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Cold War & Beyond Review
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Review quiz for Glencoe WHMT Ch20, 21, & 23.
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1
Which of these countries was Communist & aligned with (dominated by) the Soviet Union?
Romania
France
Canada
Yugoslavia
2
In what year did revolutions sweep Eastern Europe, ending Communist rule?
1991
2008
1980
1989
3
What was the military alliance formed by the US, Canada, & Western European democracies?
Axis Powers
Sputnik
NATO
Warsaw Pact
4
What country is shown on this map?
Croatia
Serbia
Germany
Greece
5
Where did Serbian forces pursue ethnic cleansing against Muslims, killing 250,000?
Bosnia
Berlin
Afghanistan
Germany
6
How did the Soviets respond to anti-Communist revolts in Poland, Hungary, & Czechoslovakia?
De-Stalinization
Violently crushed w/ troops
Peaceful co-existence
Long debates & negotiations
7
What natural resource has been of major importance to American involvement in the Middle East?
Oil
iPhones
Cocoa
Gold
8
When did RWANDA gain its independence from Belgium?
1999
1914
1962
2015
9
Who became the Soviet Premier in 1955 & pursued de-Stalinization in the USSR?
Nikita Khrushchev
Harry Truman
Josip Tito
Vladimir Lenin
10
What was the system of racial segregation in South Africa?
Apartheid
Pan-Africanism
Dictatorship
Zionism
11
What organization used terrorist attacks to fight for Palestinian self-rule?
Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
Hamas
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Greenpeace
12
What was the domino theory?
Secret spy mission to destroy Berlin Wall
Simulated war game with a computer
Belief that nuclear weapons prevented war
Belief that Communist takeover in one country leads to more
13
This E. Euro. country had a strong democratic tradition, & didn't fall to Communism until 1948.
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
14
What was the first manmade object launched into orbit around the Earth?
Apollo
Sputnik
Truman Doctrine
Decolonization
15
What country declared independence on May 14, 1948, aiming to be a homeland for Jews?
Israel
Iraq
Jordan
Iran
16
What did the East German gov't build in 1961 to prevent Germans from fleeing to West Berlin?
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Wall
Nuclear deterrent
Warsaw Pact
17
When did most African countries gain their independence?
In the 1920s, between World War I & World War II
In the 1950s, 60s, & 70s, after World War II
In the 1990s
In the early 1900s, before World War I
18
What Arab dictator led his country to invade both Iran & Kuwait before he was toppled by the US
Gamal Nasser
Ayatollah Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
Yasser Arafat
19
What was the period of tensions & rivalry between the US & USSR following WWII?
Sputnik
Berlin Wall
Warsaw Pact
Cold War
20
What program did the US begin in 1947, giving $13billion to rebuild Europe after WWII?
Truman Doctrine
NATO
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
