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Cold War 1945-62
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1
The main reason for shortages in consumer goods in the USSR right after the war was
the govt. emphasis on reconstruction of heavy industry
forced collectivization
delays in Marshall Aid deliveries
essential food products exported to western countries
2
An immediate goal of the Marshall Plan was
to re-unite East and West Germany
Red Army evacuation of Eastern Europe
strengthen the economies of Western Europe
a free trade zone for all of Europe
3
President Kennedy's immediate response to the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba in 1962 was
an air attack on the missile sites
the removal of US missiles from Turkey
the Bay of Pigs invasion
a naval blockade of Cuba
4
Which of the following does NOT support the US policy of containment in the Cold War?
Peaceful Coexistence
NATO
domino theory
Truman Doctrine
5
Krushchev's policy of peaceful coexistence led to an ideological split between the USSR and
Yugoslavia
China
Cuba
the USA
6
In 1945, both the USSR and USA had
nuclear weapons
suffered heavy civilian casualties
greater military strength than the great powers
gained extensive territory in Europe
7
What event in 1961 justified Krushchev's concerns about the independence of Cuba?
the Cuban Missile Crisis
nationalization of Cuban businesses
the US trade embargo against Cuba
Bay of Pigs Invasion
8
Which of the following terms most accurately defines U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War?
Containment
Coexistence
Isolationism
Confrontation
9
Where did the Zionist movement want a Jewish state established?
Lebanon
Sinai
Palestine
Syria
10
Which is an accurate cause-effect relationship?
Korean War led to Geneva Agreement
Cuban Missile Crisis led to Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Berlin Wall led to Berlin Airlift
Hungarian uprising led to Warsaw Pact
11
The USA's "superpower" status was based on
establishing democracy worldwide
the world's strongest economy
veto power in the UN
military control of most of Europe
12
An issue that led to increased Cold War tensions was
USSR entering the war against Japan
disarmament
disagreement over the treatment of Germany
USA's refusal of postwar aid to Germany
13
Superpower involvement in the Middle East had what effect?
encouraged detente
intensified conflict
brought disarmament
led to a thaw in the Cold War
14
For Winston Churchill territories behind the "Iron Curtain" had in 1945
been occupied by the Red Army
all joined the Comintern
had elected Communist governments
joined the Warsaw Pact
15
After WW II mistrust and suspicion between France and Germany were decreased by
the Warsaw Pact
the European Economic Community
Ostpolitik
the United Nations
16
British and French troops invaded Egypt in 1956 to
stop Soviet military aid to Egypt
take back control of the Suez canal
secure their oil resources
assist Egypt against Israel
17
The use of U.S. troops in the Korean War was an example of
brinkmanship
massive retaliation
containment
coexistence
18
Mao's communist victory in the Chinese Civil War frightened the U.S. because
was the first communist nation after the USSR
it led to the invasion of Taiwan
created two communist seats in the Security Council
seemed to extend Soviet power
19
Members of the European Economic Community experienced economic growth because of
their refusal to accept any new members
introduction of a common currency
trade with Eastern Europe
reduction of trade barriers between member states
20
In 1947, the Truman Doctrine announced a new US policy to
free East Berlin from Soviet control
support independence movements in Asia
stop the spread of communism in Europe
start the de-colonization process
21
While developing an enormous nuclear arsenal, the Soviet economy was unable to
keep pace with western production of consumer goods
maintain high technical education standards
compete with the US in the space race
maintain a large conventional military
22
The Berlin Airlift of 1948 indicated the West's
desire to reunite East and West Germany as soon as possible
willingness to cooperate with the Soviets
desire to withdraw forces from Berlin
commitment to preserve democracy behind the Iron Curtain
23
Which is more opinion than fact about the Cold War?
Containment policy prevented Soviet invasion of W. Germany
The Soviets support Communist governments in Eastern Europe
The Marshall Plan helped Western European recovery
NATO committed the U.S. militarily to Europe
24
The immediate cause of the Suez Crisis of 1956 was the
expulsion of UN peacekeepers from Suez
British troop withdrawal from Egypt
nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt
arrival of Soviet troops in the Middle East
25
What event seemed to show the USSR's technological superiority?
USSR exploded its first atomic bomb
the Warsaw Pact
the development of "smart weapons"
the launch of Sputnik
26
The shooting down of an American U-2 plane over the USSR in 1960 led to
Salt I being signed
cancellation of all U-2 flights
stationing of Soviet missiles in Cuba
breakup of the Paris Summit
27
The Truman Doctrine is to Europe as the Eisenhower Doctrine is to
the Caribbean
Southeast Asia
the Middle East
Africa
28
Military action by the UN Security Council happened first in
the Middle East
Berlin
Korea
Vietnam
29
Eisenhower feared the power of the "industrial military complex" in 1960 as a result of
a period of detente
the military experience in Vietnam
the Cuban Missile Crisis
arms buildup by the two superpowers
30
Italy, France, Britain, Portugal, Belgian, Holland, Denmark and Norway were original members of
The Allied and Axis powers
Comecon
Cominform
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
31
Which was a WW II development of German technology?
rockets
atomic bomb
sonar
radar
32
Which war was between the USSR and USA as a result of the decline of Britain and France?
WW II
the War in Indochina
the Cold War
the Korean War
33
Which was NOT a site for wartime meetings of the leaders of the USSR, U.K. and USA?
Teheran
Yalta
Potsdam
Nuremberg
34
Which was true about the UN in the years right after WW II
Security Council members have equal voting rights
US boycotted the UN
the USSR did not use it veto power
U.S. resolutions were usually supported by western nations
35
Where did the United Nations send its first peacekeeping force?
the Suez Canal zone
Berlin
French Indochina
the West Bank
