What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

Support countries that rejected communism

What was the goal of Gorbachev's perestroika policy?

to restructure the USSR's government and economy

What was 'monolithic communism'?

USA belief that all communist countries were allied under control of USSR

After WWII, the Marshall Plan was proposed as a way to

help European nations recover economically.

The Korean War began because

North Korean forces invaded South Korea

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1
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
Support countries that favored communism
Make laws easier to pass in Congress
Support countries that rejected communism
Make laws tougher to pass in Congress
2
What was the goal of Gorbachev's perestroika policy?
to send a dog to space
to claim the eastern bloc for the Soviet Union
to restructure the USSR's government and economy
to strengthen the Soviet army and navy.
3
What was 'monolithic communism'?
The Berlin Wall
USA belief that all communist countries were allied under control of USSR
USA belief that all communist countries were allied under control of China
USA belief that all communist countries were backward
4
Which was the leader of the Communist Party in China?
Jackie Chan
Yao Ming
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-Shek
5
In order to stop the spread of Communism the United States adopted a _____.
policy of containment
doctrine of defense
strategy of surrounding
program of walls
6
Which organization had the role in the Cold War included the gathering intelligence and carrying covert operations?
NATO
United Nations
CIA
FBI
7
The Vietnam War was characterized by...
The South Vietnamese troops and the U.S. trying to contain communism
All the options listed
Deadly guerilla warfare
The VC infiltrating the South, trying to gain support of the local people
8
What force triggered the events that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Environmentalism
Capitalism
Nationalism and Inflation
Fascism
9
NATO, SEATO, and the Warsaw Pact are all examples of
peace treaties.
nuclear non-proliferation treaties.
miltary alliances.
regional trade associations.
10
The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion led to what Cold War crisis?
Korean War
Vietnam War
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
11
After WWII, the Marshall Plan was proposed as a way to
bring Nazi war criminals to justice.
remove all weapons of war from Europe.
help European nations recover economically.
improve diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.
12
During the Cold War the United States entered conflicts in each of the following nations except?
Vietnam
Korea
Cuba
Russia
13
The Korean War began because
North Korean forces invaded South Korea
Chinese troops invaded South Korea
Soviet troops invaded South Korea
South Korea invaded North Korea
14
The Iranian Revolution of 1978-9 was directed against whom?
Shah Reza Pahlavi
Saddam Hussein
Makarov
Prince Ayatolli

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