The decision to build the Berlin Wall was made

to keep refugees escaping from East to West Berlin

How was Germany divided after World War II?

East (Soviets) and West (US, France, Britain)

What led to the British, French, and Israeli attack on Egypt?

The nationalization of the Suez Canal

Why was the Warsaw Pact created?

In response to Western Germany joining NATO

Between the death of Stalin and the rise of Gorbachev, the USSR

experienced some liberalization along with economic decline

Margaret Thatcher's popularity rose when she successfully prevented

Argentina from taking the Falklands

Was intended to rebuild European prosperity and stability

Drastic restructuring of the economy and party

How did the Allies respond to the East Berlin Blockade?

Airlifting supplies into Berlin

How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?

The US agreed to remove missiles from Turkey

Why did the US get involved in the Korean War?

To get Northern communists out of South Korea

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1
The decision to build the Berlin Wall was made
To restrict movements of spies
to keep refugees escaping from East to West Berlin
To illustrate the permanent separation of both sides
In response to the Korean War
2
How was Germany divided after World War II?
Germany was a completely sovereign state
East (Soviets) and West (US, France, Britain)
All controlled by the US
North (Soviet) and South (US)
3
What led to the British, French, and Israeli attack on Egypt?
The nationalization of the Suez Canal
The Soviet invasion of Cairo
The Soviet blockade of the Mediterranean Sea
The construction of the Aswan High Dam
4
Who succeeded Stalin after his death?
Nikita Khruschev
Mikhael Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Boris Yeltsin
5
Why was the Warsaw Pact created?
In response to Western Germany joining NATO
As a circumstance of the Nuremberg Trials
As a result of the Korean War
To further the nuclear arms development of the USSR
6
The belief that if a country falls to communism, the countries surrounding it will too.
Nuclear Arms Race
Domino Theory
Solidarity
Containment
7
Between the death of Stalin and the rise of Gorbachev, the USSR
Renounced repression in all satellite states
Solved its agricultural problems
Dismantled the KGB
experienced some liberalization along with economic decline
8
What was the Soviet policy of giving more political and social freedoms to the public?
Gulag
Glasnost
Perestroika
Solidarity
9
Who took power in Cuba in 1959?
Raul Castro
Pablo Escobar
Fidel Castro
Che Guevara
10
What did the Egyptians do once they started receiving aid from the Soviets?
Constructed the Suez Canal
Built up nuclear arms against Israel
Passed glasnost policies
Built the Aswan Dam
11
Margaret Thatcher's popularity rose when she successfully prevented
Japan from taking Taiwan
China from taking Hong Kong
India from taking Burma
Argentina from taking the Falklands
12
The Marshall Plan
was not considered a success
Was intended to rebuild European prosperity and stability
was viewed by Western Europe as Capitalist imperialism
supplied military aid to any country threatened by communism
13
Who proclaimed Vietnam's independence from France through a communist uprising?
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dien Diem
Dien Diem Phu
14
One of the most important causes of the Cold War after WWII was
Border disputes in Scandinavia
Ideological differences
Russian occupation of Italy
Rivalries with the Eastern bloc
15
Thatcherism stressed all of the following except
Reduced government spending
Sharp tax cuts
High interest rates
Nationalization of Industries
16
Perestroika meant
Political rule by a 3-person directorate
Abolishing the KGB and introducing political elections
Drastic restructuring of the economy and party
The rapid creation of a free market economy
17
How did the US tell the general public to protect themselves in the event of a nuclear attack?
Run and flee
Spray and sweep
Tuck and roll
Duck and Cover
18
How did the Allies respond to the East Berlin Blockade?
Smuggling refugees into West Berlin
Constructing the Berlin Wall
Invading Poland
Airlifting supplies into Berlin
19
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?
The US agreed to remove missiles from Turkey
US troops were placed on the Ukrainian border
The collapse of the Soviet Union
The successful Bay of Pigs invasion
20
Why did the US get involved in the Korean War?
To get Northern communists out of South Korea
To place nuclear silos on the surrounding islands
To access oil rights in South Korea
To set up position for the US to drop the bomb on Hirshima

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