its existing boundaries to prevent further expansion
Reunification
Imperialism
Containment
Nationalism
17
Period of time when US found out about USSR secretly shipping and keeping missiles in Cuba
NATO
Truman Doctrine
Cuban Missile Crisis
Yalta Conference
18
Which headline concerning the Soviet Union refers to a Cold War event?
"Yeltsin Assumes Power"
"Warsaw Pact Formed"
"Germany Invades the USSR"
"Trotsky Forms Red Army"
19
During China's Cultural Revolution, a major goal of the Red Guard was to
enforce the teachings of Mao Zedong
promote trade and free enterprise
encourage cooperation with the Soviet Union
revive traditional loyalty to the emperor
20
The goal of Mao's Great Leap Forward was to
modernize China's economy by dividing China into communes
introduce capitalism to the Chinese economy
eliminate state-owned industries in rural China
develop foreign export industries in China's coastal centers
21
The political climate of the Cold War caused the world's superpowers to
cooperate in halting the spread of communism
compete economically and militarily
colonize Africa and Asia
protect human rights
22
Imaginary line that divided Communist Eastern Europe from Democratic Western Europe
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
Satellite Nation
23
Chaing Kai-Shek lost the support of the Chinese people mainly because he
ignored the needs of the peasant population
defeated the forces of Deng Xiaoping
signed an alliance with Great Britain
refused to accept support from foreign nations
24
The term "iron curtain" refers to the
no-fly zone in northern Iraq after the Persian Gulf War
scars left on the land by the trenches of WWI
border established between India and Pakistan after WWII
western boundary of Soviet domination during the Cold War
25
The relaxation of Cold War tensions during the 1970's
Cease Fire Agreement
Containment
Armistice
Détente
26
After WWII, the USSR controlled many Eastern European nations mainly because these nations were
Members of NATO
Near warm-water ports on the Mediterranean Sea
Extensions of Communist power
A source of new technology and skilled labor
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The Chinese Communists gained control of China primarily due to the support of the
warlords
foreigners
peasants
landed elite
