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Cold War & Decolonization Test Review
Cold War & Decolonization Test Review
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1
The reunification in 1990 of which country led to the official end of the Cold War?
Korea
Ireland
Vietnam
Germany
2
Israel was created in 1948 after Jewish soldiers forcibly invaded Palestine
True
False
3
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Iranian Hostage Crisis
The US hostages were held in Iran for over a year
It was during Jimmy Carter's Presidency
It was ordered by Ayatollah Khomeini during the Iranian Revolution
It led to an invasion of Iran, until a ceasefire was ordered after 2 years
4
Which three countries were involved in the Camp David Accord
United States, Israel and Egypt
Palestine, Iraq, Syria
United States, Iraq and Iran
Iran, Iraq, Israel
5
She was the first female Prime Minister of the UK and also the longest serving one in the 20th century
Angela Merkel
Theresa May
Indira Gandhi
Margaret Thatcher
6
"Iran is an island of stability in an otherwise trouble area of the world."
John F. Kennedy
Joe Biden
Abraham Lincoln
Jimmy Carter
7
In response to Stalin's blockade around Berlin, the US did nothing, using the policy of appeasement
True
False
8
This movement started in 1890 as a reaction to the Dreyfus Affair and called for the Jews to have their own nation
Progressivism
The Industrial Revolution
The Populists
Zionist Movement
9
All of the following were female leaders in South Asia EXCEPT.....
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Imre Nagy
Indira Gandhi
Benazir Bhutto
10
Harry Truman created the U.S. Interstate Highway System
False
True
11
This concept was confirmed after the Vietnam War when Cambodia and Laos fell to Communism
The Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Appeasement
The Non-Aligned Movement
12
Which of the following countries were allies with North Korea during the Korean War?
Germany and Austrio-Hungary
USSR and China
United Nations and the US
The Ottoman Empire
13
The Watergate Scandal was where two innocent people were killed at the DNC Headquarters and the FBI were involved.
False
True
14
Many people saw John F. Kennedy's youth as being a new era of young people getting involved in politics
True
False
15
This US President served at the height of the Cold War and most of his political relations were with Cuba and the USSR
Abraham Lincoln
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
FDR
16
All of the following men led
NONVIOLENT
movements in the 20th century EXCEPT....
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mohandas Gandhi
Nelson Mandela
Malcolm X
17
The Korean War ended when the Communist North Koreans were pushed back to China and the President dropped a nuke
False
True
18
What type of government was established in Iran after the Iranian Revolution?
Theocracy
Democracy
Monarchy
Communist Regime
19
In 1958, Mao Zedong initiated a program that confiscated peasant land and collectivized agriculture. What was it called?
Cultural Revolution
Mao's New Course
The Socialist Reformation
The Great Leap Forward
20
What iconic line was uttered by Ronald Reagan in Berlin in 1987?
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
Ich bin ein Berliner
Berlin is an island of stability
I am not a crook
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“Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon