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Cold War Unit 5 Review
Cold War Unit 5 Review
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Soviet Union, Cold War, China, Communism
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1
Britain and France declared war on Germany after Hitler's invasion of which country?
France
Poland
Austria
Slovakia
2
The absence of direct military conflict between the US and the USSR from 1945-1990 is called?
Vanilla Ice
Hot Pocket
Cold War
Hot War
3
Where was one of the last conflicts of the Cold War that the Soviets lost to rebel fighters?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Pakistan
Iran
4
What best describes "domino theory"?
Communism will topple the global economy.
Communism will create great success for the United States.
Socialist governments are a threat to a new world order.
If one country falls to communism others in the area will.
5
What is the best description of the invasion of Hungary in 1961?
Cold War era conflict
Failure of the Marshall Plan
UN Security Council resolution
Truman Doctrine failure
6
What was the name of the practice of satisfying the reasonable demands of dissatisfied powers.
isolationism
demilitarization
appeasement
sanctions
7
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
To demonstrate the success of communism
To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
To reduce Cold War tensions
To embarrass America
8
Where was there a US led fight against Saddam Hussein's Iraqi military forces?
Kuwait
Iran
Turkey
Pakistan
9
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Prevent the spread of communism
Help build the Iron Curtain
Solve world hunger
Increase the number of members in the United Nations
10
Where did a revolution take place that reinforced Islamic fundamentalism and ousted the Shah?
Iran
Israel
Afghanistan
Iraq
11
What is Zionism?
Judaism as the official religion of the Middle East
The declaration that Jerusalem belongs to Christians
The Jewish nationalism movement
Law that women cannot practice the Jewish faith
12
What is the main problem concerning the Israeli Palestinian conflict?
Territory
Population
Religion
Government
13
What is a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment?
Expressionist Cycle
Economic cycle
Inflationary period
Economic depression
14
What is a direct result of the glasnost policy?
Reducing the national debt
Freedom of the press
Dismantling nuclear weapons
Increase the size of the nation
15
What event contributed to the expansion of communism in Europe?
Napoleonic War
World War 1
Crimean War
World War 2
16
What is the name given to retreat of communist party members that took place between 1934-1936?
Long March
Journey of Sorrow
Long Journey
Communist Retreat
17
What countries were helped because of the Truman Doctrine?
Turkey/ Italy
Greece / Turkey
Turkey / Syria
Italy / Greece
18
Which Soviet reform was intended to restructure its government and economy?
Peristroika
Contra
Sandanistas
Glasnost
19
Who were the defendants at the Nuremberg Trials?
Japanese war criminals
Soviet peasants in Eastern Europe
Nazi leaders
Developers of the atomic bomb
20
What was a main goal for the US in Vietnam?
Uphold the Geneva accords
Negotiate a cease fire between ethnic minorities
Reunify Vietnam
Contain the spread of communism
21
What was the main for the UN sending troops to Korea in 1950?
Restore peace for factions of Buddhist and Shintos.
Force inspections of nuclear weapons.
Prevent North Korea from conquering South Korea.
To ensure that food reached the peninsula.
22
What did the Japanese do on December 7th 1941?
Invaded Alaska with the help of the Soviet Union
Launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
Attacked a British colony in the Phillippines
Launched an attack on Southern China
23
Which of the following was not a Soviet Satellite state that fought for independence?
Poland
Estonia
Latvia
North Korea
24
What term is used to describe the slaughtering of European Jews?
Cold War
Great Atrocity
Holocaust
Vast Masacre
25
Who famously delivered the "Iron Curtain" speech?
Stalin
Churchill
Truman
Roosevelt
26
What is one of the main reasons Mao was victorious in the Chinese civil war?
He promised women and peasants equality.
He fought on his own forces to win major battles.
He forced all Chinese to submit to communism
Chaing Kai-shek surrendered
27
What was a major agreement during the Yalta Conference?
Establish a United Nations after the war
Agreed to use diplomacy for all future conflicts
Create a military treaty pledging no future conflicts
Allow free elections in Africa
28
Which major region of World War 2 conflicts used the strategy known as island hopping?
West European Theatre
Pacific Theatre
North African Theatre
East European Theatre
29
What were the Nuremberg Laws?
Laws that banned the hosting of raves by the Hitler Youth
Laws that heavily censored written publications in Germany
Laws that legalized the oppression of the Jews
Outlawed religion in Germany
30
What was a condition of the ending of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US agreed to allow for 3 missiles to remain in Cuba
Castro promised to break away from the Soviets
US agreed to remove missiles from Turkey
Castro promised to restore democracy
31
Which of the following does not describe the government of Chaing Kai-shek?
He ran a corrupt and dictatorial government.
He provided food and equality for all people of China.
He cared very little about the standard of living of Chinese
He hunted and slaughtered members of the communist party.
32
What was Hitler's main goal as a dictator in Germany?
Create Third Reich
Create Third Reichstag
Create Third Depression
Create Third Worker's Party
33
The 17th parallel in Vietnam was used to mark what?
Mountain ranges
Political divisions between communist and noncommunist
Territorial claims by ethnic minorities
Papal authority line
34
Which was not a cause linked to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Economic weakness
Openness to democratic ideas
Unwillingness to adopt capitalistic practices
Freedom movements in Eastern Europe
35
When 2 powers use a 3rd party as a substitute for fighting each other this is called a .....
Surrogate war
Solo War
Third Party War
Proxy War
