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Unit 7 - Cold War & Decolonization
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Unit 7: Cold War & Decolonization
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How was the Marshall Plan also politically motivated?
It stopped the expansion of the USSR into the Middle East
It ensured military alliances with Eastern Europe
It led to the buildup of nuclear weaponry
It promoted the spread of capitalism & democracy
2
Which of the following was a physical representation of the Iron Curtain described by Churchill
Buffer Zone
Hadrian's Wall
Berlin Wall
Khmer Rouge
3
The effort by the United States to fly food and supplies into West Berlin
Berlin Wall
Berlin Blockade
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Crisis
4
The undoing of colonialism where countries establish control over its countries own affairs
Militarism
Decolonization
Nationalism
Communism
5
The major issue of the Arab-Israeli conflicts was the clash between
Islamic Fundamentalism & Arab Socialism
Communism & Capitalism
Islamic Fundamentalism & Orthodox Judaism
Arab & Jewish nationalism
6
The name of the economic package designed to give European countries aid to rebuild post WWII
Marshall Plan
Atlantic Charter
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine
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This event led by Gandhi exposed the injustices of British colonization to the world
Indian National Division
Bay of Pigs
Salt March
Sepoy Mutiny
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US foreign policy that aimed to prevent the spread of communism by blocking Soviet influence
Khmer Roughe
Domino Theory
Vietnamization
Containment
9
Conflict in which country has led to increased tensions between the US and Soviet Union?
Lithuania
Ukraine
Estonia
Belarus
10
What legacy of imperialism threatens the current status of many African countries?
Increased production of nuclear weapons
Ethnic and tribal rivalries
Policy of apartheid that exists in southern Africa
Spread of Islam & Christianity
11
This event has been deemed the most terrifying moment of the Cold War
Bay of Pigs
Doomsday
MAD
Cuban Missile Crisis
12
Mohandas Gandhi is best known for his policies of
Desire to make India into an Islamic nation
Push for violence to end British rule in India
Opposition to Hindus being a part of the Indian Congress
passive resistance to gain India's independence
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The goal of this organization was to gain independence for India from Great Britain
Partition of India
Indian National Congress
Warsaw Pact
Indian Independence Fighters
14
During World War II, the USSR & US were allies. Why did this alliance breakdown?
Stalin and the Soviet Union took over countries in E. Europe
Stalin formed his non-aggression pact with Hitler
Stalin set up a blockade around Cuba hurting its economy
Stalin supplied West Berlin with food and supplies
15
Which is true of the political situation in Africa after World War II?
Communism began to spread to Africa
Nationalism led to independence of many African countries
The United Nations opposed ideas of self-determination
Victories countries took over additional colonies
16
What was Sputnik?
Satellite launched by the Soviet Union
Code name for the invasion of Korea
Missile test by the Soviet Union
Name for the peacekeeping branch of the United Nations
17
Winston Churchill called the division between democratic West and Communist Eastern Europe this
Berlin Airlift
Yalta Conference
Iron Curtain
NATO
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Why did the US and Soviet Union never engage in direct military conflict during the Cold War?
Fear of increased terrorism in the Middle East
Fear of removal from the United Nations Security Council
Fear of pressure from nonaligned nations
Fear of global nuclear destruction
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Why was India partitioned in 1947?
Communists worldwide wanted a separated India
The northern region was to remain under British control
Religious differences led to the political division
The British feared a united India
20
What have many Southeast Asian countries dealt with since World War II?
Isolation from superpower/economic destruction
Borders & territorial issues with China/threat to freedom
Arab-Israeli conflicts/Religious differences
Internal struggles for power/political instability
21
The alliance between the United States, Canada, and Western European countries is known as
League of Nations
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
22
Who was the Cold War fought between?
US & UN
US & Europe
USSR & UN
USSR & US
23
The policy or system of segregation on grounds of race that existed in South Africa was
Apartheid
Salt March
Partition
Self-determination
24
When did the Cold War take place?
Between WWI & WWII
During the Age of Revolutions
After WWII
During the Age of Imperialism
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The alliance between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe was known as
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
NATO
League of Nations