What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Near nuclear war b/t US & USSR cause USSR missiles in Cuba

What was the Great Leap Forward?

Rid of Soviet aid, Better Chinese agriculture and steel

What was the Warsaw Pact?

defense treaty b/t USSR & satellite states in Cent & E Euro

What is the Non-Aligned Movement?

group of states not aligned with/against any major power

Policy of US: keep out communism - everywhere

Which event did the UN focus on resolving during the Cold War? Which one did they ignore?

Suez Canal Crisis; Hungarian Uprising

Soviet $ aid to countries w/ communist influence

What happened to rebellious people under Brezhnev rule?

imprisoned, fled, killed, put in mental hospitals

Which hemispheres were influenced by each superpower?

US = Western Sphere; USSR = Eastern Sphere

Decentralize Soviet economy w/ market reforms

What was the Truman Doctrine?

US help any (dem) nation bullied by other countries (comm)

What is peaceful coexistence?

Policy of peace b/t opposing nations

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The Cold War - IB HL HOA

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1
Foreign Relations improved in USSR because of ...?
change in Russian leadership
change in heart of Castro
change in US foreign policy
change in heart of Mao
2
What were Brezhnev rebels called?
rebels
divergents
dissidents
insurgents
3
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Cuba was almost bombed by France
near nuclear war b/t US & China cause US missiles in Turkey
Cuba made nuclear bomb and bombed Canada
Near nuclear war b/t US & USSR cause USSR missiles in Cuba
4
What was the Great Leap Forward?
Rid of Soviet aid, Better Chinese agriculture and steel
Asking for Soviet guidance
5
True/False: In East Euro, USSR made Cominform to link various Communist parties
True
False
6
Maoism: Revolution led by ___?
the workers
the corrupt
the poor
the wealthy
7
What was the Warsaw Pact?
defense treaty b/t GB and France
defense treaty b/t US and USSR
defense treaty b/t USSR and China
defense treaty b/t USSR & satellite states in Cent & E Euro
8
Which 2 ideological differences led to Cold War?
Democracy & Communism
Maoism & Stalinism
Communism & Marxism
Democracy & Marxism
9
What was the Soviet reaction to NATO?
SEATO
Warsaw Pact
OCEANO
OHNO
10
True/False: USSR suffered an economic collapse?
False
True
11
What is the Non-Aligned Movement?
US movement states that they will never align with USSR Ever
group of states not aligned with/against any major power
12
True/False: the General Assembly was a US loophole in the UN
True
False
13
What is containment?
Policy of US: keep out communism - everywhere
US Policy: don't show fear to enemy
US Policy: keep out French influence on anyone
US policy: keep Stalin in a cage
14
What is Ronald Reagan's famous quote about the Berlin Wall?
"pull the switch"
"tear down this wall"
"take it down"
"I like it. It is a nicely constructed wall"
15
Who was the USSR alliance in the West?
Brazil
Texas
Cuba
Canada
16
Which event did the UN focus on resolving during the Cold War? Which one did they ignore?
Manchuria; Hungarian Uprising
Sino-Indian War; Suez Canal Crisis
Suez Canal Crisis; Hungarian Uprising
Hungarian Uprising; Suez Canal Crisis
17
What Soviet policy was created in reaction to the Marshall Plan?
SEATO
Warsaw Pact
COMECON
NATO
18
Finish quote: resembles the relationship b/t US & USSR in WWI & WWII: “the_of my enemy is my_”
enemy...friend
friend...friend
friend...enemy
enemy...enemy
19
True/False: USSR weapons were not mass produced
False
True
20
What was COMECON?
Soviet $ aid to US
Soviet $ aid to countries w/ communist influence
Soviet missile aid to Germany if join team
Soviet $ aid to Canada to kill Truman
21
Who are the two superpowers during this time?
France and Germany
US and GB
USS and USSR
US and USSR
22
What happened to rebellious people under Brezhnev rule?
imprisoned, fled, killed, put in mental hospitals
fed tea and crumpets then executed
23
True/False: Truman was peaceful; Roosevelt was hard-headed?
True
False
24
Stalinism: Revolution led by ___?
the poor
the corrupt
the workers
the leaders
25
How were US-USSR relations?
increasing tensions
increasing niceness
friendly
cordial
26
Was life under Brezhnev rule good?
Yes
No
27
True/False: Khrushchev attempted peace with China and US
True
False
28
Who placed missiles in Cuba (country)?
USSSR
USSR
US
USS
29
What does the Post-Revisionist view say?
Canada at fault
Cuba at fault
neither at fault
both at fault
30
Who did Chiang Kai-Shek lead?
People's Republic of China
Kuomintang
31
Was Bay of Pigs a success?
No
Yes
32
True/False: USSR experienced rebellions?
False
True
33
Which hemispheres were influenced by each superpower?
US = Eastern Sphere; GB = Western Sphere
US = Eastern Sphere; USSR = Western Sphere
US = Western Sphere; GB = Eastern Sphere
US = Western Sphere; USSR = Eastern Sphere
34
What was the time period of the Cold War?
1945-1965
1945-2016
1945-1989
1945-1975
35
Fill in: US believed that_led to Allied victory in WWII while USSR believed that_led to victory
democracy...socialism
communism...democracy
communism...marxism
democracy...communism
36
What is Perestroika?
decentralize Soviet government
