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MWH - Cold War Review
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1
Mao's Red Guards consisted mostly of...
the elderly.
children.
teenagers and young adults.
members of all ages.
2
Detente
replaced the policy of...
Mutually Assured Destruction.
brinkmanship.
Strategic Defense Initiative.
SALT.
3
The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council were...
England, France, the United States
England, France, China, the Soviet Union, the United States
the United States and the Soviet Union
China, France, Italy, England, the Soviet Union
4
Winston Churchill developed the phrase...
"Domino Theory."
"Iron Curtain."
"Marshall Plan."
"containment."
5
This leader took office in 1981 with a fierce anti-communist stance.
Jimmy Carter
Mao Zedong
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ronald Reagan
6
What did the "iron curtain" divide?
Communist western Europe and Democratic eastern Europe
Communist eastern Europe and Democratic western Europe
Communist southern Europe and Democratic northern Europe
Communist northern Europe and Democratic southern Europe
7
Afghanistan was invaded by this superpower in 1979.
the USA
the USSR
NATO
the Warsaw Pact
8
This was President Truman's policy for dealing with the spread of communism.
the Domino Theory
the Warsaw Pact
the Truman Doctrine
the Marshall Plan
9
What was the military alliance formed by Soviet Union and its allies called?
the Russo-Euro Pact
the Soviet Union Alliance
NATO
the Warsaw Pact
10
Which of the following countries was not in the Warsaw Pact?
West Germany
Romania
Poland
Bulgaria
11
The 38th parallel became the dividing line between...
East and West Germany.
North and South Korea.
North and South Vietnam.
Nationalist and Communist China.
12
In _____, the U.S. supported the corrupt government of the Shah.
Afghanistan
Iran
South Vietnam
Iraq
13
Both the United States and the USSR belonged to this.
the Marshall Plan
the Warsaw Pact
the United Nations
NATO
14
Pol Pot led the communist Khmer Rouge in...
Nicaragua.
North Vietnam.
Iran.
Cambodia.
15
The _____ supported the
mujahideen
fighters in Afghanistan.
U.S.S.R.
United States
16
What was the Truman doctrine?
Truman's policy of brinkmanship
Truman's aid program for Western Europe
Truman's support of countries who were anticommunist
Truman's aid program for third world countries
17
What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?
to rebuild Western Europe
to spread communism throughout Europe
to convince the Soviet Union to convert to democracy
to send great aid to African countries
18
The Ayatollah Khomeini, a religious figure, led the _____ Revolution of 1979.
Korean
Iraqi
Afghani
Iranian
19
Which country was NOT a permanent member of the UN Security Council?
the Soviet Union
China
Japan
France
20
The Sandinistas established a socialist government in...
Iran.
Nicaragua.
Cuba.
Panama.
21
UN and South Korean troops pushed to this place, which made the Chinese feel threatened.
the DMZ
the Yalu River
the Mekong River
the Han River
22
The Khmer Rouge set up a brutal communist regime in this country.
Cambodia
Thailand
China
Vietnam
23
Ronald Reagan promoted SDI, a _____ program.
containment
missile defense
nuclear warhead
conventional military
24
What was the Berlin Airlift?
the Soviet Union sending resources through planes to Berlin
Berlin sending manufactured planes to the United States
the U.S. sending aid to West Berlin through planes
the end of the air-embargo against the Soviet Union
25
At the Potsdam meeting...
Stalin announced that the USSR had developed atomic weapons.
Stalin refused to allow free elections in Eastern Europe.
Truman allowed free elections in Eastern Europe.
the U.S. and the USSR agreed to reduce their nuclear weapons
26
President Reagan did NOT...
support the Strategic Defense Initiative.
move away from detente toward a harder anti-communist stance
increase military spending.
negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
27
Saddam Hussein ruled this country as a secular state.
Iran
Afghanistan
Cambodia
Iraq
28
Who removed Gen. Douglas MacArthur from his position for calling for an atomic strike on China?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Harry S. Truman
29
The "brink" in brinkmanship was...
war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
war between the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact.
the collapse of the United States.
world peace.
30
A few years after the withdrawal of U.S. forces from South Vietnam...
was re-colonized by the French.
was unified with the North under a democratic government.
joined the United Nations.
was conquered by the North.
31
_____ led the U.S.
away
from
detente
, returning to a hardline stance against Communism.
Harry S. Truman
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
32
Which leader brought Communism to China?
Jiang Jieshi
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
33
Who was the general that led UN forces at the start of the Korean War?
Abraham Lincoln
George Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
Harry S. Truman
34
Who led the Chinese Nationalists?
Jiang Jieshi
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Ngo Dinh Diem
35
What did Mao do to create a Marxist economy in China?
engaged in 6-year Plans
raised taxes on trade
allowed more companies and farms to be privately owned
seized land from landlords and redistributed it to the poor
36
Where did Jiang Jieshi flee to when he lost to Mao Zedong?
Vietnam
Thailand
Russia
Taiwan
37
Who was the Chinese communist party founder and premier since 1949?
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Diem Diem
Zhou Enlai
Mao Zedong
38
After Stalin's death, who became the leader of the Soviet Union?
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexander Dubcek
Imre Nagy
Nikita Khrushchev
39
The _____ military fought alongside the North Koreans against UN forces.
Russian
Chinese
Japanese
North Vietnamese
40
American hostages were held by the government of this country for 444 days.
Nicaragua
the Soviet Union
Vietnam
Iran
