Social 30-1 RI2 Ch 5,6,7 Quiz 2

Question 1

"Third World" countries often pursued this policy during the Cold War:

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Non- alignment

Question 2

Detente means

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Reduction of tensions between superpowers

Question 3

Providing only one perspective in order to instill a particular point of view

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indoctrination

Question 4

Monetarism focuses on _____ to improve the economy

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interest rates

Question 5

US President Reagan supported "Trickle-Down Economics", also known as...

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supply-side economics

Question 6

What is the key difference between fascism and communism?

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focus on elite versus equality

Question 7

When a particular group is blamed for the problem of a society

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scapegoating

Question 8

This was Roosevelt's program to solve the problems of the Great Depression

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New Deal, Keynesian Economics

Question 9

This confrontation moved the Cold War from a period of Deterrence to period of Detente

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Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 10

Hitler, Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin have historically denied political and economic:

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Equality

Question 11

He introduced the New Deal moving the US to the left

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Roosevelt

Question 12

The following is NOT a technique used by dictators:

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allowing freedom of the press to express oneself

Question 13

Who was the Russian leader of the Bolshevik Revolution?

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Lenin

Question 14

Which DID NOT contribute to the rise of Fascism in Germany?

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Liberalism

Question 15

Using emotional appeal through forms of media to convince people of something, often misleading

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Propoganda

Question 16

Treaty signed by the USA & USSR to reduce the number of arms each side had was referred to as:

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SALT

Question 17

The military alliance of the Soviet Union during the Cold War was called

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Warsaw Pact

Question 18

This type of dictatorship believes in racial superiority.

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Fascism

Question 19

The USSR's response to the economic aid of the Marshall Plan by the US was called:

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COMECON

Question 20

Who was the Russian leader that established the first five year plans?

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Stalin

Question 21

Which method did the Nazi's use to gain control of Germany?

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Winning a Majority Vote

Question 22

The Nazi equivalent of Stalin's "Great Purge" was:

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The Night of the Long Knives

Question 23

At the end of WWII, Berlin was in the zone of occupation held by

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Soviet Union

Question 24

The US idea of containing Communism with money and military support became known as the

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Truman Doctrine

Question 25

Communism has always been appealing to the poor because the government,

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redistribution of wealth equally

Question 26

While the New Deal had some success, it was this event that truly ended the Great Depression

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WW II

Question 27

Rising tensions between superpowers which push them to a point of Nuclear War is referred to as 30

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Brinkmanship

Question 28

"The Jungle" exposed the inner workings of and led to improvements in

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safety and food handling

Question 29

During 20's & 30's, Stalin's economic targets in the USSR were similar to Hitler's in that both

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Placed national goals above all others

Question 30

During the 1930's which country would have a COMMUNIST government?

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USSR

Question 31

The year in which the Berlin Wall came down, signalling an end of the Cold War period was:

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1989

Question 32

Main purpose of Stalin's five-year plans?

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Quotas for Production

Question 33

Which law gave Hitler the ability to rule by decree, without political opposition?

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Enabling Act

Question 34

Khrushchev's rationale for placing missiles in Cuba is consistent with the doctrine of:

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Balance of Power

Question 35

Seen as the first contentious and confrontational event in the Cold War period:

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Berlin Blockade

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Social 30-1 RI2 Ch 5,6,7 Quiz 2

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