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WH -- Cold War Exam Review
WH -- Cold War Exam Review
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1
Who led the communist takeover in China?
Jiang Jieshi
Ho Chi Minh
Joseph Stalin
Mao Zedong
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What major conflict between the US and Soviet Union did the Cold War center around?
Socialism vs Communism
Communism vs Feudalism
Communism vs Democracy
Democracy vs Capitalism
3
What happened to Vietnam once the United States left the war?
A peace treaty was signed, keeping the nation divided
Vietnam reunited as a democratic nation
None of the above
Vietnam reunited as one communist nation
4
Who did the United States support during the Korean War?
All of the Above
North Korea
China
South Korea
5
At what parallel did North and South Korea split?
38th Parallel
18th Parallel
37th Parallel
17th Parallel
6
At what event did the Chinese gov. use tanks and troops to end a protest, killing hundreds.
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Holocaust
Great Leap Forward
the Cultural Revolution
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1,500 Cuban exiles trained by the CIA invaded Cuba to remove Castro -- this failed --Is called?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Berlin Blockade
Tet Offensive
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What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The US blockaded ships coming into Cuba
All of the Above
The Soviet Union removed its missiles from Cuba
The US removed its missiles from Turkey
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What happened to the Soviet Union after its collapse in 1991?
Boris Yeltsin took leadership of Russia
Russia implemented an economic system more like capitalism
Many of the former Republics of the SU gained independence
All of the above
10
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Pledge to provide economic/military aid in Europe
Alliance designed to counter Soviet power in Europe
When military courts tried Nazi officials for war crimes
Massive effort to supply West Berlin by air
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The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan showed the US's Cold War policy of ____________
containment
detente
NATO
Iron Curtain
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Why did the US support South Korea?
They were non-communist
None of the above
They supported the US after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
They were communist
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What is the Iron Curtain in reference to?
Division of Germany into 4 occupied zones
Division in Europe btwn Communist East and Democratic West
The wall built separating East and West Berlin
Division in Europe btwn Democratic East and Communist West
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After WWII, Vietnam was split at what latitude?
17th Parallel
18th Parallel
38th Parallel
37th parallel
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Developing and maintaining military power to deter, or prevent an attack by the other is ______
Cuban Missile Crisis
Sputnik
detente
deterrence
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What event symbolized the falling apart of the Soviet Union?
Launch of Sputnik
Vietnam War
Bay of Pigs
Fall of the Berlin Wall
