Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Richard Nixon's visit to China

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Answers will vary.

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Indochina conflict(s)

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Answers will vary.

Question 3

Was Churchill's phrase, "the Iron Curtain," an accurate reflection of the actual state of relations between East and West in 1946? Why and/or why not? Did Churchill's words contribute to the polarization of East and West?

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Churchill's phrase "the Iron Curtain" was an accurate reflection of the actual state of relations between East and West in 1946. At that time, the Soviet Union had established control over Eastern Europe and was imposing communist governments in those countries. This led to a clear division between the Eastern bloc, under Soviet influence, and the Western bloc, which was aligned with the United States and its allies. The physical and ideological separation between these two blocs can be seen as a metaphorical "Iron Curtain" that divided Europe.

Churchill's words did contribute to the polarization of East and West. By using such a powerful and evocative phrase, he reinforced the idea of a stark division between the two sides, which further solidified the growing tensions and suspicions between the Soviet Union and the Western powers. The speech also helped to galvanize Western public opinion against the Soviet Union and communism, leading to a hardening of attitudes and policies towards the Eastern bloc. In this way, Churchill's words played a role in deepening the divide between East and West during the early years of the Cold War.

Question 4

The Carter Doctrine stated that the United States would use military power to protect Western oil reserves in the Middle East.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
John Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

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The Cuban Missile Crisis refers to a maj

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Korean War

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Korean War...

Question 7

In 1972, the United States and Soviet Union

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A)  reached an agreement in the Helsinki Accords. 
B)  brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in Cuba. 
C)  struggled to be victorious in Vietnam. 
D)  faced off in Afghanistan. 
E)  signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. 
A)  reached an agreement in the Helsinki Accords. 
B)  brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in Cuba. 
C)  struggled to be victorious in Vietnam. 
D)  faced off in Afghanistan. 
E)  signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

Question 8

The ____ stated that the United States would provide aid for any nation that was being threatened by communist subversion.

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A)  Yalta system 
B)  Truman Doctrine 
C)  Marshall Plan 
D)  Nonalignment Movement 
E)  Helsinki Accords 
A)  Yalta system 
B)  Truman Doctrine 
C)  Marshall Plan 
D)  Nonalignment Movement 
E)  Helsinki Accords

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
ICBMs

Accepted Answer

ICBMs stand for Intercontinental Ballist

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and German Democratic Republic (GDR)

Accepted Answer

The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) an

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
1956 uprisings in Poland and Hungary

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
1956 uprisings...

Question 12

Between the mid-1930s and the end of World War II,

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A)  Chiang Kai-shek finally obtained a firm grip on all but northwest China, and implemented a "crash program" of modernization, which won peasant support. 
B)  the Chinese Communists steadily increased their power so that by 1945 up to thirty million people were under their control. 
C)  Japan made peace with Chiang in 1940, joining him in a war against Mao's Communists. 
D)  Mao Zedong married Chiang's daughter, which reunited China until the late 1950s. 
E)  the Chinese Communist party changed its focus from organizing peasants to winning over the middle class city dwellers and the large bankers in Shanghai. 
A)  Chiang Kai-shek finally obtained a firm grip on all but northwest China, and implemented a "crash program" of modernization, which won peasant support. 
B)  the Chinese Communists steadily increased their power so that by 1945 up to thirty million people were under their control. 
C)  Japan made peace with Chiang in 1940, joining him in a war against Mao's Communists. 
D)  Mao Zedong married Chiang's daughter, which reunited China until the late 1950s. 
E)  the Chinese Communist party changed its focus from organizing peasants to winning over the middle class city dwellers and the large bankers in Shanghai.

Question 13

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

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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 14

Events causing Stalin to become uneasy about United States intentions between 1945 and 1950 included

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A)  the provision of American economic and military aid to the Ukraine. 
B)  the stationing of United States ground forces in Finland and Iraq. 
C)  plans to merge the American, British and French occupation zones in Germany into a West German republic. 
D)  the ban on Soviet participation in the European Recovery Program. 
E)  the American threat to use atomic weapons the Middle East. 
A)  the provision of American economic and military aid to the Ukraine. 
B)  the stationing of United States ground forces in Finland and Iraq. 
C)  plans to merge the American, British and French occupation zones in Germany into a West German republic. 
D)  the ban on Soviet participation in the European Recovery Program. 
E)  the American threat to use atomic weapons the Middle East.

Question 15

Was the Cuban Missile Crisis a turning point in the Cold War? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Cuban Missile Crisis was a turn

Question 16

Who first used the term "peaceful coexistence"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mao Zedong 
B)  John Kennedy 
C)  Nikita Khrushchev 
D)  Fidel Castro 
E)  Richard Nixon 
A)  Mao Zedong 
B)  John Kennedy 
C)  Nikita Khrushchev 
D)  Fidel Castro 
E)  Richard Nixon

Question 17

What led China to enter the war in Korea?

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A)  Obligations under an earlier pact with Korea 
B)  Japan's entry into the war 
C)  Stalin's urging that China get involved to ensure Korea remain communist 
D)  Anger at the involvement of the United Nations in the war 
E)  Fears that the U.S. might place troops on its border and possibly attack China 
A)  Obligations under an earlier pact with Korea 
B)  Japan's entry into the war 
C)  Stalin's urging that China get involved to ensure Korea remain communist 
D)  Anger at the involvement of the United Nations in the war 
E)  Fears that the U.S. might place troops on its border and possibly attack China

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Taiwan

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Taiwan...

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Fidel Castro and the "Bay of Pigs"

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Fidel Castro...

Question 20

Was the Cold War inevitable? Why and or why not?

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The question of whether the Cold War was

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Richard Nixon's visit to China

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Indochina conflict(s)

Was Churchill's phrase, "the Iron Curtain," an accurate reflection of the actual state of relations between East and West in 1946? Why and/or why not? Did Churchill's words contribute to the polarization of East and West?

The Carter Doctrine stated that the United States would use military power to protect Western oil reserves in the Middle East.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). John Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Korean War

In 1972, the United States and Soviet Union

The ____ stated that the United States would provide aid for any nation that was being threatened by communist subversion.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). ICBMs

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and German Democratic Republic (GDR)

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 1956 uprisings in Poland and Hungary

Between the mid-1930s and the end of World War II,

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

Events causing Stalin to become uneasy about United States intentions between 1945 and 1950 included

Was the Cuban Missile Crisis a turning point in the Cold War? Why or why not?

Who first used the term "peaceful coexistence"?

What led China to enter the war in Korea?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Taiwan

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Fidel Castro and the "Bay of Pigs"

Was the Cold War inevitable? Why and or why not?

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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