The United States in the Vietnam and the Soviet Union’s in Afghanistan were motivated mainly by

support governments that would remain strong allies

Which statement best describes most Eastern European countries immediately after WWII?

Buffer zone by the U.S.S.R. to protect Soviet borders.

Which of the following events occurred FIRST?

The Soviet Union launches the satellite, SPUTNIK, into space

All of the following are true statement about the Yalta Conference in February of 1945 EXCEPT:

The “Big Three” included Stalin, Churchill and Hitler.

The Bay of Pigs was the name given to

an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by the U.S.

The areas described as being the Soviet Union’s “satellites” were all located

on the eastern side of the iron curtain

The phrase “iron curtain” refers to:

Division between Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe

The goal of the policy of Vietnamization was to

allow an American withdrawal from Vietnam

Nikita Khrushchev is remembered for his policy of destalinization, which

Purged the country of Stalin’s memory

The Soviets blockaded West Berlin in an effort to prevent

Marshall Plan aid to West Berlin

The Strategic Defensive Initiative, “Star Wars”, was designed to:

Protect Americans against enemy missiles

The Truman Doctrine was designed to:

contain the spread of communism

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1
The United States in the Vietnam and the Soviet Union’s in Afghanistan were motivated mainly by
stop the expansion of Japan into the Middle East
establish independent nation-states in the regions
exploit the mineral resources of the regions
support governments that would remain strong allies
2
Which statement best describes most Eastern European countries immediately after WWII?
the capitalist economy helps them to emerge as a superpower
The adopted democratic reforms in their political systems
Buffer zone by the U.S.S.R. to protect Soviet borders.
They became dependent on aid provided by the Marshall Plan
3
All of the following were U.S. attempts to stop the spread of communism EXCEPT
the Truman Doctrine
the policy of containment
the Marshall Plan
the Iron Curtain
4
In 1949, under the leadership of Mao Zedong, China became
a monarchy
a U.S. colony
a democracy
communist
5
Which of the following events occurred FIRST?
The Soviet Union launches the satellite, SPUTNIK, into space
The first American orbits the earth.
Russian cosmonauts spend 366 days on MIR space station
The U.S. successfully lands an astronaut on the moon.
6
When the US and the USSR refuse to become involved in direct military conflict with eachother
War of attrition
War of expansion
UN Peace keepers War
Proxy war
7
A term of hostility between the US and the Soviet Union in the decades following World War II.
Brinkmanship
Iron Curtain
Cold War
Korean War
8
All of the following are true statement about the Yalta Conference in February of 1945 EXCEPT:
The “Big Three” included Stalin, Churchill and Hitler.
Plans were made for the creation of the United Nations
Postwar Europe and the division of Germany were discussed
Stalin will allow free elections in Eastern Europe
9
The Bay of Pigs was the name given to
an unsuccessful revolution in Cuba led by Fidel Castro
a conflict over Cuba’s strong desire for a capitalist system
an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by the U.S.
Cuba’s attempted nuclear attack on the U.S.
10
The two new superpowers after World War II were:
China and Japan
Italy and Germany
North Korea and North Vietnam
USA and USSR
11
The Cold War can be described as a struggle between
Democracy & Fascism
Democracy & Communism
Communism & Socialism
Aristocracies & Monarchies
12
The areas described as being the Soviet Union’s “satellites” were all located
in Southeast Asia
in the Third World
on the eastern side of the iron curtain
on the Balkan Peninsula
13
After WWII, Korea was divided between the communist North and the non-communist South at the:
Line of Demarcation
17th Parallel
Western Front
38th Parallel
14
In an effort to stop the spread of communism, Harry S. Truman adopted a foreign policy known as
Isolationism
Détente
Appeasement
Containment
15
The phrase “iron curtain” refers to:
the building of the Great Wall of China to protect China
the Nazi concentration camps
A flu epidemic that killed millions of people during WWII
Division between Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe
16
The goal of the policy of Vietnamization was to
unify North & South Vietnam
allow an American withdrawal from Vietnam
increase American involvement in Vietnam
defeat Communists in Vietnam
17
Nikita Khrushchev is remembered for his policy of destalinization, which
All of the above
Renamed various cities and landmarks after Stalin
Emphasized the memory of Stalin in positive terms
Purged the country of Stalin’s memory
18
this was the idea that if one nation fell to communism so would its neighbors.
Vietnamization
collectivization
containment
domino theory
19
The Soviet Union and several other communist nations formed this rival alliance to NATO.
U.S.S.R.
East Alliance
Iron Curtain Club
Warsaw Pact
20
The policy of détente was mainly intended to
call world attention to abuses of human rights
stop communism
reduce Cold War tensions
solidify U.S. relations with its economic allies
21
The Soviets blockaded West Berlin in an effort to prevent
U.S. spy flights over Soviet territory
Marshall Plan aid to West Berlin
reunification of Germany
the formation of NATO
22
The 1947 plan to aide Europe which was devised by the U.S. Secretary of State is knowns as:
European Economic Aid Plan
US Foreign Aid Policy
“Help Europe” Plan
Marshall Plan
23
The Strategic Defensive Initiative, “Star Wars”, was designed to:
Further Russian-American collaboration
Promote further space exploration
Protect Americans against enemy missiles
Limit space exploration to unmanned missions
24
The Truman Doctrine was designed to:
contain the spread of communism
create an alliance with the Soviet Union
create funds to build nuclear weapons
build satellites and space shuttles

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