stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Cold War Unit 5 Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Cold War Unit 5 Review
Cold War Unit 5 Review
35 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
185 plays
Soviet Union, Cold War, China, Communism
Flashcards
35 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
35
Answers
1
Where was one of the last conflicts of the Cold War that the Soviets lost to rebel fighters?
Afghanistan
Iran
Iraq
Pakistan
2
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
To demonstrate the success of communism
To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
To embarrass America
To reduce Cold War tensions
3
What countries were helped because of the Truman Doctrine?
Greece / Turkey
Italy / Greece
Turkey / Syria
Turkey/ Italy
4
Which was not a cause linked to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Freedom movements in Eastern Europe
Unwillingness to adopt capitalistic practices
Economic weakness
Openness to democratic ideas
5
Which Soviet reform was intended to restructure its government and economy?
Glasnost
Peristroika
Sandanistas
Contra
6
Which of the following was not a Soviet Satellite state that fought for independence?
Latvia
North Korea
Estonia
Poland
7
The 17th parallel in Vietnam was used to mark what?
Papal authority line
Mountain ranges
Territorial claims by ethnic minorities
Political divisions between communist and noncommunist
8
What is one of the main reasons Mao was victorious in the Chinese civil war?
He forced all Chinese to submit to communism
He promised women and peasants equality.
He fought on his own forces to win major battles.
Chaing Kai-shek surrendered
9
Where did a revolution take place that reinforced Islamic fundamentalism and ousted the Shah?
Iran
Israel
Afghanistan
Iraq
10
What is the name given to retreat of communist party members that took place between 1934-1936?
Long Journey
Communist Retreat
Long March
Journey of Sorrow
11
What was a main goal for the US in Vietnam?
Contain the spread of communism
Reunify Vietnam
Negotiate a cease fire between ethnic minorities
Uphold the Geneva accords
12
What did the Japanese do on December 7th 1941?
Invaded Alaska with the help of the Soviet Union
Launched an attack on Southern China
Attacked a British colony in the Phillippines
Launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
13
Britain and France declared war on Germany after Hitler's invasion of which country?
France
Poland
Austria
Slovakia
14
What is the main problem concerning the Israeli Palestinian conflict?
Population
Religion
Territory
Government
15
What was a major agreement during the Yalta Conference?
Agreed to use diplomacy for all future conflicts
Create a military treaty pledging no future conflicts
Establish a United Nations after the war
Allow free elections in Africa
16
What best describes "domino theory"?
Communism will topple the global economy.
Socialist governments are a threat to a new world order.
If one country falls to communism others in the area will.
Communism will create great success for the United States.
17
What is a direct result of the glasnost policy?
Dismantling nuclear weapons
Freedom of the press
Reducing the national debt
Increase the size of the nation
18
What was Hitler's main goal as a dictator in Germany?
Create Third Worker's Party
Create Third Reich
Create Third Depression
Create Third Reichstag
19
Where was there a US led fight against Saddam Hussein's Iraqi military forces?
Pakistan
Turkey
Iran
Kuwait
20
The absence of direct military conflict between the US and the USSR from 1945-1990 is called?
Hot War
Vanilla Ice
Cold War
Hot Pocket
21
What term is used to describe the slaughtering of European Jews?
Great Atrocity
Cold War
Holocaust
Vast Masacre
22
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Prevent the spread of communism
Increase the number of members in the United Nations
Help build the Iron Curtain
Solve world hunger
23
What event contributed to the expansion of communism in Europe?
World War 1
Crimean War
Napoleonic War
World War 2
24
What was the main for the UN sending troops to Korea in 1950?
Prevent North Korea from conquering South Korea.
To ensure that food reached the peninsula.
Force inspections of nuclear weapons.
Restore peace for factions of Buddhist and Shintos.
25
What is the best description of the invasion of Hungary in 1961?
Cold War era conflict
UN Security Council resolution
Truman Doctrine failure
Failure of the Marshall Plan
26
What was the name of the practice of satisfying the reasonable demands of dissatisfied powers.
appeasement
sanctions
isolationism
demilitarization
27
Who were the defendants at the Nuremberg Trials?
Japanese war criminals
Soviet peasants in Eastern Europe
Developers of the atomic bomb
Nazi leaders
28
Which of the following does not describe the government of Chaing Kai-shek?
He ran a corrupt and dictatorial government.
He provided food and equality for all people of China.
He cared very little about the standard of living of Chinese
He hunted and slaughtered members of the communist party.
29
What were the Nuremberg Laws?
Laws that legalized the oppression of the Jews
Laws that heavily censored written publications in Germany
Outlawed religion in Germany
Laws that banned the hosting of raves by the Hitler Youth
30
What is Zionism?
Judaism as the official religion of the Middle East
The Jewish nationalism movement
Law that women cannot practice the Jewish faith
The declaration that Jerusalem belongs to Christians
31
What is a period of low economic activity and rising unemployment?
Economic depression
Economic cycle
Expressionist Cycle
Inflationary period
32
When 2 powers use a 3rd party as a substitute for fighting each other this is called a .....
Third Party War
Surrogate war
Proxy War
Solo War
33
Who famously delivered the "Iron Curtain" speech?
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Truman
34
What was a condition of the ending of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US agreed to remove missiles from Turkey
US agreed to allow for 3 missiles to remain in Cuba
Castro promised to restore democracy
Castro promised to break away from the Soviets
35
Which major region of World War 2 conflicts used the strategy known as island hopping?
East European Theatre
North African Theatre
Pacific Theatre
West European Theatre
