Which theory best describes how the US and Soviets handled the threat of nuclear war?

MAD- Mutually Assured Destruction

What led to the Sino-Soviet split

Chinese reforms under Mao which the Soviets thought went to far, China wanted more of a say in the role of the spread of Communism

What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

To fix economies of Western Europe and prevent the spread of communism

Which of the following is a similarity between the Vietnam War and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

Cold war rivals provided weapons and equipment to hurt the other superpower, A superpower invaded but was ultimately defeated by a guerilla force

The primary purpose of the Berlin Wall was to...?

keep East Berliners from leaving East Germany

Which of the following is matched correctly

Detente- USSR and the US, Ping Pong Diplomacy- US and China

In what way was the US participation in the Korean War unusual?

US troops were fighting under United Nations authority

The "Iron Curtain" described what part of the world?

Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Which statement comparing the Korean & Vietnam conflicts is NOT true?

neither war resulted in complete victory for communists

Changing some levels of communism to capitalism

Which of the following correctly identifies the members of the Warsaw Pact-

USSR, Czecholsovakia, East Germany, Poland

The outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis was...?

the dismantling of missile sites in Cuba

Expansion of freedom for communist people

Why did Stalin decide to blockade Berlin?

He wanted to stop West Germany from becoming independent and a threat

What event brought an end to Detente?

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

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1
The Chinese Civil War was interrupted in 1937 as the Nationalists & Communists fought...?
Americans
Germans
Japanese
British & French
2
What happened to the political reform demonstration in 1989 in Tianamen Square China?
Forced Mao from power
Ended the Cold War
It was crushed
Spread democracy
3
Which of these policies was designed to help Europe get back on its feet after WWII?
Truman Doctrine
Brezhnev Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Containment
4
Which theory best describes how the US and Soviets handled the threat of nuclear war?
NWD - Nuclear War Ditto!
MAD- Mutually Assured Destruction
AYI - Are You Insane--Don't blow us up!
NOGOA - No One Gets Out Alive
5
Which of the following leaders & countries is incorrectly matched?
Fidel Castro-Nicaragua
Ho Chi Minh-Vietnam
John Kennedy - US
Mao Zedong- Peoples Republic of China
6
What led to the Sino-Soviet split
Soviet refusal to share nuclear technology
Chinese reforms under Mao which the Soviets thought went to far
China wanted more of a say in the role of the spread of Communism
China's victory in the Korean War
7
What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?
To increase production of coal, steel and food in a short period of time
To help rebuild the militaries of Western Europe
To rapidly modernize the countries of Western Europe
To fix economies of Western Europe and prevent the spread of communism
8
Which alliance best demonstrates the proverb "enemy of my enemy is my friend"?
Truman & Churchill
Roosevelt & Churchill
Roosevelt & Stalin
Hitler & Mussolini
9
Which of the following is a similarity between the Vietnam War and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?
It ended with the country being split between communists and capitalists
It ended with a communist regime taking over the entire country
Cold war rivals provided weapons and equipment to hurt the other superpower
A superpower invaded but was ultimately defeated by a guerilla force
10
Which of the following correctly identifies countries in NATO
USSR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary
US, UK, France, Italy
UK, UK, Egypt, Japan
PRC, USSR, North Korea, North Vietnam
11
The WWII conference of Allied leaders held at Yalta is most often associated with?
the development of the atomic bomb
the ending of the Pacific War
Soviet control of East Europe
German recovery
12
The primary purpose of the Berlin Wall was to...?
make Berlin easier to defend against NATO
keep West Berliners from moving To East Berlin
reduce US influence in East zone of Berlin
keep East Berliners from leaving East Germany
13
Which of the following is matched correctly
Detente- USSR and the US
Ping Pong Diplomacy- US and China
Raprochement- China and USSR
Detente-Cuba and US
14
In what way was the US participation in the Korean War unusual?
The US was involved against the will of South Koreans
US troops were allied with Chinese troops
US troops were fighting under United Nations authority
It was the first US intervention in Asia
15
The "Iron Curtain" described what part of the world?
All Communist nations
Soviet Union
Soviet Union and China
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
16
At the end of WWII, which countries had atomic weapons?
Only US
China, Soviet Union, US and Britain
Soviet Union and US
Soviet Union, Britain and US
17
Which statement comparing the Korean & Vietnam conflicts is NOT true?
neither war resulted in complete victory for communists
In both, communist forces fought non-communist ones
in each, the north state fought south w/US support 4 south
the bulk of fighting against communists was by US
18
At the end of WWII, Germany & Berlin were both divided w/the eastern sector controlled by...?
US
Britain
France
Soviet Union
19
What is perestroika?
Changing some levels of communism to capitalism
An opposition movement against communism led by Polish freedom fighters
Allowing everyone to have free speech
A Chinese term to describe the Cultural Revolution
20
All of the following are associated with Mao's rule of China EXCEPT-
Cultural Revolution
Four Modernizations
Great Leap Forward
Tiananmen Square
21
Which international crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war?
the Vietnam war
the building of the Berlin Wall
the Algerian war of independence
the Cuban Missile Crisis
22
What is NOT an example of brinksmanship?
Ping Pong Diplomacy
Cuban Missile Crisis
Building the Berlin Wall
Korean War
23
What US politician looked to find communists in the US wherever they might be?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Harry Truman
Joseph McCarthy
Franklin Roosevelt
24
Under Truman Doctrine, the US sought to stop the spread of communism by providing support for?
Greece & Turkey
Germany & Italy
Britain & France
India & China
25
Who fought in the Chinese Civil War?
Japanese and Communists
Nationalists and Communists
Capitalisists and the US
Soviet Union and the Nazis
26
Which of the following correctly identifies the members of the Warsaw Pact-
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova
Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania
US, UK, France, Italy
USSR, Czecholsovakia, East Germany, Poland
27
The outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis was...?
war between Cuba and the US
the strenghening of the Soviet military in Cuba
the dismantling of missile sites in Cuba
the loss of US prestige in the region
28
What is glasnost?
Expansion of economic freedom for communist people
Expansion of freedom for communist people
The name of the current Russian government under Vladimir Putin
The day the Berlin Wall fell
29
Why did Stalin decide to blockade Berlin?
He wanted to prevent the US and Britain from moving weapons into Berlin
He wanted to punish the Germans for the warcrimes of WW2
He wanted to force Germany to pay huge reparations to the USSR
He wanted to stop West Germany from becoming independent and a threat
30
What event brought an end to Detente?
The creation of the Truman Doctrine
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
The UN sending troops to Korea
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin

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