Purpose of both the Truman Doctrine & the Marshall Plan was to...

prevent the spread of Communism

Since WW2, most African nations have experienced...

increased political independence

Problem that is the major block to settling the Middle East conflict among Arabs & Israelis.

Claims by both sides over the same territory

When Martin Luther King Jr. said "I have a dream," he was expressing his hope that...

blacks & whites could work & live together in harmony.

One reason for the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to...

keep East Germans from fleeing to Western Sector of Berlin

Korean War, North American Treaty Organization, & Cuban Missile Crisis were examples of...

attempts to prevent the spread of Communism

French attempt to re-colonize Indo-China with U.S. support in preventing Communism in S.E. Asia

causes of the conflict in Vietnam

The political climate of the Cold War caused the two Superpowers to...

compete economically & militarily

This is a valid conclusion drawn from a study of events of the late 1980's & early 1990's...

Communism did not succeed as a workable government & economy

The Middle East is of great importance today because it...

provides much of the petroleum used by industrial nations

End of the Cold War was best symbolized by...

destruction/fall of the Berlin Wall & Germany reunification

U.S. provided financial aid to West Germany, Turkey, & Greece after WW2 because these nations..

were facing possible Communist threats

Cold War Era U.S. & Soviet Union were reluctant to have direct military conflict mainly because

the potential for global nuclear destruction (M.A.D.)

China's Great Leap Forward was an attempt to...

increased agricultural & industrial output

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Unit 12 Cold War & Beyond Review 2019

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1
Purpose of both the Truman Doctrine & the Marshall Plan was to...
support construction of the Iron Curtain
attempt to solve world hunger
prevent the spread of Communism
increase membership in the United Nations
2
Since WW2, most African nations have experienced...
increased isolation from other regions
decreased rates of urbanization
decreased population growth rates
increased political independence
3
Problem that is the major block to settling the Middle East conflict among Arabs & Israelis.
Desire of both sides to control oil resources in the area
Failure of the UN to become involved
Interference by outside religious groups
Claims by both sides over the same territory
4
Soviet Union established satellite states in Eastern Europe after WW2 primarily to...
expand its own political power
promote constitutional democracy
persuaded Western Europe to abandon military alliances
prevent the rise of new socialist regimes
5
When Martin Luther King Jr. said "I have a dream," he was expressing his hope that...
part of U.S. would be set aside a a home for a black nation
Blacks can exchange social equality for economic opportunity
blacks & whites could work & live together in harmony.
black dominated economic, political, & social life.
6
Policy of Containment is best illustrated by which event?
launching of Sputnik (1957)
Nuremberg Trials (1945-1946)
Naval blockade of Cuba (1962)
Hungarian Revolt (1956)
7
One reason for the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to...
keep East Germans from fleeing to Western Sector of Berlin
complete the post WW 2 rebuilding of Berlin
meet the requirements of the newly formed NATO alliance.
promote East & West German Reunification
8
Korean War, North American Treaty Organization, & Cuban Missile Crisis were examples of...
attempts to prevent the spread of Communism
the failure of capitalism & free market economies
U.N. interference in internal affairs of member nations
United States efforts to gain foreign territory
9
French attempt to re-colonize Indo-China with U.S. support in preventing Communism in S.E. Asia
causes of the conflict in Vietnam
reasons for Nationalist settlement of Taiwan
factors that led to the Korean War
results of the Marshall Plan
10
The political climate of the Cold War caused the two Superpowers to...
protect human rights
compete economically & militarily
colonizing Africa & Asia
cooperation in halting the spread of Communism
11
This is a valid conclusion drawn from a study of events of the late 1980's & early 1990's...
Communist leaders used new strategies to win the Cold War.
Soviet Union succeeded in isolating its satellite states
The UN forced Communist leaders to accept changes
Communism did not succeed as a workable government & economy
12
Changes in the political borders of Eastern Europe countries during the 1990's were a result of
expansion of the Warsaw Pact
end of free trade
Decline of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
failure of Communism
13
One characteristic of Apartheid, which was practiced in South Africa, was...
forced migration of blacks to other nations
integration of all races in society
segregation of all races
an open immigration system
14
The Middle East is of great importance today because it...
has become a model of economic & political equality
remains a primary source of Uranium
provides much of the petroleum used by industrial nations
allows European powers to retain their spheres of influence
15
End of the Cold War was best symbolized by...
withdrawal of UN Forces from Somalia & Kuwait
destruction/fall of the Berlin Wall & Germany reunification
establishment of the Truman Doctrine & The Marshall plan
Formation of NATO & the European common market
16
1960's & 70's U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia was primarily to...
search for new sources of oil
look for new colonies
stop the spread of Communism
gain new markets for exports
17
U.S. provided financial aid to West Germany, Turkey, & Greece after WW2 because these nations..
were facing possible Communist threats
were newly independent
were major military partners of the United States
were beginning their industrial development
18
Provided the primary support for Mao Zedong's Communist forces in the Chinese Civil War?
Confucian scholars
Industrialists
Wealthy land owners
Peasants
19
Cold War Era U.S. & Soviet Union were reluctant to have direct military conflict mainly because
pressure from non-aligned (3rd world) nations
peacekeeping role of the United Nations
increased intentions in the Middle East
the potential for global nuclear destruction (M.A.D.)
20
China's Great Leap Forward was an attempt to...
introduce democratic principles of government
reduce the power of the military
increased agricultural & industrial output
remove restrictions on emigration

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