Which of the following were measures taken by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev?

Glasnost, Perestroika, troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Why were there 'proxy wars' during the Cold War?

Because 'total war' by 2 superpowers would have caused WW3.

All of the following were causes of the Cold War EXCEPT

The US invasion of the Soviet Union in WWII

What was the containment policy?

stop communism from spreading to other countries

The term “Iron Curtain“ came to symbolize... SM

growing barrier between East and West

How were the Korean and Vietnam Wars different?

communist forces won in Vietnam but Korea remained divided

What conviction did Lenin and Mao share?

Violence is often necessary to achieve class change.

One way in which Soviet and Chinese communism differed was that under Mao Zedong...

communists placed greater emphasis on the role of the peasantry

The cold war involved which two countries that emerged from World War II as world powers?

United States and the Soviet Union

Which factor increased Western fears of the Soviet Union in the 1950s?

The Soviet Union had successfully tested its own atomic bomb

How did the American and Soviet militaries threaten world peace during the Cold War?

By stockpiling nuclear weapons/selling assault rifles

In a command economy, ___________

government controls all businesses and means of production

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1
Which of the following were measures taken by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev?
Glasnost, Perestroika, troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Launching of Sputnik, SALT II, Cuban Missile Crisis
Detente, boycott of Los Angeles Olympics, Sino-Soviet split
Created Warsaw Pact, repression of Czech., Berlin Airlift
2
Why were there 'proxy wars' during the Cold War?
Because of the growth of the 'peace movement' during Vietnam
Because 'total war' by 2 superpowers would have caused WW3.
Because of the '5 year' economic plans of communist nations.
Because 8 nations have developed nuclear weapons.
3
All of the following were causes of the Cold War EXCEPT
The US invasion of the Soviet Union in WWII
US opposition to Communism
The US unwillingness to share atomic bomb secrets
Soviet refusal for free elections in Europe
4
What was the containment policy?
keeping a country in check because of suspicious activity
not leaving your house
staying in a country to avoid issues
stop communism from spreading to other countries
5
What generated popular support for Margaret Thatcher?
The reduction of government bureaucracy
Her improvement of the British economic situation
Her approach toward communism
The Falklands War
6
The term “Iron Curtain“ came to symbolize... SM
growing barrier between East and South
the iron that poor people produced in factories
the iron rich people bought as metal prices sky-rocketed
growing barrier between East and West
7
What US president established policies that led to the end of the Cold War?
Ronald Reagan
James Buchanan
George H.W. Bush
John F. Kennedy
8
How were the Korean and Vietnam Wars different?
communist forces won in Vietnam but Korea remained divided
America fought with allies in Vietnam but not in Korea
atomic weapons were used in Korea but not in vietnam
in Korea, communists fought against non-communists
9
Which country's communist revolution contributed to the Cold War?
Cuba
India
Jamaica
Indonesia
10
What conviction did Lenin and Mao share?
Using violence is immoral and can never be justified.
Peasntry is the most important class for social change.
Violence is often necessary to achieve class change.
The ruling class can surrender power peacefully.
11
Lech Walesa the leader of Solidarity became leader of what country?
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Poland
12
One way in which Soviet and Chinese communism differed was that under Mao Zedong...
communists placed greater emphasis on the role of the peasantry
greater efforts were made to protect human rights
children were taught to obey their parents and not the state
government policies promoted closer relations with the West
13
What led the United States to enter the Korean and Vietnam Wars?
the spread of communism
the use of nuclear weapons in warfare
unlawful aggression against peaceful nations
defense treaties with each nation
14
Competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration
Arms Race
Cold War
Space Race
Education Competitoin
15
The cold war involved which two countries that emerged from World War II as world powers?
England and Brazil
United States and the Soviet Union
China and Japan
Afghanistan and the United States
16
Which factor increased Western fears of the Soviet Union in the 1950s?
Soviets were first country to send an astronaut to the moon
Kruschchev appeared to be more ruthless than Stalin.
The Soviet Union had successfully tested its own atomic bomb
Soviet leaders prohibited public criticism of govt policies
17
How did the American and Soviet militaries threaten world peace during the Cold War?
Refusing to allow other countries to pick a side
By stockpiling nuclear weapons/selling assault rifles
By undermining the economies of small countries
Encouraging countries to develop their own nuclear weapons
18
In a command economy, ___________
people own some businesses and government owns the rest
people are free to open their own businesses
government shares money freely with citizens
government controls all businesses and means of production

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