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1
Which option BEST describes the Great Leap Forward's impact on food production in China?
Food production increased due to gov't management
Agricultural communes increased Chinese food production
Ineffective farming methods caused peasants to starve
Bad weather caused food production to plummet
2
Nations EAST of the Iron Curtain were under the supervision and influence of ________________.
Poland
The USA
China
The USSR
3
Which political group attempted to exterminate the CCP during the 1920's?
KGB
NATO
CMT
KMT
4
After WWII, what was the name of the imaginary line that separated east and west Europe?
Iron Curtain
Steel Moat
Red Coast
Maginot Line
5
During the 1930's in China, what was the Long March?
Communist retreat that solidified the leadership of Mao
The invasion of western China by the CCP
A protest march supporting the adoption of communism
Recruitment effort that expanded the size of the Red Army
6
What was the name of the US initiative to give financial aid to European nations after WWII?
Marshall Plan
Churchill Plan
Truman Plan
Gurkey Plan
7
Nations WEST of the Iron Curtain tended to have independent ___________ governments.
Democratic
Communist
Corrupt
Totalitarian
8
Which group was NOT a target of the purges that took place during the Cultural Revolution?
Chinese Peasants & Farmers
Chinese Government Officials
Chinese Military Officials
Chinese Communist Party
9
Which nation won the first year of the space race (1957)?
The USSR
China
The USA
Great Britain
10
What was the purpose of forming the NATO alliance after WWII?
Prevent the expansion of communism into western Europe
Share financial resources in order to rebuild Europe
Catch up with the USSR in the space race
Organize an invasion across the Iron Curtain
11
How do you think Mao Zedong should be remembered?
VILLIAN
HERO
12
What impact did the Great Leap Forward have on China's population from 1958 - 1961?
China's population grew to over 700,000,000 people
Modernization caused birth rates & populations to spike
Over 30 million people died of starvation in three years
The population of China remained roughly the same
13
Which of the following statements is NOT true about Mao Zedong's Long March?
The trip decreased support for the CCP in rural areas
The march allowed China to eventually become communist
Many people died during the 6,000 mile journey
Mao Zedong gained many followers along the trip
14
Which option BEST identifies the importance of Mao Zedong during the Cold War?
He was a famous poet who wrote about communism
He successfully defeated the United States in the Cold War
He was the Chinese ambassador to the USSR
He was the founder/leader of the Communist Party in China
15
Which option BEST describes the industrial impact of the Great Leap Forward?
Home furnaces produced useless steel & destroyed property
Backyard furnaces increased the availability of hard steel
China surpassed US steel production in 15 years
Millions died from the dangers of steel production
16
Which nation do you feel was more responsible for starting the Cold War?
USA
USSR
17
Which of the following nations was NOT in the NATO alliance by 1955?
Greece
Norway
Italy
Czechoslovakia
18
Which nation provided important early financial & intellectual support for the CCP?
Japan
Great Britain
The USA
The USSR
19
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Marshall Plan?
The plan was meant to help rebuild & stabilize Europe
The plan prevented the spread of communism into Poland
The plan was meant to help contain the spread of communism
The plan did not give money to communist nations
20
What was the name of the first Cold War alliance that formed after WWII?
N.O.R.A.D.
The Red Bloc
N.A.T.O.
The Warsaw Pact
21
What were the main goals of Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward?
Decrease the number of non-communist in China
Modernize the production of food & steel in China
Increase the percentage of people who owned land in China
Expand the construction of cities in China
22
Which option BEST defines the Cultural Revolution that took place during the 1960's in China?
An attempt to expose peasants to outside democratic ideas
A period where China celebrated its oldest traditions
An effort to teach the Chinese language in other nations
An attack on those who did not support Chinese communism
23
Which of the following statements about Mao Zedong's Red Guard is NOT true?
Many members of the Red Guard were children
The Red Guard shut down schools, governments, and factories
The Red Guard targeted & killed many counter-revolutionists
The Red Guard restored traditional ideas/religion by force
24
Which nation built the greatest number of nukes during the first decade of the Cold War?
The USA
They Built Equal Amounts
The USSR
France
25
By 1990, which nation possessed the greatest number of nukes at the end of the Cold War?
It was a tie
Poland
The USSR
The USA
