Question 1

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 2

The Chinese Civil War

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A)  lasted for fourteen years, from its beginning with the capture of Bao Dai by the Guomindang in 1936 until the victory of the People's Liberation Army in 1950. 
B)  became a factor in United States domestic politics after Mao's victory over the Nationalists. 
C)  ended in a truce brokered by General Marshall, who created a coalition government in China. 
D)  was lost, according to the Truman administration, because of the incapacity of Sun Yat-sen's government and army. 
E)  ended with Mao's capture of Taiwan. 
A)  lasted for fourteen years, from its beginning with the capture of Bao Dai by the Guomindang in 1936 until the victory of the People's Liberation Army in 1950. 
B)  became a factor in United States domestic politics after Mao's victory over the Nationalists. 
C)  ended in a truce brokered by General Marshall, who created a coalition government in China. 
D)  was lost, according to the Truman administration, because of the incapacity of Sun Yat-sen's government and army. 
E)  ended with Mao's capture of Taiwan.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
perestroika

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Perestroika is a Russian term that trans

Question 4

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 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Afghanistan

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Afghanistan is a landlocked country loca

Question 6

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 7

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

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Yes, Afghanistan has often been referred

Question 8

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

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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 9

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 10

After a peace treaty was signed in Paris in 1973 to end the Second Indochinese War,

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A)  President Johnson decided to escalate the fighting in nearby Laos. 
B)  North and South Vietnam settled their differences peacefully. 
C)  America took control of all of Vietnam. 
D)  negotiations between North and South Vietnam broke down, and two years later, the North defeated the South. 
E)  the United States elected Richard Nixon to be its new president. 
A)  President Johnson decided to escalate the fighting in nearby Laos. 
B)  North and South Vietnam settled their differences peacefully. 
C)  America took control of all of Vietnam. 
D)  negotiations between North and South Vietnam broke down, and two years later, the North defeated the South. 
E)  the United States elected Richard Nixon to be its new president.

Question 11

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 12

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

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

Question 13

To what degree was the escalating U.S.-Soviet tension in Europe the result of excessively defensive fears in the minds of Truman and Stalin? Why? What other factors were also involved in the moves of the "superpowers" and their allies and clients?

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The escalating U.S.-Soviet tension in Eu

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Taiwan

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

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
ABM Treaty/SALT I

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
ABM Treaty/SALT...

Question 16

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 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Viet Cong

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

Question 18

What was true of the Diem regime in Vietnam?

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A)  It would win the Vietnam War. 
B)  It was the reason for the Tet Offensive. 
C)  It was supported by Chinese officials. 
D)  It was supported with military training and troops by the U.S. 
E)  It was overthrown by U.S. military officials with President Kennedy's approval. 
A)  It would win the Vietnam War. 
B)  It was the reason for the Tet Offensive. 
C)  It was supported by Chinese officials. 
D)  It was supported with military training and troops by the U.S. 
E)  It was overthrown by U.S. military officials with President Kennedy's approval.

Question 19

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 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
peaceful coexistence

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Peaceful coexistence refers to a policy

The European Recovery Program was better known as the

The Chinese Civil War

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). perestroika

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?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Afghanistan

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

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

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

The Brezhnev Doctrine

After a peace treaty was signed in Paris in 1973 to end the Second Indochinese War,

The fighting in Indochina between 1946 and 1953

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

To what degree was the escalating U.S.-Soviet tension in Europe the result of excessively defensive fears in the minds of Truman and Stalin? Why? What other factors were also involved in the moves of the "superpowers" and their allies and clients?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Taiwan

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). ABM Treaty/SALT I

Churchill's March, 1946, speech stated that

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Viet Cong

What was true of the Diem regime in Vietnam?

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). peaceful coexistence

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

The European Recovery Program was better known as the

The Chinese Civil War

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). perestroika

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?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Afghanistan

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

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

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

The Brezhnev Doctrine

After a peace treaty was signed in Paris in 1973 to end the Second Indochinese War,

The fighting in Indochina between 1946 and 1953

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

To what degree was the escalating U.S.-Soviet tension in Europe the result of excessively defensive fears in the minds of Truman and Stalin? Why? What other factors were also involved in the moves of the "superpowers" and their allies and clients?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Taiwan

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). ABM Treaty/SALT I

Churchill's March, 1946, speech stated that

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Viet Cong

What was true of the Diem regime in Vietnam?

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). peaceful coexistence

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

Toward the Pacific Century

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

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