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A quiz over the Cold War from Truman to Reagan
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Gorbochov's attempt to modify the economy of the USSR that included limited privatization
babuska
glasnost
detente
peristroika
2
The launch of Sputnik resulted in which of the following?
creation of NASA
Bay of Pigs
creation of NATO
peristroika
3
Coined by Winston Churchill, this referred to areas under Soviet control.
satellites
Berliners
iron curtain
containment bloc
4
The Soviets appeared to be winning the Space Race when
Telstar was launched
The Mir became operational
Yuri Gergerin walked on the Moon
Sputnik I was launched
5
The destruction of which of the following signaled the end of the Cold War?
Sputnik
the Soviet space station
the Kremlin
the Berlin Wall
6
In China, this plan reinforced communism by humiliating or executing dissenters
Huang He
The Great Revolution
cultural revolution
Hunan Cho
7
Kruschev ordered this when the West refused to surrender the area under its control.
suppression of Hungarian revolt
nuclear missiles in Cuba
construction of Berlin Wall
nuclear missiles in Turkey
8
The French Reign of Terror and the Chinese Cultural Revolution were alike in that
Both used violence and death to silence critics
Both led to the fall of their nation
both were humane in their efforts
both used the guillotine for executions
9
What did Stalin's Five Year Plan and the Great Leap Forward have in common?
redistribution of land to peasants
a desire to increase agricultural and industrial output
they increased the morale of the people
long term increase in both agriculture and industry
10
A plan for collective security of democratic countries against Soviet aggression
Warsaw Pact
NATO
OAS
UN
11
Reagan advised the Soviets that this would render the Soviet missiles useless.
SALT
U.N.C.L.E.
SDI
NATO
12
Negotiations between the US and the USSR on control of weapons
NATO
Warsaw Pact
SALT
Plan B
13
The US and the Soviet Union came extremely close to nuclear war during this incident.
launch of Sputnik
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
14
Which of these were built when Pr. Eisenhower insisted they were critical for national defense?
the Iron Curtain
Hadrian's Wall
the US Interstate Highway System
the Berlin Wall
15
Countries that were under the control of the Soviet Union were called
minions
satellites
spheres of influence
anchors
16
This was a major reason for US involvement in the proxy wars in Vietnam and Korea
Domino theory
the Marshall Plan
the Truman Doctrine
M.A.D.
17
Began when Ho Chi Minh attacked the Diem regime for cancelling unification elections.
Operation Rolling Thunder
Cambodia invasion
Korean War
Vietnam War
18
Which of the following would best describe the Marshall Plan?
US assistance for economic recovery in war-torn Europe
A plan to build interstate highways in Europe
Military advisers and equipment to fight communism
a war plan for using nuclear weapons against the USSR
19
De'tente can best be described as
secret negotiations
a system of spy satellites
a nuclear arms treaty
diplomacy
20
Which of the following pairs of leaders opposed each other during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Kruschev and Reagan
Breshnev and Kennedy
Kruschev and Kennedy
Gorbachov and Reagan
21
A Marxist would follow which political philosophy?
Social Contract
Socialism
Communism
Democracy
22
Reagan contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union by convincing the Soviets we had
a Doomsday machine
twice as many nuclear weapons as them
ways to jam Soviet satellite transmissions
an near operational SDI
23
Chinese peasants tended to support communism because
the Nationalist government supported the Soviets
The communists divided land with them
communists promised the peasants jobs in the cities
the communists promised them democratic elections
24
What did the USSR, North Korea, and China have in common?
Democratic Republics
Communism
Mandarin Chinese
peristroika
25
The fall of the Roman Empire and the USSR both showed
powerful weapons will always win
that spies are of little help in preserving nations
empires can be toppled by outside and inside pressures
empires can only be maintained through conquest
26
Foreign policy that kept the US and the USSR on the verge of war
proxy wars
brinksmanship
SALT plan
Truman Doctrine
27
Kruschev's easing of restrictions on Soviet citizens personal freedoms beginning in the 1950s.
cultural revolution
glasnost
5 year plan
de-Stalinization
28
When the US appeared to be losing the space race, president Kennedy committed to
putting a man on the moon before 1970
cooperation with the Soviets in building a space station
freeing Cuba from Communism
support for the Bay of Pigs invasion
29
The CIA and KGB were both
spy agencies
types of satellites
economic indicators
arms manufacturers
30
Which of the following US presidents is responsible for opening up relations with China?
Carter
Johnson
Nixon
Reagan
31
Fidel Castro is/was the leader of which country?
Afghanistan
Cuba
Haiti
Soviet Union
