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Pentathlon Social Science - Cold War
Pentathlon Social Science - Cold War
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1
All of the following are true regarding the Soviet economy of the 1980's EXCEPT
food shortages and long lines were common
grain was largely imported from the US
production centered around heavy industry
Computer production generated large profits
2
Which of the following is TRUE regarding public opinion of Gorbachev?
He was admired abroad, and admired in Russia.
He was shunned abroad, but admired in Russia.
He was admired abroad, but shunned in Russia.
He shunned abroad and shunned in Russia
3
The US and USSR competed against one another in the _________ and the _________.
Arms Race and Space Race
Arms Race and Nuclear Race
The Three Legged Race
Nuclear Race and the Weapons Race
4
What best describes the essence of the Eisenhower Doctrine?
to treat women and men equally within the armed forces
to concede eastern Europe to the Soviet Union
to extend Truman’s pledge to defend independent nations from Communism expl
to support the French and British invasion of Egypt
5
Following WWII, Vietnam was controlled as a colony ruled by
France
Germany
England
China
6
The US used the policy of _______in hopes of stopping the spread of Communism.
democracy
proxy wars
capitalism
containment
7
What country was split into a democratic nation and a communist nation?
United States
USSR
United Kingdom
Germany
8
Following the Soviet Union’s first open elections,
the price of basic commodities experienced a rapid decline
Soviet republics experienced a wave of ethnic nationalism
Reagan visited Moscow for the first time in over a decade
Gorbachev announced the implementation of “perestroika”
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Which of the following was a part of the US policy of containment?
US offered aid and troops to countries fighting communism
The US built an Iron Curtain to prevent spread of Communism
US fought communism in countries where is existed
US punished countries in Eastern Bloc to persuade them to adopt democracy
10
By 1959, Cuba was a major supplier of _____________ sent to the United States.
sugar
tobacco
coffee
uranium
11
What is the one event that lead to the end of the Cold War?
USSR realized they couldn't compete in Arms Race
USSR agreed to stop the spread of communism
USSR dissolved and broke apart into 15 separate countries
US lost the Space Race
12
How did Soviet leadership between 1980-1985 differ from its leadership between 1917 - 1980?
Three Soviet leaders in the 1980's graduated from college
Two of the three Soviet leaders in the 1980's were women
Three Soviet leaders in the 1980's were assassinated
Three aging leaders in the 1980's died and succeeded each other
13
Communist countries in Europe led by USSR during Cold War
Iron Curtain
Western Bloc
Eastern Bloc
Germany
14
Ronald Reagan's campaign slogan was
"Let's Make America Great Again"
"He proved Pen Mightier than Sword"
"Don't Change Horses in Midstream"
"Read My Lips, No New Taxes"
15
The US and USSR never fought directly but did offer aid and troops to opposing warring countries through_______.
Arms Race
Communism
Space Race
Proxy Wars
16
Operation AJAX refers to the
undercover operations in Korea
CIA sponsored coup of Mossadegh
first successful NASA program
discovery of Cuban missiles
17
One of Ronald Reagan’s key aims was to
prioritize the agricultural sector of rural America
restore morale damaged by the Vietnam War
root out any communists in the FBI and CIA
develop an American version of “Thatcherism”
18
The US and USSR emerged from WWII as _________?
Axis Powers
Allies
enemies
Super Powers
19
After WWII ended, Europe became a divided continent with the___________separating West and East.
nuclear weapons
Iron Curtain
Western Bloc
Arms Race
20
Kennedy’s immediate response to the Cuban Missile Crisis was
to summon the U.N.
economic sanctions
the Yalta conference
a naval blockade
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A war between two powerful countries where neither country directly engages the other but supports smaller countries
Proxy War
Nuclear War
Containment
Arms Race
22
Why did the US and USSR NEVER declare war on one another?
Neither country wanted to engage in a nuclear war
The USSR was concerned about entering a war with all Western Bloc countries
Both B and C
The US was concerned about entering a war with all Eastern Bloc countries
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This has widely been dubbed the Soviet Union's Vietnam
the Congo
China
Iran
Afghanistan
