pres. of US during the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis

Who was Nikita Khrushchev?

Leader of Soviet Union during Cuban Missile Crisis

One way in which the Great Leap forward and the 4 Modernizations are similar is each attempted:

increase farm and factory output

1 reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented policies of glasnost and perestroika in USSR was to:

encourage political discussion and economic reform

A policy of lessening Cold War tensions

the willingness to go to the edge of war

The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing:

funds for economic recovery in war-torn European natoins

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to:

defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression and communism

leader who instituted Great Leap Forward and Cultural Rev

The primary purpose of the United Nations is to:

resolve conflicts between nations peacefully

One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:

Keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western Berlin

One way in which the Korean War and the Vietnam War are similar is that both

developed from Cold War tensions

Soviet policy of openness to free movement of ideas and info

Who was General Douglas MacArthur?

Initialized the democratization & demilitarization of Japan

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1
Who was JFK?
pres. of US during the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis
leader of US during Vietnam War
British prime min to defeat Argentina in Falkland Islands
installed the policies of glasnost and perestroika
2
When Mao took over China he instituted the ________ as an economic program.
Warsaw Pact
Long March
Great Leap Forward
Cultural Revolution
3
Who was Nikita Khrushchev?
Leader of Soviet Union during Cuban Missile Crisis
Prime Minister of India
Leader in charge of rebuilding Japan after WWII
Leader of China
4
The Chinese Communists were able to gain control of China was primarily due to the support of:
peasants
landed elite
warlords
foreigners
5
One way in which the Great Leap forward and the 4 Modernizations are similar is each attempted:
strengthen economic ties with communist neighbors
increase farm and factory output
develop democratic government
reduce the gap between rich and poor
6
1 reason Mikhail Gorbachev implemented policies of glasnost and perestroika in USSR was to:
destroy the power of the opposition party
dominate the governments of Eastern Europe
eliminate freedom of speech and press
encourage political discussion and economic reform
7
Dentente
policy of openness to the free flow of ideas and information
willingness to go to the edge of war
A policy of lessening Cold War tensions
developing nations who not aligned with either superpower
8
Brinkmanship
a policy of lessening Cold War Tensions
the willingness to go to the edge of war
Agreement between Israel and Palestinians
a Soviet policy of openness to the free flow of ideas/info
9
Which incident ultimately led to the US entering the Vietnam War?
Gulf of Tonkin
Bay of Pigs
The Long March
Cuban Missile Crisis
10
The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing:
government housing to refugees
funds for economic recovery in war-torn European natoins
military assistance in Vietnam
nuclear weapons to NATO members
11
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to:
promote religious freedom
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
spread communism to each member nation
defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression and communism
12
Who was Mao Zedong?
Leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Stalin
leader of independence movement in Kenya
leader who instituted Great Leap Forward and Cultural Rev
Prime Minister of India
13
Which came first for both the US and USSR?
Hydrogen bomb
Atomic Bomb
14
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the:
strength of the Warsaw Pact
end of the Cold War
power of the European Union
collapse of the Taliban
15
The primary purpose of the United Nations is to:
control world gain prices
unite all nations militarily through alliances
resolve conflicts between nations peacefully
promote democratic governments
16
One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:
Keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western Berlin
Complete the post WWII rebuilding of Berlin
promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
Meet the requirements of North Atlantic Treaty Organization
17
One way in which the Korean War and the Vietnam War are similar is that both
attempted to remove French imperialists from power
developed from Cold War tensions
resulted in unification of 2 formerly independent nations
reflected the success of the Western policy of containment
18
Glasnost
the willingness to go to the edge of war
Idea of nuclear warfare
Soviet policy of openness to free movement of ideas and info
US policy of containment against USSR
19
Who was General Douglas MacArthur?
Initialized the democratization & demilitarization of Japan
1st Prime Minister of Japan
Leader of Great Leap Forward
Became 1st Prime Minister of Kenya
20
I am the leader of Great Britain during the war at the Falkland Islands...
Winston Churchill
Margaret Thatcher
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mikhail Gorbachev

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