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Social Studies Quiz for Alberta High School Students
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1
Keynesian economic policies were adopted on a wide scale by the U.S. government during the:
Great Depression
Second World War
Roaring 20's
First World War
2
According to Marx, class struggle would end when:
communist parties were elected to power
proletariat overthrow bourgeoisie with violence
workers held labor strikes against bourgeoisie owners
bourgeoisie allowed proletariat to help run the business
3
"Third World" countries often pursued this policy during the Cold War:
Peaceful Coexistence
NAM
Brinkmanship
MAD
4
During 20's & 30's, Stalin's economic targets in the USSR were similar to Hitler's in that both
Followed the doctrines of Karl Marx
Established dictatorships of the working class
Denounced Capitalism
Placed national goals above all others
5
Rising tensions between superpowers which push them to a point of Nuclear War is referred to as
Chicken
Brinkmanship
MAD
Abomination
6
All of the following are characteristics of a market economy EXCEPT:
Competition
Public Property
Self interest
Profit Motive
7
Khrushchev's rationale for placing missiles in Cuba is consistent with the doctrine of:
Appeasement
Peaceful Coexistence
Nuclear Armament
Balance of Power
8
The military alliance of the Soviet Union during the Cold War was called
Warsaw Pact
Molotov Pact
USSR
NATO
9
Which one of the "Big Three" was not present at the Yalta Conference?
Churchill
Roosevelt
Truman
Stalin
10
The USSR's response to the economic aid of the Marshall Plan by the US was called:
COMECON
SPUTNIK
COMICON
NKVD
11
Which DID NOT contribute to the rise of Fascism in Germany?
The Great Depression
The Weimar Government
Liberalism
The Treaty of Versailles
12
___________ referres to Gorbachev's policy of "restructuring".
Perestroika
Sputnik
Glasnost
Gosplan
13
The ideology used by Hitler during his reign may be referred to as:
Dictatorial Socialism
Naziism
Dictatorial Capitalism
Fascism
14
Which law gave Hitler the ability to rule by decree, without political opposition?
Kristallnacht
Nuremburg Laws
Enabling Act
Schnitzel
15
Dictatorial Socialism may also be referred to as:
Utopian Socialism
Marxism
Communism
Scientific Socialism
16
Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of "openness" was referred to as:
Sputnik
Perestroika
Gosplan
Glasnost
17
This confrontation moved the Cold War from a period of Deterrence to period of Detente
Berlin Blockade
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean Proxy War
Afghanistan Proxy War
18
Which individual coined the phrase "An Iron Curtain..." during the Cold War?
Roosevelt
Truman
Churchill
Atlee
19
The US idea of containing Communism with money and military support became known as the
Eisenhower Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
20
"Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains." is attributed to:
Smith
Hobbes
Rousseau
Locke
21
Military alliance between liberal nations that started during the Cold War and is still present
NATO
UN
CSIS
NAFTA
22
The
BEST
Social Studies 30-1 teacher at Archbishop O'Leary is:
Mr. Spilak
Mr. Perri
Mr. Filice
Mr. Harasimiuk
23
A person moving from an individualist to collectivist society would MOST lose a degree of:
Cooperation
Equality
Security
Freedom
24
The year in which the Berlin Wall came down, signalling an end of the Cold War period was:
1988
1989
1991
1990
25
Supporting anti-communist rebels with funds aquired from sale of illegal weapons describes
Iran-Contra Affair
Afghanistan Affair
Korean Affair
Vietnam Affair
26
The Nazi equivalent of Stalin's "Great Purge" was:
The Night of the Long Knives
The Reichstag Fire Decree
The Nuremburg Laws
The Enabling Act
27
Treaty signed by the USA & USSR to reduce the number of arms each side had was referred to as:
SALT
WMD
Test Ban Treaty
MAD
28
Detente means
Reduction of Nuclear weapons
Aggressive action towards another ideology
Stalemate during a conflict
Reduction of tensions between superpowers
29
At the end of WWII, Berlin was in the zone of occupation held by
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
U.S.A.
30
Seen as the first contentious and confrontational event in the Cold War period:
Berlin Blockade
Vietnam War
Bay of Pigs
Korean War