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1
The purpose of both NATO and the Warsaw Pact is to
eliminate political corruption
establish a military alliance
discourage religious toleration
promote economic self sufficiency
2
Which of the following was NOT a member of NATO?
Britain
France
United States
Soviet Union
3
What was the Berlin Airlift?
German development of the atomic bomb
German development of the atomic bomb
first major international crises of the Cold War
reunification of East and West Germany
4
The Truman doctrine and NATO were United States' responses to the
concern about the partition of India in 1947
communist threat after WWII
Fear of economic depression after WWI
threat of the Nazis in the 1930s
5
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
an organization that promised financial aid to West Germany
mutual defense & military alliance with US & its allies
a peacekeeping body made up of member countries
a collective defense treaty among the USSR and their allies
6
The Nationalist Chinese retreated to what country after they lost the civil war?
Hong Kong
People's Republic of China
North Korea
Taiwan
7
The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing
funds for economic recovery
military assistance to Vietnam
nuclear weapons to NATO
government housing to refugees
8
What was the purpose of the Yalta Conference?
set up the Tokyo War Crimes Trials
create terms for a Japanese Surrender
re-establish the nations conquered and destroyed by Germany
holiday for the Big Three leaders
9
Who was the leader of the Nationalists in China?
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Syngman Rhee
Kim II Sung
10
Which region is most closely associated with the event it is paired?
South America- Munich Conference
Eastern Europe- Berlin Airlift
Central Asia -Crusades
East Asia- Balfour Declaration
11
Which of the following was
NOT
part of the fate of Poland agreed upon at the Yalta Conference?
Soviet Union could govern Poland if we got West Germany
US acknowledged the Soviet government set up in Poland
Polish leaders to be allowed back into the Polish government
Stalin would allow free elections in Poland
12
Who was defeated in the Chinese Civil War despite $2 billion in aid from the U.S.?
Communists
Soviets
Nationalists
Socialists
13
Which US foreign policy program gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
The Containment Policy
The Fair Deal
The Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
14
What did the Soviet Union set up in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany?
an embargo on wheat to NATO
Construction of the Berlin Wall
An atomic bomb
A Soviet blockade of West Berlin
15
The Marshall Plan in Western Europe after WWII strengthened the forces of
communism
democracy
autocracy
isolationism
16
NATO was originally formed to
defend western Europe from Soviet aggression
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
stop the flow of immigration between member nations
promote religious freedom
17
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of
free trade
collective security
isolation
appeasement
18
Imaginary line that split democratic Western Europe & communist Eastern Europe after WW2 was
prime meridian
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
line of demarcation
19
Who was the leader of the communists in China?
Mao Zedong
Kim II Sung
Syngman Rhee
Chiang Kai-shek
20
Although Mao won the hearts of Chinese peasants, he failed to win U.S. support because he
had cooperated with Japan during World War II.
was a Communist.
was a Nationalist.
was corrupt.
21
What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?
Satellite Nations
Iron Curtain
Stalin’s Wall
Soviet States
22
After WWII, Germany was partitioned into four areas under the control of
US, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union
Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, and Spain
US, Great Britain, France, and Canada
Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, and Canada
23
What was the Truman Doctrine?
allowed Congress to question loyalty of federal employees
provided aid to countries fighting Communist uprisings
provided aid to help rebuild war torn countries in Europe
provided aid specifically to East Germany to stop communism
24
In the 1950s, what was the status of most countries in Eastern Europe
satellites of the Soviet Union
participants in the Marshall Plan
allies of the United States
members of the Common Market
25
Stalin, Churchill and FDR met here in 1945 to plan the reorganization of Europe after WWII
Geneva Conference
Paris Conference
UN Conference
Yalta Conference
26
The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
NATO
27
Leader of communist Soviet Union.
Romanov Family
Rasputin
Czar Nicholas
Joseph Stalin
28
During the Cold War, nations that adopted a policy of nonalignment believed they should
Be exempt from United Nations decisions
follow a course independent of the superpowers
reject international environmental treaties
restrict trade with neighboring countries
29
The purpose of both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan was to
prevent the spread of communism
support the construction of the Iron Curtain
attempt to solve world hunger
increase membership of the United Nations
30
What is the policy of containment?
US Cold War policy to overthrow communist governments
US Cold War policy to take down the Soviet Union
Policy to establish democracy in former communist countries
US Cold War policy to prevent the spread of communism
31
Which group of countries became Soviet satellites after WWII?
France, Spain, Great Britain
Switzerland, Austria, Belgium
Turkey, Greece, Italy
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary