Conley Unit 8 (Remote) Test Review In Class

Question 1

How were both Asian and African decolonization movements MOST similar to each other?

Accepted Answer

They all sought political independence from the Global North

Question 2

Look closely at the chart of Soviet Economic income growth. What was happening over time?

Accepted Answer

There was income growth, but OVER TIME it was falling.

Question 3

A Communist leader or those with pro-USSR perspectives would respond that the Cold War really started because

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The USA hid its development of the atomic bomb & then used it in 1945.

Question 4

Examine the chart. Was Mao's "Great Leap Forward" (1958 to 1962) an economic success?

Accepted Answer

No, because it failed to improve China's economy

Question 5

After World War 2, the "balance of power" shifted to make which nations most dominant?

Accepted Answer

The Soviet Union and the United States

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

A war between FSLN "Sandanistas" & FDN "Contras" rages in Nicaragua. Assume you were the USA. Who gets your guns & $?

Accepted Answer

The Contras

Question 8

As part of decolonization, Britain agreed to "partititon" South Asia into India & Pakistan because of conflicts between

Accepted Answer

Hindu and Muslim nationalists.

Question 9

This map illustrates which of the main reasons for worsening tensions in the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Alliances

Question 10

India's Indira Ghandi nationalized banks, set money values, helped private farmers, and created oil companies. This was

Accepted Answer

an example of socialism and mixed economics.

Question 11

This source is BEST understood in the context of...

Accepted Answer

The decline of European powers after WW2 at the start of the Cold War.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of the migration of former colonial subjects to a "metropole" of the former empire?

Accepted Answer

North African Moroccans to Spain., Asian Indonesians to the Netherlands., South Asian Indians to Great Britain., North African Algerians to France.

Question 13

AFTER Independence was achieved, what was the greatest economic problem for newly independent states?

Accepted Answer

They had little industry and depended on export to single markets.

Question 14

How were the tactics of Gandhi (India), MLK (USA), and Mandela (S. Africa) similar?

Accepted Answer

All 3 used non-violence to advance equality of their people.

Question 15

All of the following led to the fall of the Soviet Union EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

The Non-Aligned Movement decided to shift its allegiance to the USA.

Question 16

Which type of nation would have been in the "Non-aligned movement?"

Accepted Answer

Developing nations who refused to be allied with any one superpower.

Question 17

This cartoon's point of view is that the MOST important reason the U.S.S.R. abandoned communism were

Accepted Answer

Economic problems

Question 18

What was the MOST immediate consequence of the collapse of Communism in the USSR?

Accepted Answer

The Cold War between the US and USSR ended.

Question 19

Dad joke: What musical genre are all national anthems classified as? Country music.

Accepted Answer

Stop, just stop., I declare independence from this joke., Not bad., Funniest dad joke yet!

Question 20

Which WAS NOT a way that the Superpowers fought "proxy wars"?

Accepted Answer

They sent their own troops to fight the other superpower.

Question 21

Dad joke: What did they call it when Marx, Lenin, Stalin, and Mao got together for a few drinks? A Communist party.

Accepted Answer

Was that joke cleared by the propaganda office?, That joke was...revolting., Communism is NO laughing matter!, That joke was so communist, everybody got it.

Question 22

Which of the following is the best description of "The Cold War" between 1945 to 1991?

Accepted Answer

It was a conflict over different political/economic ideas.

Question 23

All of the following are reasons for South Asian migration to a "metropole", but which was an ECONOMIC reason?

Accepted Answer

The migrant can find a new job and send money back to their families.

Question 24

What is the best description of HOW India achieved its independence from Britain?

Accepted Answer

Indian nationalists used many tactics to achieve independence from Britain.

Question 25

From the perspective of the USSR, the Warsaw Pact was formed to

Accepted Answer

counteract the military power of NATO and defend the borders of the USSR.

Question 26

A leader of the USA or those with pro-American perspectives would most likely argue that the Cold War started because

Accepted Answer

The USSR tried to spread Communism into Eastern Europe after 1945.

Question 27

Which East Asian leader led a revolution which turned China into a Communist nation in 1949?

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong

Question 28

What did "Perestroika" and "Glasnost" do?

Accepted Answer

It promoted more openness, freedoms, and limited capitalist reforms.

Question 29

Dad joke: Why should people have known the USSR wasn't going to last? Because there were so many red flags.

Accepted Answer

Funniest dad joke yet!, Communist jokes aren't funny unless everyone gets them., Nyet, nyet, nyet. Not funny., Not bad.

Question 30

Mao Zedong's policies after the Chinese Revolution included all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Respecting private property rights

Question 31

Which of the following WAS NOT an effect of "partition"?

Accepted Answer

religious tolerance

Question 32

This Soviet poster comes from the time of the fight for Congo's independence. Why would the USSR get involved at all?

Accepted Answer

It wanted to take advantage of conflict to spread its ideology in Africa.

Question 33

Mikhail Gorbachev of the USSR's was most known for

Accepted Answer

'Perestroika' and 'Glasnost' to combat economic problems.

Question 34

NATO emerged during the Cold War to

Accepted Answer

use collective security by the US and Europe to stop communism.

Question 35

Dad joke: Why are missiles always looking for a new job? Because they're always getting fired.

Accepted Answer

This joke bombed., Most explosive Dad Joke yet!, Misfired., Boom!

Question 36

Which of these Cold War terms describes a policy of the USSR's Joseph Stalin after 1945?

Accepted Answer

Controlling Eastern European nations & spreading communism there.

Question 37

USSR used military parades to show power, but they often hid REAL problems. An example below was the failed invasion of

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan

Question 38

After about 1947 (post-WW2), the official policy adopted by the USA to "fight" the Cold War

Accepted Answer

Containment to stop the spread of communism

Question 39

This infographic best illustrates which of the following Cold War vocabulary terms?

Accepted Answer

Arms Race

Question 40

In the context of the Cold War era, what's the best definition of the term superpower ?

Accepted Answer

A nation with extensive ability to use influence & power on a global scale.

Question 41

USSR & China used Communism to "build toward socialist futures" by concentrating on

Accepted Answer

attacking class inequality through collectivization/industry

Question 42

Which BEST describes the process of "decolonization" after WW2?

Accepted Answer

Declaring political and economic independence from European empires.

Question 43

How would a MILITARY historian explain the behavior of Russia/USSR after 1945?

Accepted Answer

Russia had been invaded, many times, and they wanted secure borders.

Question 44

All of the following were ways the Cold War was fought EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

a direct war between the US and USSR militarily in Germany.

Question 45

Which part of the world was the least developed economically as a result of having been colonized before 1945?

Accepted Answer

The "Third World"

Question 46

What explains the large numbers of "proxy wars" on this map?

Accepted Answer

Superpowers wanted to avoid direct military confrontations.

Question 47

The amount of nuclear weapons after 1985 is best explained by?

Accepted Answer

Negotiated reductions in nuclear arms between the USA and USSR.

Question 48

After Angolan independence, a civil war started. Assume you were the USSR. Who would you send guns, ₽, & trainers to?

Accepted Answer

MPLA

Question 49

What did all of these decolonization independence movements share in common?

Accepted Answer

Each used a mixture of tactics to win independence from European rule.

Question 50

What's the best explanation of the relationship between these two sources?

Accepted Answer

Chinese propaganda was false; Mao's policies failed to produce food.

Conley Unit 8 (Remote) Test Review In Class

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