World History Chapter 17

Question 1

Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after WW II?

Accepted Answer

Communists and nationalists

Question 2

In the 1940s & 1950s, what did the region described as being "behind the iron curtain" include?

Accepted Answer

The Soviet Union and its satellite nations

Question 3

Cuban Leader who allied himself with the Soviet Union during the Cold War

Accepted Answer

Fidel Castro

Question 4

Group of Communist guerrillas who fought along side the North Vietnamese against South Vietnam

Accepted Answer

Vietcong

Question 5

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?

Accepted Answer

a system to protect the US against enemy missiles

Question 6

Which exiled leader led the religious opposition to Western influences in Iran?

Accepted Answer

Ayatollah Khomeini

Question 7

What were Third World countries?

Accepted Answer

developing countries aligned with neither the US or USSR

Question 8

When did the Chinese troops enter the war in Korea

Accepted Answer

when the fighting neared the Chinese border

Question 9

uprising in China with the goal of establishing a society in which all were equal

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Cultural Revolution

Question 10

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

to support countries that opposed communism

Question 11

Vietnamese Nationalist and eventual leader of North Vietnam who turned to help from Communists

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Ho Chi Minh

Question 12

Series of meetings in which the US and USSR agreed to reduce stockpiles of missiles

Accepted Answer

SALT

Question 13

What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO

Accepted Answer

Warsaw Pact

Question 14

the name of the policy that aimed to stop the spread of Communism

Accepted Answer

containment

Question 15

Muslim holy leader who influenced a revolution in Iran while in exile

Accepted Answer

Ayatollah Khomeni

Question 16

a policy of reducing Cold War tensions

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detente

Question 17

a collective farm in which a great number of people work and live together

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commune

Question 18

policy of demonstrating willingness to engage in a war to protect national interest

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brinkmanship

Question 19

What idea was the major justification for the US foreign policy during the Cold War era?

Accepted Answer

domino theory

Question 20

How did the "Bay of Pigs" failure lead to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Accepted Answer

USSR believed the US was too weak to stop Soviet expansion

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