Topic 12 Preassessment

Question 1

Which of the following happened during the collapse of the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

The Berlin Wall was torn down., Former Soviet republics declared independence.

Question 2

After WWII, which military alliance was formed between the U.S. and Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 3

President Eisenhower's foreign policy of brinkmanship

Accepted Answer

threatened war, hoping an opponent would back down.

Question 4

Which of the following did the Marshall Plan hope to do?

Accepted Answer

slow the spread of communism in Western Europe, offer financial aid to war-torn nations

Question 5

What do perestroika and glasnost refer to?

Accepted Answer

social and political reforms in the Soviet Union

Question 6

Ronald Reagan's Cold War policies included

Accepted Answer

a massive build up of the military., a willingness to negotiate with Soviet leaders.

Question 7

Under the Reagan presidency, SDI, or "Star Wars" was

Accepted Answer

a defense system meant to intercept Soviet missiles., a way to prevent nuclear strikes.

Question 8

The foreign policy idea of containment involved

Accepted Answer

waiting for communist economies to inevitably collapse., preventing communism from spreading to new areas.

Question 9

Richard Nixon's Cold War policy of detente was

Accepted Answer

a relaxation of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union., a change from previous strategies.

Question 10

The Bay of Pigs invasion was President Kennedy's attempt to stop communism from spreading to which country?

Accepted Answer

Cuba

Question 11

The Berlin Wall was constructed to

Accepted Answer

keep Germans from traveling between communist and capitalist areas.

Question 12

Presidents Eisenhower & Kennedy tried to slow the spread of Communism abroad by authorizing covert operations by the

Accepted Answer

CIA.

Question 13

In a historic move, which country did Richard Nixon visit in 1972 to attempt to normalize relations?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 14

The Korean War was fought mainly to

Accepted Answer

prevent communism from spreading to South Korea.

Question 15

The term Cold War applies to

Accepted Answer

a period of tension that does not involve a military action.

Question 16

Reagan's belief the US should support those overthrowing Communist rulers was evident in support of which countries?

Accepted Answer

Grenada, Afghanistan, Nicaragua

Question 17

Which of the following are true about the Cuban Missile crisis?

Accepted Answer

it began when nuclear missiles were discovered in Cuba., it resulted in treaties that limited the testing of weapons.

Question 18

President Eisenhower's decision to build a massive military arsenal

Accepted Answer

led to the beginning of an arms race., was meant to help avoid fighting a series of small costly wars.

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