. NATO and the Warsaw Pact were

opposing Cold War military alliances

Which event exemplified the movement during the 1970s towards détente in the Cold War conflict?

President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China

. The reform program in the USSR known as perestroika (“restructuring”) resulted in

the adoption of limited free-market policies

Which of the following was a characteristic of Soviet socialist society?

all factories were owned by the government

The triumph of Communism in China in 1949 was

a surprise to both the United States and the Soviet Union

At the Yalta Conference, Stalin

agreed to support free elections in Eastern Europe

One result of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 was that

the credibility of the Soviet state was undermined

How did the Soviets deal with the unrest in Soviet satellites states in the 1950s and 1960s?

invaded Hungary and Czechoslovakia and crushed the dissent

Why did United States carry out a covert action and overthrow the government of Iran in 1953

. because they feared Iran might become a Soviet ally

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1
. NATO and the Warsaw Pact were
mutual defense agreements sponsored by the United Nations.
arms control treaties.
regional free trade zones.
opposing Cold War military alliances
2
What system did the United States seek to promote throughout the world?
collective democracy
economic self-sufficiency
containment
democratic capitalism
3
With the end of the Cold War conflict between the United States and USSR, the world became more
self-sufficient
multipolar
disconnected.
militarized.
4
Which event exemplified the movement during the 1970s towards détente in the Cold War conflict?
the failure of the SALT arms reduction negotiations in 1972
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev's arrest and trial in 1978
the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979
President Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China
5
. The reform program in the USSR known as perestroika (“restructuring”) resulted in
. the resignation of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
increased state control of the economy.
less public criticism of the government
the adoption of limited free-market policies
6
President Lyndon Johnson escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam due to his belief in
covert action.
detente
the domino theory
the Viet Cong.
7
Which of the following was a characteristic of Soviet socialist society?
. peasants were granted individual tracts of land to farm
. democratic government thrived on the local level
all factories were owned by the government
private property rights were protected
8
The triumph of Communism in China in 1949 was
a surprise to both the United States and the Soviet Union
a product of covert actions undertaken by the United States.
. inevitable after Mao's army fled to Taiwan.
a result of Soviet assistance to the communist rebels.
9
Which of the following was true of Soviet society in the 1980s?
Consumer goods became more plentiful.
The government provided free, high-quality public services
. Economic central planning increased.
Living standards were low
10
During the Cultural Revolution in China, the Red Guards were
counterrevolutionaries.
radical student groups
exiled nationalists
intellectuals critical of Mao.
11
The first major armed conflict of the Cold War took place in
. Cuba.
Iran
the Soviet Union.
Korea
12
At the Yalta Conference, Stalin
agreed to support free elections in Eastern Europe
announced that the Soviets had developed the atomic bomb
advocated the reunification of Germany.
. refused to join the United Nations.
13
One result of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 was that
tensions between the United States and the USSR were reduced
the Afghan communist government was quickly restored
the credibility of the Soviet state was undermined
the United States withdrew support from the Afghan rebels
14
How did the Soviets deal with the unrest in Soviet satellites states in the 1950s and 1960s?
expelled Hungary and Czechoslovakia from the Soviet Union.
economies of Hungary and Czechoslovakia strictly socialist
They granted Hungary and Czechoslovakia more autonomy.
invaded Hungary and Czechoslovakia and crushed the dissent
15
Why did United States carry out a covert action and overthrow the government of Iran in 1953
. because they feared Iran might become a Soviet ally
Soviet Union had sponsored a coup in Iran the previous year
because Iran had seized the Suez Canal
. because Iran was developing a nuclear weapon
16
The term that came to symbolize the growing ideological divide between East and West was
“Iron Curtain.”
“Cold War.”
“détente.”
“Clash of Civilizations.”

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