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UNIT 7 - COLD WAR REVIEW
UNIT 7 - COLD WAR REVIEW
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1
During China's Cultural Revolution who did Mao Zedong consider the "new heroes" of China?
teachers who controlled education
peasants who worked with their hands
bankers who controlled the money
parents who controlled their children
2
Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) won China's civil war
False
True
3
Why did the US support Shah Reza Pahlavi in Iran and help him defeat Iranian Nationalists?
the nationalists were anti-communists
he supported American businesses and Western European governments
he was by far the most popular leader in Iran
the US never supports nationalists in any country
4
Who did the Red Guards mainly target during the Cultural Revolution
intellectuals
foreign capitalists
peasants
parents
5
A leader of Iran who challenged the United States
Fidel Castro
Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
Shah Reza Pahlavi
Leonid Brezhnev
6
What event led to the US spending more on science education and technology?
the Soviets formed the Warsaw Pact with several other communist nations
Cuban Missile Crisis
the USSR launched the first space satellite called Sputnik
Stalin and Mao signed a friendship treaty
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The Truman Doctrine was the
none of the above
policy of giving aid to countries threatened by communism
gradual replacement of troops with South Vietnamese troops
idea that the fall of one country to communism would lead to others falling
8
What led to the USSR's blockade of West Berlin?
Stalin wanted to keep West Berliners from entering East Berlin
the reunification of the three western zones of Germany
a U2 spy plane was shot down over Soviet territory
the formation of NATO
9
Why did the USSR invade Afghanistan in the 1970s and 80s?
they wanted to re-establish a communist government
they desired a "proxy war" with the US
they wanted full control of Middle Eastern oil
they wanted the US to boycott the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
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Under Mikhail Gorbachev, what was the policy of glasnost?
policy of openness to new ideas to help fix economic/social problems
a policy to get rid of all communism in the USSR
the restructuring of the Soviet's economy
a way to make the USSR a democracy
11
The Korean War started when South Korean troops, with US support, swept across the 38th parallel and invaded North Korea
False
True
12
The Domino Theory was the
idea that the fall of one country to communism would lead to others falling
policy of giving aid to countries threathened by communism
plan that gave aid to European countries to help recover from WWII
policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism
13
Douglas MacArthur was fired because he attempted to use the press and Congress to go over the president's head
False
True
14
Which brutal communist group ran Cambodia and was responsible for killing over 2 million people?
Vietcong
Khmer Rouge
Nazis
Bolsheviks
15
Stalin promised free elections in eastern Europe after WWII, but broke his promise, which contributed to the Cold War
True
False
16
the Soviet Union was part of NATO
False
True
17
Why was it relatively easy for the USSR to keep food/supplies from reaching West Berlin from the ground in 1948-1949?
because East Berlin did not oppose Stalin
the USSR had the superior military
because Berlin was in the middle of Soviet controlled East Germany
all of the above
18
When did China enter the Korean War?
When fighting got too close to their border
when the UN voted to intervene
when MacArthur was fired by Truman
when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel
19
Which tactic was NOT used by the superpowers during the Cold War in an effort to influence the 3rd world countries?
provided military aid and built schools
engaged in covert attacks (espionage)
supported revolutions and counterrevolutions
threatened them with a nuclear attack
20
Soviet leaders during the Cold War included this person who led shortly after Stalin's death
Ronald Reagan
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbechev
