The Soviets blockaded West Berlin in an effort to prevent

Marshall Plan aid to West Berlin

The Bay of Pigs was the name given to

an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by the U.S.

Which statement best describes most Eastern European countries immediately after WWII?

Buffer zone by the U.S.S.R. to protect Soviet borders.

The United States in the Vietnam and the Soviet Union’s in Afghanistan were motivated mainly by

support governments that would remain strong allies

The Truman Doctrine was designed to:

contain the spread of communism

The goal of the policy of Vietnamization was to

allow an American withdrawal from Vietnam

The areas described as being the Soviet Union’s “satellites” were all located

on the eastern side of the iron curtain

The Strategic Defensive Initiative, “Star Wars”, was designed to:

Protect Americans against enemy missiles

Which of the following events occurred FIRST?

The Soviet Union launches the satellite, SPUTNIK, into space

Nikita Khrushchev is remembered for his policy of destalinization, which

Purged the country of Stalin’s memory

The phrase “iron curtain” refers to:

Division between Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe

All of the following are true statement about the Yalta Conference in February of 1945 EXCEPT:

The “Big Three” included Stalin, Churchill and Hitler.

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1
In 1949, under the leadership of Mao Zedong, China became
a monarchy
a democracy
a U.S. colony
communist
2
The Soviets blockaded West Berlin in an effort to prevent
reunification of Germany
the formation of NATO
Marshall Plan aid to West Berlin
U.S. spy flights over Soviet territory
3
The Bay of Pigs was the name given to
an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by the U.S.
Cuba’s attempted nuclear attack on the U.S.
a conflict over Cuba’s strong desire for a capitalist system
an unsuccessful revolution in Cuba led by Fidel Castro
4
When the US and the USSR refuse to become involved in direct military conflict with eachother
UN Peace keepers War
War of expansion
War of attrition
Proxy war
5
A term of hostility between the US and the Soviet Union in the decades following World War II.
Korean War
Iron Curtain
Cold War
Brinkmanship
6
All of the following were U.S. attempts to stop the spread of communism EXCEPT
the Iron Curtain
the policy of containment
the Marshall Plan
the Truman Doctrine
7
The Soviet Union and several other communist nations formed this rival alliance to NATO.
Iron Curtain Club
U.S.S.R.
Warsaw Pact
East Alliance
8
Which statement best describes most Eastern European countries immediately after WWII?
They became dependent on aid provided by the Marshall Plan
Buffer zone by the U.S.S.R. to protect Soviet borders.
The adopted democratic reforms in their political systems
the capitalist economy helps them to emerge as a superpower
9
The 1947 plan to aide Europe which was devised by the U.S. Secretary of State is knowns as:
US Foreign Aid Policy
European Economic Aid Plan
“Help Europe” Plan
Marshall Plan
10
The United States in the Vietnam and the Soviet Union’s in Afghanistan were motivated mainly by
stop the expansion of Japan into the Middle East
support governments that would remain strong allies
exploit the mineral resources of the regions
establish independent nation-states in the regions
11
this was the idea that if one nation fell to communism so would its neighbors.
collectivization
Vietnamization
containment
domino theory
12
The Truman Doctrine was designed to:
create funds to build nuclear weapons
create an alliance with the Soviet Union
build satellites and space shuttles
contain the spread of communism
13
The goal of the policy of Vietnamization was to
allow an American withdrawal from Vietnam
defeat Communists in Vietnam
unify North & South Vietnam
increase American involvement in Vietnam
14
The areas described as being the Soviet Union’s “satellites” were all located
on the Balkan Peninsula
on the eastern side of the iron curtain
in the Third World
in Southeast Asia
15
The Strategic Defensive Initiative, “Star Wars”, was designed to:
Promote further space exploration
Further Russian-American collaboration
Protect Americans against enemy missiles
Limit space exploration to unmanned missions
16
After WWII, Korea was divided between the communist North and the non-communist South at the:
17th Parallel
Western Front
38th Parallel
Line of Demarcation
17
The two new superpowers after World War II were:
North Korea and North Vietnam
China and Japan
Italy and Germany
USA and USSR
18
Which of the following events occurred FIRST?
The Soviet Union launches the satellite, SPUTNIK, into space
The U.S. successfully lands an astronaut on the moon.
Russian cosmonauts spend 366 days on MIR space station
The first American orbits the earth.
19
The Cold War can be described as a struggle between
Aristocracies & Monarchies
Communism & Socialism
Democracy & Communism
Democracy & Fascism
20
The policy of détente was mainly intended to
call world attention to abuses of human rights
solidify U.S. relations with its economic allies
reduce Cold War tensions
stop communism
21
Nikita Khrushchev is remembered for his policy of destalinization, which
Renamed various cities and landmarks after Stalin
All of the above
Emphasized the memory of Stalin in positive terms
Purged the country of Stalin’s memory
22
The phrase “iron curtain” refers to:
the building of the Great Wall of China to protect China
the Nazi concentration camps
A flu epidemic that killed millions of people during WWII
Division between Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe
23
All of the following are true statement about the Yalta Conference in February of 1945 EXCEPT:
Plans were made for the creation of the United Nations
Stalin will allow free elections in Eastern Europe
The “Big Three” included Stalin, Churchill and Hitler.
Postwar Europe and the division of Germany were discussed
24
In an effort to stop the spread of communism, Harry S. Truman adopted a foreign policy known as
Appeasement
Détente
Containment
Isolationism

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