Decentralize Soviet economy w/ market reforms
freedom of expression
openness
37
What was the massacre of an innocent Vietnam village by the US called?
Mee Lie Massacre
Vietnam Massacre
My Lai Massacre
38
True/False: Truman agreed with Roosevelt?
False
True
39
True/False: In West Euro, various organizations were made to attempt to achieve greater unity
True
False
40
What was the Truman Doctrine?
US help any (dem) nation bullied by other countries (comm)
US claiming Czechoslovakia as its new partner
US help any (comm) nation bullied by other countries (dem)
US help Czech destroy Hungary if USSR not get involved
41
Who said: As long as Stalin is in power, Cold War is inevitable?
Walter Ferber
Truman
Johnson
John Lewis Gaddis
42
What is peaceful coexistence?
Policy of peace b/t opposing nations
Join me or die
Policy of last country standing rules them all
Creating a motherland to rule together
43
Who is the US President credited with ending the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Kennedy
Nixon
Reagan
Johnson
44
True/False: Proxy wars led to boosted morale
False
True
45
Falklands War was between who?
UK and Argentina
France and Argentina
UK and Chile
France and Chile
46
What began the fall of USSR?
Fall of Great Wall
Fall of Grand Canyon
Fall of Iron Curtain
Fall of Berlin Wall
47
What happened at Tienanmen Square?
Government overthrow
Student uprising
48
Did the Great Leap Forward work?
Yes
No
49
Who said: "light at the end of the tunnel"
Johnson
Reagan
Eisenhower
Nixon
50
Who was the US alliance in the East?
Mongolia
China
Japan
Kurbekistan
51
What is Glasnost?
Freedom of Expression
Freedom to attack
Freedom to Bare arms
Free Market Economy
52
Which view says that it is the United States' fault?
Post-Revisionist
Orthodox
Revisionist
53
USSR breakdown was b/c of 3 external problems. Which 3?
Falklands, Glasnost, Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Blockade, Glasnost, Falklands
Berlin Blockade, Capitalist Pressure, Imperialistic Fall
Cuban Missile Crisis, Falklands, Capitalist Pressure
54
What is brinkmanship?
Approach idea of war to get other side to retreat
approach war so to make other side strike first
approach negotations to say "haha gonna bomb ya!"
approach war and say "just kidding"
55
Which view says that it is the Soviet Union's fault?
Orthodox
Post-Revisionist
Revisionist
56
True/False: US & USSR engaged in proxy wars
False
True
57
What was the Marshall Plan?
US $ aid to any country needs $ & willing to submit records
US give $ to USSR if back off
US $ help any country who wants to kill Stalin
US give $ to Germany to take out USSR
58
True/False: US & USSR engaged in Arms Race & Space Race
True
False
59
Which treaty said: no testing nukes in space, water, or atmosphere?
SALT
Nuclear Weapons Treaty
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Non-Proliferation Treaty
60
Who wanted "peace with honor"?
Nixon
Johnson
Reagan
Kennedy
61
What word(s) is(are) credited with ending the Cold War?
peaceful coexistence
detente
perestroika
brinkmanship
62
What allowed Hitler to focus on attacking the West?
Non-Aggression Pact
WW1
League of Nations
SALT
63
What did the Great Leap Forward lead to?
War
Soviet destruction
China = World Power
Failure and Starvation
64
Who was Mao's Soviet enemy?
Khrushchev
Stalin
Khruschev
Stalln
65
True/False: Roosevelt and Stalin were willing to negotiate?
False
True
66
What are the two major US policies?
Truman Doctrine ... Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact ... COMECON
Marshall Plan ... COMECON
Marshall Doctrine ... Truman Plan
67
What did the SALT Treaties/Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaties do/intend to do?
force Germany to give up all weapons
Force Russia to give up all weapons
give nukes to other countries
limit number, size, & shape of nukes per country
68
True/False: US used media (movies, cartoons, etc) to scare people about nuclear war?
True
False
69
What was the Long March?
Comm. Army marches to overtake Nationalist
Nationalist march to overtake Comm.
70
True/False: Stalin's rule had zero struggles?
True
False
71
5 Point Plan: Glasnost, Perestroika, Reform Comm. Party & KGB, and Renounce _____?
Marxism
Stalinization
Warsaw Pact
Brezhnev Doctrine
72
Why did they place missiles in Cuba?
B/C USSR missiles in Turkey
B/C US missiles in Hungary
B/C US missiles in Turkey
B/C USSR missiles in India
73
Sino-Soviet relations were great between...
Mao & Stalin
Mao & Lenin
Mao & Khrushchev
74
What did the US use to keep containment active?
Truman Doctrine; Warsaw Pact
Warsaw Pact; Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine; Marshall Plan
Fiend Treaty of Defense
75
True/False: Truman and Stalin got along great?
False
True
76
What is detente?
ease tension b/t USSR and GB
ease tension b/t USS and USSR
ease tension b/t US & France
Ease tension b/t US & USSR
77
True/False: UN was a US tool to override USSR veto and Communist views
True
False
78
What are the two major Soviet policies?
COMECON ... Southpaw Pact
Warsaw Pact ... NEON
Warsaw Pact ... COMECON
CANCOON ... Operation Warsaw
79
Who had the 5 Point Plan?
Brezhnev
Gorbachev
Breshnev
Ghorbachev

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