What did Eisenhower warn Americans in his Farewell Address?

growing size and cost of American defense

What was not a key point in Kennan's long telegram?

US condemning USSR's Salami tactics

What was the Kitchen Debate?

Exhibition displaying capitalist American consumer market.

What was not a crucial development that took place between the Yalta and Potsdam conferences?

Creation of Kennan's Long Telegram

Why did the U.S. blockade Cuba?

Discovery of Soviet nuclear weapons on the island.

What did NOT result from the failure of the Berlin Blockade?

creation of the Allied Control Council

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1
What did Eisenhower warn Americans in his Farewell Address?
growing size and cost of American defense
development of Berlin Wall
there will not be enough puff pastries available
trade among Warsaw Pact nations
2
What was not a key point in Kennan's long telegram?
Soviet wanted to advance Muscovite Stalinist ideology
US condemning USSR's Salami tactics
USSR was fanatically hostile to the West
USSR's view of the world was a traditional one of insecurity
3
What was the Kitchen Debate?
Debate about the kitchen appliances
A speech about female empowerment
Argument about which country had better food
Exhibition displaying capitalist American consumer market.
4
Which of the following was not part of the Non Aligned Movement?
Nasser
Zhou En Lai
Nehru
Stalin
5
What does the term "dètente" stand for?
disillusionment
slight disagreement
tightening, restricting
loosening, slackening
6
What was not a crucial development that took place between the Yalta and Potsdam conferences?
Creation of Kennan's Long Telegram
War in Europe ended and Soviet army occupied Germany
Roosevelt died and replaced by Truman
USA successfully tested it's 1st atomic bomb
7
What was the Soviet reaction to Churchill's Iron Curtain speech?
All of the above.
Intensified anti-West propaganda
Initiated 5-year plans to strengthen USSR.
Withdrew from Internation Monetary fund (IMF)
8
What are the parallel divisions for Vietnam and Korea?
23rd & 17th
20th & 38th
42nd & 11th
17th & 38th
9
Under Eisenhower & Kennedy's presidencies, how was Berlin essential to U.S. credibility?
will disrupt NATO if Berlin falls
None of the above
A & B are correct
weaken American influence in West Germany
10
What was the most significant arms control agreement signed in 1972?
SALT I
Realpolitik
Détente
Moscow Treaty
11
Why did the U.S. blockade Cuba?
Discovery of Soviet nuclear weapons on the island.
Cuba wanted to help North Korea.
None of the above.
The U.S. does what it wants.
12
Who initiated "détente"?
Joseph Stalin
George Marshall
Richard Nixon
Richard Dickson
13
On August 13, 1961, what did the German Democratic Republic build between East and West Berlin?
Berlin Wall
"Antifacistischer Schutzwall"
"Anti-facist bulwork"
All the above
14
When was West and East Germany unified?
October 5, 1989
October 3, 1990
October 1, 1991
October 2, 1989
15
What did NOT result from the failure of the Berlin Blockade?
formation of NATO
creation of the Allied Control Council
division of Germany
continuation of four-power control in Berlin

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