Question 1

At the Yalta Conference in February 1945,

Accepted Answer

A)  the peace treaty ending World War II was signed. 
B)  the Soviet Union reminded the world of its commitment to communism. 
C)  the United Nations was created. 
D)  Truman issued his Truman Doctrine. 
E)  leaders of the U.S., Soviet Union, and Britain affirmed their desire to maintain the cooperative relationship they began during World War II. 
A)  the peace treaty ending World War II was signed. 
B)  the Soviet Union reminded the world of its commitment to communism. 
C)  the United Nations was created. 
D)  Truman issued his Truman Doctrine. 
E)  leaders of the U.S., Soviet Union, and Britain affirmed their desire to maintain the cooperative relationship they began during World War II.

Question 2

What did the events of 1956 in Eastern Europe teach Russian government officials?

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A)  That the U.S. would use force in defending anti-communist movements. 
B)  That they had to grant leeway for the adoption of some domestic reforms inside East European countries. 
C)  That there was only one road to Socialism. 
D)  That national independence for Eastern European countries was inevitable. 
E)  That Eastern Europe would unite into a politically unified state with or without Russian support. 
A)  That the U.S. would use force in defending anti-communist movements. 
B)  That they had to grant leeway for the adoption of some domestic reforms inside East European countries. 
C)  That there was only one road to Socialism. 
D)  That national independence for Eastern European countries was inevitable. 
E)  That Eastern Europe would unite into a politically unified state with or without Russian support.

Question 3

At the Yalta Conference, what was Stalin promised in exchange for the Soviet Union entering the war against Japan?

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A)  Significant influence over China as long as he did not intervene in Hong Kong. 
B)  Preeminent interests in Manchuria as long as he agreed not to assist Communist China. 
C)  A division of the interests in the breakup of the Japanese Empire. 
D)  Sakhalin Island north of Japan, on the Kamchatka peninsula. 
E)  Re-extension of Soviet placement in Port Arthur on the Korean peninsula with a promise to remain out of the Chinese Civil War. 
A)  Significant influence over China as long as he did not intervene in Hong Kong. 
B)  Preeminent interests in Manchuria as long as he agreed not to assist Communist China. 
C)  A division of the interests in the breakup of the Japanese Empire. 
D)  Sakhalin Island north of Japan, on the Kamchatka peninsula. 
E)  Re-extension of Soviet placement in Port Arthur on the Korean peninsula with a promise to remain out of the Chinese Civil War.

Question 4

In the Cuban Missile Crisis,

Accepted Answer

A)  the Soviet Union placed nuclear weapons in Cuba in 1962. 
B)  Turkey threatened to have the United States destroy Cuba if the Soviets attacked Turkey. 
C)  the United States president threatened to shoot down any Soviet planes bringing nuclear weapons to Cuba and announced a total "air blockade." 
D)  President Johnson sent American troops to Cuba. 
E)  Fidel Castro was exiled to Monte Carlo. 
A)  the Soviet Union placed nuclear weapons in Cuba in 1962. 
B)  Turkey threatened to have the United States destroy Cuba if the Soviets attacked Turkey. 
C)  the United States president threatened to shoot down any Soviet planes bringing nuclear weapons to Cuba and announced a total "air blockade." 
D)  President Johnson sent American troops to Cuba. 
E)  Fidel Castro was exiled to Monte Carlo.

Question 5

The European Recovery Program was better known as the

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A)  Five Point Program. 
B)  Stillman Plan. 
C)  Acheson Plan. 
D)  European Community. 
E)  Marshall Plan. 
A)  Five Point Program. 
B)  Stillman Plan. 
C)  Acheson Plan. 
D)  European Community. 
E)  Marshall Plan.

Question 6

As a result of the American opening to China,

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A)  joint pressure was applied to ease Indian troops out of Sri Lanka. 
B)  the two sides agreed to set aside their differences over Taiwan. 
C)  the Chinese and Americans officially broke relations with the Soviet Union. 
D)  the United States rejected the concept of the reunification of Taiwan with the mainland. 
E)  cooperation between America and China, for the purpose of curtailing Soviet Asian encroachment, disappeared. 
A)  joint pressure was applied to ease Indian troops out of Sri Lanka. 
B)  the two sides agreed to set aside their differences over Taiwan. 
C)  the Chinese and Americans officially broke relations with the Soviet Union. 
D)  the United States rejected the concept of the reunification of Taiwan with the mainland. 
E)  cooperation between America and China, for the purpose of curtailing Soviet Asian encroachment, disappeared.

Question 7

The Soviet response to the western alliance in NATO was to form

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A)  the Warsaw Pact. 
B)  the Marshall Zhukov Plan. 
C)  The Budpest Protocol.. 
D)  The Helsinki Accords. 
E)  Sino-Soviet Pact. 
A)  the Warsaw Pact. 
B)  the Marshall Zhukov Plan. 
C)  The Budpest Protocol.. 
D)  The Helsinki Accords. 
E)  Sino-Soviet Pact.

Question 8

The Soviet leader who made the first moves toward easing the Cold War and improving relations with the West was

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A)  Nikita Khrushchev. 
B)  Leonid Brezhnev. 
C)  Georgy Malenkov. 
D)  Josef Stalin. 
E)  Mikhail Gorbachev. 
A)  Nikita Khrushchev. 
B)  Leonid Brezhnev. 
C)  Georgy Malenkov. 
D)  Josef Stalin. 
E)  Mikhail Gorbachev.

