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Unit 14 (Cold War) WH
Unit 14 (Cold War) WH
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After Mao Zedong won China's civil war, he named the country
Taiwan
The People's Republic of China
Communist China
The Kingdom of China
2
The US fought in their civil war to contain communism
Vietnam
Neither of the above
Korea
Both of the above
3
The Korean War began when ____ troops invaded ___
Japanese; Korean peninsula
Soviet; North Korea
North Korean; China
North Korean; South Korea
4
Ho Chi Minh led ___ forces in ___ Vietnam during the Vietnam War
Democratic; South
Communist; North
Communist; East
Democratic; West
5
His "shock therapy" plan required the Russian government to reduce its involvement in the economy
Gorbachev
Khrushchev
Yeltsin
Stalin
6
What event is depicted here?
Korean War
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Yalta Conference
7
In 1948, China helped form the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in ___
North Korea
All of the Korean peninsula
South Korea
8
What was divided along the 17th parallel?
Vietnam
Germany
The Korean Peninsula
Europe
9
Who was upset that the US had kept the atomic bomb a secret, increasing Cold War tensions?
USSR
Japan
Germany
England
10
___ led South Vietnam and was strongly opposed to communism
Jiang Jieshi
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
11
At the end of the Cold War, the revival of the Soviet economy was called
Perestroika
Glasnost
12
The nationalists and the Communists were the 2 groups in ___'s civil war.
The United States
China
Vietnam
Korea
13
The US and UK began flying food, fuel, and supplies into Berlin after the Soviets___
Invaded the city
Abandoned the city
Developed the city
Blockaded the city
14
After WWII, ___ was split into 4 occupation zones controlled by the Soviets, British, Americans, & French
The USSR
Germany
Europe
Japan
15
Before WWII, Vietnam had been a colony of
Russia
Japan
France
China
16
Individuals can own businesses and property in ___ economies
Communist
Capitalist
17
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world was ___ to a nuclear war
Kind of far
Very far
Very close
Kind of close
18
During the Cold War, Western Europe was mostly ___ and Eastern Europe was mostly ___
Democratic; Communist
Fascist; Communist
Totalitarian; Authoritarian
Communist; Democratic
19
This political cartoon depicts
Brinkmanship
The Cultural Revolution
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
20
Containment was a key part of the ___ Doctrine
Truman
Churchill
Potsdam
Yalta
21
All of these leaders were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis EXCEPT
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Castro
Churchill
22
When did the Korean War end?
1953
1952
1954
Technically its still going on today
23
Peasants were considered the "new heroes" of China during the
Great Leap Forward
Civil War
20th century
Cultural Revolution
24
At the end of the Cold War, more freedom of speech was called
Perestroika
Glasnost
25
A major component of the Truman Doctrine was the containment of
Fascism
Totalitarianism
Communism
Democracy
26
What event is depicted here?
Chinese civil war
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
Building of the Berlin Wall
27
The US won the Vietnam War and Vietnam is no longer communist today.
True
False
28
Who led the Communist party during the Chinese Civil War?
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai Shek
General MacArthur
Ho Chi Minh
29
The dividing line between communist North Korea and democratic South Korea
Iron Curtain
17th Parallel
Berlin Wall
38th Parallel
30
The USSR wanted ___ after WWII as a buffer zone of friendly governments to protect against attack
The Atlantic Ocean
Siberia
Eastern Europe
Germany
31
The U.S. initiative to help Europe rebuild after World War II.
The MacArthur Plan
The FDR Plan
The Eisenhower Plan
The Marshall Plan
32
Who built the Berlin Wall in response to people fleeing East Berlin for West Berlin?
Ho Chi Minh
Nikita Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Fidel Castro
33
The two Chinas after the Chinese civil war were
Tibet & Xi'en
Manchuria & Macao
Hong Kong & Beijing
The People's Republic of China & Taiwan
34
Communist countries DID receive financial aid from the Marshall Plan
False
True
35
What was supplied to Berliners during the Berlin Airlift?
Weapons
None of the above
Chocolate
Food and supplies
36
The Berlin Wall was built to stop people leaving ___ Berlin and fleeing to ___ Berlin.
Central; Outer
North; West
South; East
East; West
37
The United Nations was the most visible symbol for world peace at the end of
World War II
The Cold War
Proxy Wars
World War I
38
If 1 country becomes communist, it's neighbors could become communist.
The Domino Theory
The Poker Predicament
The Monopoly Hypothesis
The Uno Question