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The Cold War 1955-1990
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1
Which action was condemned by both the USA and USSR?
Anglo-French attack on Egypt in 1956
Hungarian Uprising 1956
Bay of Pigs Invasion 1961
U-2 Incident 1960
2
All of the following were causes of the Sino-Soviet split EXCEPT
Soviet aid to North Vietnam
ideological differences
border disputes
issues over China's nuclear weapons development
3
U.S. involvement in the Vietnam Conflict increased in 1964 as a result of the
bombing of Cambodia
Tet Offensive
My Lai massacre
Tonkin Gulf Incident
4
The leaders of the Prague Spring hoped to
offer assistance to Hungarian freedom fighters
reverse de-Stalinization
achieve "Socialism in one country"
achieve "Socialism with a human face"
5
The European Common Market (EEC) was an outgrowth of
Helsinki Accords
Comecon
Warsaw Pact
the OEEC
6
What Chinese leader dramatically changed China into a modern, capitalist state?
Deng Xiaoping
Hua Kuo-Feng
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
7
A major long-term result of the Sino-Soviet split was
improved relations between China and the USA
an increase in USA-USSR tension in the Cold War
relaxation of Soviet control over satellite states
increased repression of minorities in USSR
8
An important result of the Cuban Missile Crisis was
the formation of the OAS
breakdown in Cuba-USSR relations
end of USA trade boycott of Cuba
the signing of the Partial Test Ban Treaty
9
A consequence of the U.S. policy of Vietnamization was that
China stopped aid to North Vietnam
Vietnam was united under one government
President Johnson resigned
the US military presence in Vietnam was increased
10
In 1956 the UN demanded the withdrawal from the Suez of the forces of Britain and
France and Israel
the USSR and Egypt
the USA and Israel
the USA and USSR
11
Mutually Assured Destruction referred to the idea that
no country could win a nuclear war
a limited nuclear war was possible
a conventional war would destroy all of Europe
each country had to destroy its own nuclear arsenal
12
Soviet suppression of freedoms in the satellite states was done under what policy?
the Helsinki Accords
the Brezhnev Doctrine
Ostpolitik
peaceful co-existence
13
The leaders who signed a peace treaty in 1979 after 30 years of hostility were
Carter and Castro
Kennedy and Mao Zedong
Reagan and Brezhnev
Begin and Sadat
14
The Hungarian Uprising and the Prague Spring were similar in that both
failed to achieve free elections in their countries
led to de-Stalinization
were assisted by NATO force
resulted in the deaths of their leaders
15
Public awareness of the brutality of the Vietnam conflict led to
more Americans volunteering to serve
the anti-war movement gaining strength in the USA
an increase in US military spending
increasing support from US allies
16
When the Chinese Red Guard started locking up educators it was part of what movement?
the Cultural Revolution
Chinese Civil War
the Great Leap Forward
Hundred Flower's campaign
17
Like the USA in Vietnam, the USSR was shown the limits of its power in
China
Hungary
Afghanistan
Czechoslovakia
18
Which event marked the break with Stalin's "cult of personality" in the USSR?
Krushchev's speech to the Party Congress
the Sino-Soviet split
the Hungarian revolt
the Warsaw Pact
19
The USA's attempts to contain the spread of communism in Asia were a result of?
detente
peaceful coexistence policy
the domino theory
the Eisenhower doctrine
20
In the final analysis, why did the USSR lose the Cold War?
It did not have the resources to compete
It lost the race for Space
It could not keep up with US weapons technology
its economic system was flawed
21
The USSR's failure to keep up with the USA in automation, computers and new technology explains
detente with the USA
the USSR's Five Year Plans
the end of perestroika
the launching of Sputnik
22
A direct result of the Camp David agreement was the
ending of the Yom Kippur War
release of US hostages from Iran
peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
removal of US forces from Israel
23
In 1957 the Eisenhower Doctrine gave the President the right to
extend economic aid to Korea
intervene militarily in the Middle East
provide aid to Europe
prevent the spread of communism in Latin America
24
The communist witch-hunt of the early 1950s in the U.S. was led by
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
Donald Trump
25
After Iraq invaded Kuwait, what action followed next, before the US bombed Iraq?
Saudi Arabia offered military support to Iraq
sent in peacekeepers
Israeli forces attacked Iraq
the UN imposed economic sanctions
26
In response to the Soviet installation of missiles in Cuba, the Kennedy administration
launched the Bay of Pigs invasion
ordered the bombing of the missile sites
imposed a naval quarantine on Cuba
installed missiles in Turkey
27
A major cause of the Russian Revolution (1917) and the decline of the USSR (1991) was
nationalist movements in Russia
economic weakness and food shortages
the refusal of leaders to reform
constant military defeats
28
When Gorbachev used the term "glasnost" he meant
a return to Stalinism
better relations with Eastern Europe
greater freedom of expression
detente with the West
29
Krushchev's policy of peaceful coexistence was an important cause of the
Sino-Soviet split
Cuban Missile Crisis
breakup of the Paris Summit
Korean War
30
East Germany attempted to reduce its economic problems in 1961 by
building the Berlin Wall
introducing a free market system
accepting US aid
opening its western borders
31
SALT, the Helsinki Accords and Ostpolitik all represent what policy?
detente
containment
isolationism
brinkmanship
32
Which of the following presidents is associated with the Great Society program?
Kennedy
Nixon
Johnson
Eisenhower
33
The USSR experienced a situation similar to the USA in Vietnam when they became involved in
Czechoslovakia
Korea
Poland
Afghanistan
34
Which of the following shows a direct cause-effect relationship?
Vietnam War-Great Society
Camp David Accords-Assassination of Sadat
Cuban Missile Crisis-Bay of Pigs invasion
Prague Spring-Invasion of Hungary
35
The US withdrawal of its forces from Vietnam was a result of the
Viet Cong victory in the Tet Offensive
Vietnamization policy
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
resignation of President Nixon