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The Cold War and Decolonization
The Cold War and Decolonization
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A major reason for Mao's victory against Chiang Kai-shek was...
he had cultivated support of the Chinese peasantry
the Soviet army came to his aid
he had U.S support
the communists had superior numbers
2
In 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser angered the British and French when he...
shut down the Suez Canal
joined in a war against Israel
nationalized the Suez Canal
began trade with the USSR
3
Castro's Agrarian Reform Law angered the U.S because...
it nationalized land owned by U.S corporations
raised the price of Cuban exports to the U.S
expanded Cuban trade with the Soviets
placed high tariffs on U.S produce
4
The biggest problem caused by the Partition of India in 1947 was...
border tensions with Pakistan and China
Pakistan's defense agreement with the U.S
the 10 million dislocated Hindus and Muslims
interference from Britain
5
The most influential revolutionary of the Cold War era throughout the world was...
Jomo Kenyatta
Ho Chi Minh
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
6
Which American entity was responsible for covert actions in many nations during the Cold War?
FBI
NSA
CIA
FDIC
7
The easing of hostilities between the East and West in the 1970s was called...
SALT
detente
containment
brinkmanship
8
Which year was called a "year of revolution"?
1962
1969
1956
1968
9
All of the following leaders were deposed or assassinated during the Cold War
except...
Fulgencio Batista
Patrice Lumumba
Salvador Allende
Mao Zedong
10
France suffered defeat by the Viet Minh in 1954 at...
The Gulf of Tonkin
Dien Bien Phu
My Lai
Saigon
11
Mao's Great Leap Forward had all of the following effects
except...
"experts" reduced Mao's authority in 1961
up 30 million died
proved that agricultural collectives could replace factories
collectives produced unusable steel
12
France fought and failed to retain control over which 2 countries in the 50s and 60s?
Vietnam and Algeria
Guinea and Cameroon
Haiti and Vietnam
Algeria and Madagascar
13
Which event brought China into direct conflict with the United States?
the Vietnam War
the Suez Crisis
the Korean War
the Cuban Revolution
14
One of the greatest difficulties facing newly decolonized nations after WW2 was...
lack of interest of the USSR and United States
interference from the competing superpowers
pirates
civil war
15
Groups of youth who carried out Mao's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution were called...
Soviets
Guomindang
Sandistas
Red Guard
16
Alexander Dubcek promised "socialism with a human face" during the...
Prague Spring
Hungarian Uprising
Bandung Conference
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
17
The U.S supported authoritarian governments in all of these countries in the Cold War
except...
The Democratic Republic of Congo
South Africa
Chile
Yugoslavia
18
The Soviet Union crushed an uprising in which Eastern European country in 1956?
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Latvia
Poland
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What best describes the general attitude of the youth in the 1960s?
fear of communism
desire for a more conservative world
dissatisfaction with the status quo
disillusionment
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Cold War tensions climaxed in 1962 during the...
Berlin Airlift
Hungarian Uprising
Cultural Revolution
Cuban Missile Crisis
