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UNIT 7 - COLD WAR REVIEW
UNIT 7 - COLD WAR REVIEW
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1
Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) won China's civil war
True
False
2
Which brutal communist group ran Cambodia and was responsible for killing over 2 million people?
Khmer Rouge
Nazis
Bolsheviks
Vietcong
3
the Soviet Union was part of NATO
True
False
4
Why did the USSR invade Afghanistan in the 1970s and 80s?
they wanted the US to boycott the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
they wanted full control of Middle Eastern oil
they desired a "proxy war" with the US
they wanted to re-establish a communist government
5
The Korean War started when South Korean troops, with US support, swept across the 38th parallel and invaded North Korea
True
False
6
During China's Cultural Revolution who did Mao Zedong consider the "new heroes" of China?
bankers who controlled the money
parents who controlled their children
peasants who worked with their hands
teachers who controlled education
7
Why did the US support Shah Reza Pahlavi in Iran and help him defeat Iranian Nationalists?
the US never supports nationalists in any country
he supported American businesses and Western European governments
the nationalists were anti-communists
he was by far the most popular leader in Iran
8
Douglas MacArthur was fired because he attempted to use the press and Congress to go over the president's head
False
True
9
A leader of Iran who challenged the United States
Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
Fidel Castro
Shah Reza Pahlavi
Leonid Brezhnev
10
The Truman Doctrine was the
policy of giving aid to countries threatened by communism
idea that the fall of one country to communism would lead to others falling
gradual replacement of troops with South Vietnamese troops
none of the above
11
Why was it relatively easy for the USSR to keep food/supplies from reaching West Berlin from the ground in 1948-1949?
all of the above
because East Berlin did not oppose Stalin
because Berlin was in the middle of Soviet controlled East Germany
the USSR had the superior military
12
Under Mikhail Gorbachev, what was the policy of glasnost?
the restructuring of the Soviet's economy
policy of openness to new ideas to help fix economic/social problems
a way to make the USSR a democracy
a policy to get rid of all communism in the USSR
13
Soviet leaders during the Cold War included this person who led shortly after Stalin's death
Ronald Reagan
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbechev
Leonid Brezhnev
14
Which tactic was NOT used by the superpowers during the Cold War in an effort to influence the 3rd world countries?
engaged in covert attacks (espionage)
provided military aid and built schools
threatened them with a nuclear attack
supported revolutions and counterrevolutions
15
When did China enter the Korean War?
When fighting got too close to their border
when MacArthur was fired by Truman
when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel
when the UN voted to intervene
16
The Domino Theory was the
policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism
idea that the fall of one country to communism would lead to others falling
policy of giving aid to countries threathened by communism
plan that gave aid to European countries to help recover from WWII
17
What led to the USSR's blockade of West Berlin?
Stalin wanted to keep West Berliners from entering East Berlin
the formation of NATO
the reunification of the three western zones of Germany
a U2 spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory
18
What event led to the US spending more on science education and technology?
the Soviets formed the Warsaw Pact with several other communist nations
Stalin and Mao signed a friendship treaty
the USSR launched the first space satellite called Sputnik
Cuban Missile Crisis
19
Stalin promised free elections in eastern Europe after WWII, but broke his promise, which contributed to the Cold War
False
True
20
Who did the Red Guards mainly target during the Cultural Revolution
foreign capitalists
parents
peasants
intellectuals
