Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization/NATO

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
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Question 2

The Cuban Missile Crisis

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A)  was the first major Mexican-Cuban crisis. 
B)  was a direct attempt by the United States to remove Fidel Castro from power. 
C)  was a direct attempt by the Soviet Union to launch a nuclear attack on America. 
D)  brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, but, eventually, produced a lessening of Cold War tension between the superpowers. 
E)  caused several military confrontations between the superpowers in world "hot zones." 
A)  was the first major Mexican-Cuban crisis. 
B)  was a direct attempt by the United States to remove Fidel Castro from power. 
C)  was a direct attempt by the Soviet Union to launch a nuclear attack on America. 
D)  brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, but, eventually, produced a lessening of Cold War tension between the superpowers. 
E)  caused several military confrontations between the superpowers in world "hot zones."

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
perestroika

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Perestroika is a Russian term that trans

Question 4

Factors weakening Chiang Kai-shek during the Civil War included

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A)  middle class indifference toward his regime because of its refusal to provide them with lucrative government jobs. 
B)  peasant enthusiasm to communist promises to give land to the peasants. 
C)  the refusal of the United States to give even limited military support to the Nationalist armies. 
D)  the fact that 85,000 former Japanese occupation troops were fighting in his army and elite Japanese units formed his bodyguard. 
E)  Chiang's alliance with Japan during World War II. 
A)  middle class indifference toward his regime because of its refusal to provide them with lucrative government jobs. 
B)  peasant enthusiasm to communist promises to give land to the peasants. 
C)  the refusal of the United States to give even limited military support to the Nationalist armies. 
D)  the fact that 85,000 former Japanese occupation troops were fighting in his army and elite Japanese units formed his bodyguard. 
E)  Chiang's alliance with Japan during World War II.

Question 5

Reforms implemented by Alexander Dubocek in ____ led to a period of great happiness known as ____.

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A)  Hungary; Hungarian Revolution 
B)  East Germany; Nonalignment Movement 
C)  Poland; Warsaw Elation 
D)  Czechoslovakia; Prague Spring 
E)  Austria; Nationalist Summer 
A)  Hungary; Hungarian Revolution 
B)  East Germany; Nonalignment Movement 
C)  Poland; Warsaw Elation 
D)  Czechoslovakia; Prague Spring 
E)  Austria; Nationalist Summer

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Contras

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The term "Contras" refers to the various

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
1968 Prague Spring

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1968 Prague...

Question 8

Churchill's March, 1946, speech stated that

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A)  British troops had preemptively seized the Iranian oil fields. 
B)  Britain was on the verge of financial collapse. 
C)  an "iron curtain" had "descended across the Continent." 
D)  Mao Zedong could not be trusted to keep the peace. 
E)  war with the Soviet Union would take place shortly. 
A)  British troops had preemptively seized the Iranian oil fields. 
B)  Britain was on the verge of financial collapse. 
C)  an "iron curtain" had "descended across the Continent." 
D)  Mao Zedong could not be trusted to keep the peace. 
E)  war with the Soviet Union would take place shortly.

Question 9

What was true of Tibet?

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A)  It had been controlled by Russia from the mid-1800s until 1953, when it was given its independence. 
B)  It was "invaded," or "reoccupied" by China in 1950. 
C)  It was feared by Britain because of its militantly aggressive actions in Kashmir and the Punjab in the 1940s. 
D)  It was the only Sunni Muslim society in the region. 
E)  It staged an unsuccessful, Comintern-inspired revolution in 1953. 
A)  It had been controlled by Russia from the mid-1800s until 1953, when it was given its independence. 
B)  It was "invaded," or "reoccupied" by China in 1950. 
C)  It was feared by Britain because of its militantly aggressive actions in Kashmir and the Punjab in the 1940s. 
D)  It was the only Sunni Muslim society in the region. 
E)  It staged an unsuccessful, Comintern-inspired revolution in 1953.