Question 9

. In spite of President Eisenhower's promise in the 1950s to "roll back" communism, in reality United States officials realized that any intervention in Eastern Europe could lead to nuclear war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When the Soviet Union implemented a blockade of West Berlin, preventing all traffic from entering the city's western areas,

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. planes flew in food and other needed supplies. 
B)  the Western powers planned direct military action. 
C)  Western tanks rolled into the city in an attempt to drive the Soviets out. 
D)  the United States issued an ultimatum to the Soviet Union. 
E)  thousands of West Berliners faced starvation and many of them died. 
A)  U.S. planes flew in food and other needed supplies. 
B)  the Western powers planned direct military action. 
C)  Western tanks rolled into the city in an attempt to drive the Soviets out. 
D)  the United States issued an ultimatum to the Soviet Union. 
E)  thousands of West Berliners faced starvation and many of them died.

Question 11

Ho Chi Minh

Accepted Answer

A)  was Mao Zedong's only major rival for leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. 
B)  had concluded an agreement for Vietnamese independence in 1946 with the French, but then became engaged in a civil war against militant Buddhists. 
C)  led a multiparty coalition in an anti-colonialist struggle against the French in the 1940s and early 1950s. 
D)  sought exile in China after his defeat in Vietnam in 1954. 
E)  became a democratic politician in North Viet Nam. 
A)  was Mao Zedong's only major rival for leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. 
B)  had concluded an agreement for Vietnamese independence in 1946 with the French, but then became engaged in a civil war against militant Buddhists. 
C)  led a multiparty coalition in an anti-colonialist struggle against the French in the 1940s and early 1950s. 
D)  sought exile in China after his defeat in Vietnam in 1954. 
E)  became a democratic politician in North Viet Nam.

Question 12

Who referred to the Soviet Union as the "Evil Empire"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ronald Reagan 
B)  Douglas MacArthur 
C)  Harry Truman 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
E)  Jimmy Carter. 
A)  Ronald Reagan 
B)  Douglas MacArthur 
C)  Harry Truman 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
E)  Jimmy Carter.

Question 13

After the defeat of the People's Liberation Army in 1948, Mao Zedong retreated to the north, where he established a new capital in Manchuria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Lyndon Johnson sent more American troops to South Vietnam because

Accepted Answer

A)  he wanted to stop the South Vietnamese policy of giving free land to the peasants. 
B)  he believed that the combined forces of the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese army would have taken over all of Vietnam if he hadn't. 
C)  he wanted to conquer all of Vietnam. 
D)  he planned to establish Vietnam as a staging point for an American military onslaught into China. 
E)  he viewed all of Vietnam as the perfect target for a final Cold War nuclear confrontation. 
A)  he wanted to stop the South Vietnamese policy of giving free land to the peasants. 
B)  he believed that the combined forces of the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese army would have taken over all of Vietnam if he hadn't. 
C)  he wanted to conquer all of Vietnam. 
D)  he planned to establish Vietnam as a staging point for an American military onslaught into China. 
E)  he viewed all of Vietnam as the perfect target for a final Cold War nuclear confrontation.

Question 15

Wladyslaw Gomulka was successful in curbing Russian dominance and instituting domestic reforms during the 1950s in which East European country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland 
B)  Hungary 
C)  East Germany 
D)  Romania 
E)  Bulgaria 
A)  Poland 
B)  Hungary 
C)  East Germany 
D)  Romania 
E)  Bulgaria

Question 16

According to the concept of ____, the best way to avoid nuclear war between the superpowers was if each side maintained a roughly equal military.

Accepted Answer

A)  containment 
B)  equivalence 
C)  peaceful coexistence 
D)  détente 
E)  nonalignment 
A)  containment 
B)  equivalence 
C)  peaceful coexistence 
D)  détente 
E)  nonalignment

Question 17

By aiding the Afghanistan resistance to the Soviet Union, the United States helped maintain a Vietnam-like war that kept the Soviets bogged down in its own quagmire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The leader who sought to prevent Soviet economic collapse and helped bring about the end of the Cold War was

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Nixon 
B)  Harry Truman 
C)  Ronald Reagan 
D)  Nikita Khrushchev 
E)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
A)  Richard Nixon 
B)  Harry Truman 
C)  Ronald Reagan 
D)  Nikita Khrushchev 
E)  Mikhail Gorbachev

Exam 26: East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

At the Yalta Conference in February 1945,

What did the events of 1956 in Eastern Europe teach Russian government officials?

At the Yalta Conference, what was Stalin promised in exchange for the Soviet Union entering the war against Japan?

In the Cuban Missile Crisis,

The European Recovery Program was better known as the

As a result of the American opening to China,

The Soviet response to the western alliance in NATO was to form

The Soviet leader who made the first moves toward easing the Cold War and improving relations with the West was

. In spite of President Eisenhower's promise in the 1950s to "roll back" communism, in reality United States officials realized that any intervention in Eastern Europe could lead to nuclear war.

When the Soviet Union implemented a blockade of West Berlin, preventing all traffic from entering the city's western areas,

Ho Chi Minh

Who referred to the Soviet Union as the "Evil Empire"?

After the defeat of the People's Liberation Army in 1948, Mao Zedong retreated to the north, where he established a new capital in Manchuria.

Lyndon Johnson sent more American troops to South Vietnam because

Wladyslaw Gomulka was successful in curbing Russian dominance and instituting domestic reforms during the 1950s in which East European country?

According to the concept of ____, the best way to avoid nuclear war between the superpowers was if each side maintained a roughly equal military.

By aiding the Afghanistan resistance to the Soviet Union, the United States helped maintain a Vietnam-like war that kept the Soviets bogged down in its own quagmire.

The leader who sought to prevent Soviet economic collapse and helped bring about the end of the Cold War was

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