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1
Which US president worked hard with the USSR to improve the Cold War relationship?
Ronald Reagan
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
2
What country wanted to reassert their control over Vietnam at the end of WWII?
France
Belgium
Great Britain
3
What was the League of Nations was replaced with?
Warsaw Pact
NATO
United Nations
4
Truman Doctrine was to return economic stability to whom?
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
5
What country in Latin America first fell to communism?
Cuba
Argentina
Brazil
6
Which policy had a purpose to provide economic assistance to
Western Europe
?
NATO
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
7
What was the result of the Korean Conflict?
All of Korea fell to communism
Korea was divided at the 38 parallel
All of Korea was democratic
8
What was the desire of Joseph Stalin, USSR, for the land from the AXIS powers?
That the land have the option to be communist
That the lands be granted self-rule with elections
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What is the meaning of Perestroika?
Economicrestructuring
A policy of openness
10
During the Chinese Civil War, who was the leader of the Nationalist?
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
11
What is the name of the labor union in Poland that opposed communist rule?
Solidarity
WARSAW
NATO
12
What symbol of division came down in November of 1989?
The Great Wall of China
The Cuban Missile
The Berlin Wall
13
What happened to Berlin?
It remained totally in West Germany
Berlin was split into East and West Berlin
14
During the Chinese Civil War who was the leader of the communist in China?
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
15
Who was the communist leader of Vietnam after WWII?
Mao Zedong
Chang Chi Shek
Ho Chi Minh
16
The desire for political rights during the Cold War era led countries to do what?
Political Agreements
Resistance Movements
Domino Theory
17
How does the United Nations differ from the League of Nations?
The United Nations had to ask permission to form an army
The United Nations could use military force and USA joined
18
How did Germany get split into two countries at the end of WWII?
Competition between the USSR, USA, France and UK
It seemed that it was the best for the people
Germany wanted to be split because the nation didn't agree
19
The Marshall Plan was to revive whom?
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
20
Which country or countries had a capitalist economy?
The Soviet Union
The United States
21
What was the policy started by Gorbachev called democratization?
A government elected by the politicians.
A government elected by the people.
A government chosen by the military.
22
Which country had a socialist/communist economy?
The United States
The Soviet Union
23
The first showdown of the Cold War (when it almost turned hot) happened where?
Aruba
Cuba
Hawaii
24
What is the meaning of glasnost?
Economic restructuring
A policy of openesss
25
At the end WWII, which of the Allies, (USA, USSR, UK,) had constitutional/limited governments?
F.USA and Great Britain
USSR and Great Britain
26
What policy did the USA use to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
Imperialism
Isolationism
27
The Berlin Wall came down in 1989. What did the destroying of this wall reflect to the world?
It reflected Soviet politics
It reflected the use of communist power
It reflected the changes happening in the Communist East
28
During the Cold War, which Soviet leader began to move away from the totalitarian USSR style?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
29
What serious political event happened in Berlin in 1948?
The French, British and USA sold arms to East Berlin
Soviets blocked West Berlin
30
Which Asian country became communist first?
Vietnam
China
North Korea
31
Who led the labor union in Poland?
LechWalesa
Michael Gorbechev
32
Who created an alliance called WARSAW Pact?
The Soviet Union
The United States and Canada
The United States and Europe
33
During the Cold War, what naval blockade occurred that really frightened nuclear
annihilation
?
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Falling of the Berlin Wall
The Space Race
34
What nations took control of West Germany?
USA, Great Britain, and France
Soviet Union
35
Who formed the alliance called The North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
USSR and Eastern Nations
USA, Canada, and Western European Nations
36
Which policy wanted to return
economic stability to Europe
and prevent the spread of communism?
Marshall Plan
NATO
Truman Doctrine
37
The Cold War was political and economic differences between which two countries?
The Soviet Union and the United States
Britain and the United States
Canada and the United States
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What policy stated that if one nation fell into communism, surrounding nations would also?
WARSAW
Domino theory
Truman theory
Marshall Plan
