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1
What policy led the US to go to war in Vietnam in Korea?
perestroika
detente
brinkmanship
containment
2
Which of the following was not an attempt to leave the Soviet Union?
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
Berlin riots of 1953
Czechoslovakian reforms of 1968
English Crusade of 1975
3
Which of the following was an attempt at ECONOMIC containment?
Marshall Plan
formation of NATO
Korean War
Gorbachev's reforms
4
Which of the following terms explains why there was no nuclear war in Europe during 1945-1991?
Perestroika
Berlin Airlift
Mutually Assured Destruction
Vietnam War
5
If containment failed, the US was worried other countries would become communist. Term?
glasnost
Warsaw Pact
containment
domino theory
6
Which pope was from Poland and supported the anti-communist trade unions?
Charles XII
Alexander VI
John Paul II
Paul VI
7
What was the period called in the 1970s when the Cold War was less scary?
SALT
detente
peace talks
containment
8
Why was the Berlin Wall constructed by Nikita Khrushchev?
so West Germans would starve
to keep out capitalists
to protect his property from western theft
because East Germans kept trying to run away
9
Which of the following was NOT a result of the reforms of Gorbachev?
launching of Sputnik
decline of the Soviet Union
reunification of Germany
fall of Berlin Wall
10
What was the most significant and immediate outcome of the Cold War's outbreak?
loss in national sovereignty for the US
division of the world into two major alliances
increase in modern slavery
destruction of western governments
11
western democracies : NATO :: Soviet Union and satellites : ________________?
Anti-Democratic Union
We Hate the West! Association
Warsaw Pact
Communist League
12
Where were student protesters massacred when they spoke out against communism in 1989?
Tiananmen Square, China
Warsaw, Poland
Kabul, Afghanistan
Washington D.C.
13
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
Kim Il-Sung
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Ngo Dinh Diem
14
Which of the following was a POSITIVE of communist economies?
many consumer products
low prices on luxury goods
popular support for government planning
low unemployment
15
Who reformed the Soviet Union's economy in the 1980s?
Brezhnev
Gorbachev
Stalin
Khrushchev
16
The Cultural Revolution and the Great Leap Forward were both attempts by Mao to
defeat the Soviet Union.
grow more food.
slow industry.
strengthen communism in China.
17
Who won the Chinese Civil War?
the Japanese
the Guomindang
the nationalists
the communists
18
Which reform allowed people to question the Soviet government?
perestroika
glasnost
demokratiszatsya
detente
19
What is a major characteristic of communist countries and their economies?
the government directs economic activity
supply and demand sets prices
business owners make most decisions
people own their own property
20
The term _____ ________ was used by Churchill to mean the separation of Europe in the Cold War.
Berlin Wall
Demilitarized Zone
Iron Curtain
Dividing Line
21
What event made the pictured man a celebrated president?
formation of NATO
Marshall Plan
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
22
Who was the communist leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia?
Ho Chi Minh
Pol Pot
Ngo Dinh Diem
Lao Ze-Tsu
23
Who led the Cuban Revolution of 1959-1960?
Mikhail Gorbachev
John Paul II
Fidel Castro
Ho Chi Minh
24
Which president was famous for his 'doctrine' of supporting anti-communism around the world?
Truman
Brezhnev
Clinton
Johnson
25
Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Khrushchev
Andropov
Gorbachev
Stalin
26
Which of the following is an example of the term brinkmanship?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Great Leap Forward
launching of Sputnik
fall of the Berlin Wall