Question 10

Which eastern European nation defied Stalin's attempt to control it after the World War II?

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A)  Vichy under Petain 
B)  Finland under Ulbricht 
C)  Poland under Yaruzelski 
D)  Yugoslavia under Tito 
E)  Germany under Petain 
A)  Vichy under Petain 
B)  Finland under Ulbricht 
C)  Poland under Yaruzelski 
D)  Yugoslavia under Tito 
E)  Germany under Petain

Question 11

In the Cuban Missile Crisis,

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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 12

The fighting in Indochina between 1946 and 1953

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A)  was between French troops and an alliance of Vietminh Front, Japanese, and Korean forces. 
B)  saw France agree to a negotiated peace after French public opinion tired of the "dirty war." 
C)  was conducted as an anti-imperialist war by an alliance of nationalist groups led by Deng Xiaoping, leader of the Indochinese Liberation Party. 
D)  led to the permanent defeat of the communist military forces. 
E)  was ended with the use of atomic weapons by the French. 
A)  was between French troops and an alliance of Vietminh Front, Japanese, and Korean forces. 
B)  saw France agree to a negotiated peace after French public opinion tired of the "dirty war." 
C)  was conducted as an anti-imperialist war by an alliance of nationalist groups led by Deng Xiaoping, leader of the Indochinese Liberation Party. 
D)  led to the permanent defeat of the communist military forces. 
E)  was ended with the use of atomic weapons by the French.

Question 13

What role did the personalities, philosophies, and ambitions of individual political leaders play in the Cold War? Give specific examples.

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The personalities, philosophies, and amb

Question 14

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 15

The Brezhnev Doctrine

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A)  promised Soviet support for the "Prague Spring" reformers. 
B)  demanded that the Berlin Wall be dismantled. 
C)  threatened the People's Republic of China with nuclear war. 
D)  was a warning to other communist states to follow the path of Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy. 
E)  promised to respect human rights in exchange for the recognition of the Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. 
A)  promised Soviet support for the "Prague Spring" reformers. 
B)  demanded that the Berlin Wall be dismantled. 
C)  threatened the People's Republic of China with nuclear war. 
D)  was a warning to other communist states to follow the path of Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy. 
E)  promised to respect human rights in exchange for the recognition of the Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
cultural exchange program

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cultural exchange...

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Chiang Kai-shek

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Chiang Kai-shek...

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Truman Doctrine

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Truman Doctrine...

Question 19

In assessing the end of the Cold War, who contributed the most to the fall of the Soviet Union, Ronald Reagan or Mikhail Gorbachev, and how?

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In assessing the end of the Cold War, bo

Question 20

What foreign policy strategy did George Kennan advocate in a 1947 Foreign Affairs article?

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A)  Passive aggression 
B)  Synergetic harmonization 
C)  Containment 
D)  Empiricism 
E)  Isolationism 
A)  Passive aggression 
B)  Synergetic harmonization 
C)  Containment 
D)  Empiricism 
E)  Isolationism

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). North Atlantic Treaty Organization/NATO

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). perestroika

Factors weakening Chiang Kai-shek during the Civil War included

Reforms implemented by Alexander Dubocek in ____ led to a period of great happiness known as ____.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Contras

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 1968 Prague Spring

Churchill's March, 1946, speech stated that

What was true of Tibet?

Which eastern European nation defied Stalin's attempt to control it after the World War II?

In the Cuban Missile Crisis,

The fighting in Indochina between 1946 and 1953

What role did the personalities, philosophies, and ambitions of individual political leaders play in the Cold War? Give specific examples.

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

The Brezhnev Doctrine

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). cultural exchange program

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Chiang Kai-shek

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Truman Doctrine

In assessing the end of the Cold War, who contributed the most to the fall of the Soviet Union, Ronald Reagan or Mikhail Gorbachev, and how?

What foreign policy strategy did George Kennan advocate in a 1947 Foreign Affairs article?

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