Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Chinese Civil War

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Chinese Civil...

Question 2

United States foreign policy during the Korean War period

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A)  was unable to get formal United Nations support for South Korea when invaded in June 1950. 
B)  reluctantly supported the modified and limited return of 30,000 Japanese troops to the Korean peninsula to help rebuff North Korean forces. 
C)  became more determined to block Western contact with the Chinese government. 
D)  provided support for the invasion of the Chinese mainland by Nationalist forces from Taiwan. 
E)  saw the creation of an alliance with Soviet Russia to restrain Mao Zedong's ambitions. 
A)  was unable to get formal United Nations support for South Korea when invaded in June 1950. 
B)  reluctantly supported the modified and limited return of 30,000 Japanese troops to the Korean peninsula to help rebuff North Korean forces. 
C)  became more determined to block Western contact with the Chinese government. 
D)  provided support for the invasion of the Chinese mainland by Nationalist forces from Taiwan. 
E)  saw the creation of an alliance with Soviet Russia to restrain Mao Zedong's ambitions.

Question 3

The Korean War

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A)  was fought by a United Nations force composed mainly of South Korean and United States troops against North Korean forces and, after late 1950, Chinese "volunteers." 
B)  began only five months after the Soviet and American governments had established a new, unified government there and withdrawn their armies of occupation. 
C)  was caused by domestic disagreements between Korean factions in the south. 
D)  involved large numbers of Chinese troops after United Nations air forces bombed Manchuria. 
E)  was finally won when 250,000 American troops captured the North Korean capital after a four month siege. 
A)  was fought by a United Nations force composed mainly of South Korean and United States troops against North Korean forces and, after late 1950, Chinese "volunteers." 
B)  began only five months after the Soviet and American governments had established a new, unified government there and withdrawn their armies of occupation. 
C)  was caused by domestic disagreements between Korean factions in the south. 
D)  involved large numbers of Chinese troops after United Nations air forces bombed Manchuria. 
E)  was finally won when 250,000 American troops captured the North Korean capital after a four month siege.

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"equivalence"

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"equivalence"...

Question 5

How significant were the Polish and Hungarian independence movements during the course of the Cold War? What does the Russian response to these movements tell us about the limits of Russian power during this period?

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The Polish and Hungarian independence mo

Question 6

In reviewing the origins of the Cold War, the text

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A)  remarked on the unusual nature of intense competition between two societies so heavily influenced by Western civilization. 
B)  supports the view of many revisionist historians that United States policies drove Stalin to adopt a hostile view of the West. 
C)  states that both nations were working within a framework conditioned by the past, from their different historical perspective and their irreconcilable political ambitions. 
D)  proposes the Cold War actually originated in East Asia. 
E)  blames the British Labour government for manipulating America into an anti-Soviet policy. 
A)  remarked on the unusual nature of intense competition between two societies so heavily influenced by Western civilization. 
B)  supports the view of many revisionist historians that United States policies drove Stalin to adopt a hostile view of the West. 
C)  states that both nations were working within a framework conditioned by the past, from their different historical perspective and their irreconcilable political ambitions. 
D)  proposes the Cold War actually originated in East Asia. 
E)  blames the British Labour government for manipulating America into an anti-Soviet policy.

Question 7

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy approved a plan to assassinate Fidel Castro.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The civil war in Poland between communists and democrats led to the Truman Doctrine in 1947.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Was Afghanistan the Soviet Union's "Vietnam"? Why and/or why not?

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Yes, Afghanistan has often been referred

Question 10

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 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain"

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The term "Iron Curtain" refers to the po

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Afghanistan

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Afghanistan is a landlocked country loca

Question 13

In October 1956, student-led riots began in ____ to protest the brutality of a leader known as "little Stalin."

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A)  Munich 
B)  Berlin 
C)  Warsaw 
D)  Prague 
E)  Budapest 
A)  Munich 
B)  Berlin 
C)  Warsaw 
D)  Prague 
E)  Budapest

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Strategic Defense Initiative/"Star Wars"

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

Question 15

Describe and evaluate China's relations with both Russia and the U.S. during the Cold War. To what extent did the personalities of the leaders of these countries play a role in determining international politics during this era?

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During the Cold War, China's relations w

Question 16

The Geneva Conference of 1954 divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel but envisioned unification elections would be held by 1956.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The original objective of the Allied division of Korea in 1945 was to

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A)  protect American and Japanese troops in Manchuria. 
B)  create two independent, separate nations on the peninsula. 
C)  create a Communist north and an anti-Communist south. 
D)  establish a reunified, independent nation on the peninsula after reestablishing order. 
E)  establish a permanent Soviet-American presence on the Korean peninsula. 
A)  protect American and Japanese troops in Manchuria. 
B)  create two independent, separate nations on the peninsula. 
C)  create a Communist north and an anti-Communist south. 
D)  establish a reunified, independent nation on the peninsula after reestablishing order. 
E)  establish a permanent Soviet-American presence on the Korean peninsula.

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Mao Zedong

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Mao Zedong...

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Republic of Vietnam and Democratic Republic of Vietnam

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

Question 20

Which island was increasingly seen by United States as a crucial element in American defense strategy in the Pacific during the winter of 1949-1950?

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A)  Oahu 
B)  Hong Kong 
C)  Taiwan 
D)  Sakhalin 
E)  Hainan. 
A)  Oahu 
B)  Hong Kong 
C)  Taiwan 
D)  Sakhalin 
E)  Hainan.

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Chinese Civil War

United States foreign policy during the Korean War period

The Korean War

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "equivalence"

How significant were the Polish and Hungarian independence movements during the course of the Cold War? What does the Russian response to these movements tell us about the limits of Russian power during this period?

In reviewing the origins of the Cold War, the text

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy approved a plan to assassinate Fidel Castro.

The civil war in Poland between communists and democrats led to the Truman Doctrine in 1947.

Was Afghanistan the Soviet Union's "Vietnam"? Why and/or why not?

As a result of the American opening to China,

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain"

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Afghanistan

In October 1956, student-led riots began in ____ to protest the brutality of a leader known as "little Stalin."

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Strategic Defense Initiative/"Star Wars"

Describe and evaluate China's relations with both Russia and the U.S. during the Cold War. To what extent did the personalities of the leaders of these countries play a role in determining international politics during this era?

The Geneva Conference of 1954 divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel but envisioned unification elections would be held by 1956.

The original objective of the Allied division of Korea in 1945 was to

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Mao Zedong

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Republic of Vietnam and Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Which island was increasingly seen by United States as a crucial element in American defense strategy in the Pacific during the winter of 1949-1950?

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

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The Geneva Conference of 1954 divided Vietnam at the 17^th parallel but envisioned unification elections would be held by 1956.