Question 1

Lyndon Johnson sent more American troops to South Vietnam because

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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 2

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

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Question 3

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 4

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

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Mao Zedong...

Question 5

Which country/countries do historians today believe started the Cold War?

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A)  The Soviet Union 
B)  The U.S. 
C)  The Soviet Union, China, and the U.S. 
D)  The Soviet Union and China 
E)  The U.S. and the Soviet Union 
A)  The Soviet Union 
B)  The U.S. 
C)  The Soviet Union, China, and the U.S. 
D)  The Soviet Union and China 
E)  The U.S. and the Soviet Union

Question 6

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 7

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 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh Front

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Ho Chi...

Question 9

Soviet actions to counter the formation of NATO included

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A)  the secret treaty with France, made in 1949 and publicized only in 1959, to share military alliance information in times of international stress caused by America. 
B)  the creation of the Warsaw Pact, which created a trade zone in eastern Europe. 
C)  the creation of the German Federal Republic in 1949. 
D)  the development of the Warsaw Pact as a military balance to NATO. 
E)  a treaty with Turkey and Greece guaranteeing their boundaries against attacks by Yugoslavia. 
A)  the secret treaty with France, made in 1949 and publicized only in 1959, to share military alliance information in times of international stress caused by America. 
B)  the creation of the Warsaw Pact, which created a trade zone in eastern Europe. 
C)  the creation of the German Federal Republic in 1949. 
D)  the development of the Warsaw Pact as a military balance to NATO. 
E)  a treaty with Turkey and Greece guaranteeing their boundaries against attacks by Yugoslavia.

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"soft on communism"

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"soft on...

Question 11

The treaty of 1949 between the United States, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Britain, the Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Iceland created the military alliance known as

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A)  the Warsaw Pact. 
B)  NATO. 
C)  COMECON. 
D)  SEATO. 
E)  CENTO. 
A)  the Warsaw Pact. 
B)  NATO. 
C)  COMECON. 
D)  SEATO. 
E)  CENTO.

Question 12

The "Kitchen Debate"

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A)  occurred in New Delhi in 1961. 
B)  saw Richard Nixon debating American kitchen technology with Nikita Khrushchev during a cultural exchange event. 
C)  was between Leonid Brezhnev and Dwight Eisenhower at Disneyland in 1957. 
D)  was the first "capitalist" show on Soviet television. 
E)  was the first "communist" show on Western television. 
A)  occurred in New Delhi in 1961. 
B)  saw Richard Nixon debating American kitchen technology with Nikita Khrushchev during a cultural exchange event. 
C)  was between Leonid Brezhnev and Dwight Eisenhower at Disneyland in 1957. 
D)  was the first "capitalist" show on Soviet television. 
E)  was the first "communist" show on Western television.

Question 13

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 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Douglas MacArthur

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Douglas MacArthur...

Question 15

Who took the first steps to opening the door with China and ending its long isolation from the West?

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A)  Hubert Humphrey and Lyndon Johnson 
B)  John F. Kennedy and John Foster Dulles 
C)  Dwight Eisenhower and Dean Rusk 
D)  Harry Truman and Dean Acheson 
E)  Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger 
A)  Hubert Humphrey and Lyndon Johnson 
B)  John F. Kennedy and John Foster Dulles 
C)  Dwight Eisenhower and Dean Rusk 
D)  Harry Truman and Dean Acheson 
E)  Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger

Question 16

Soviet reactions to the Marshall Plan included

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A)  military occupation of Finland and Denmark. 
B)  direct participation in its aid benefits. 
C)  the creation of a program of competitive financial aid to East Asia. 
D)  the view that the plan was an effort by the United States at imperialist domination of Europe. 
E)  a new policy of international cooperation. 
A)  military occupation of Finland and Denmark. 
B)  direct participation in its aid benefits. 
C)  the creation of a program of competitive financial aid to East Asia. 
D)  the view that the plan was an effort by the United States at imperialist domination of Europe. 
E)  a new policy of international cooperation.

Question 17

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 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Third World

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

Question 19

The term 'Iron Curtain' was first used by Nikita Krushchev.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What were the factors which led to the Chinese communist victory over the Nationalists? Was Mao Zedong's triumph over Chiang inevitable? Why or why not?

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The Chinese communist victory over the N

Lyndon Johnson sent more American troops to South Vietnam because

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

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

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

Which country/countries do historians today believe started the Cold War?

In the Cuban Missile Crisis,

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh Front

Soviet actions to counter the formation of NATO included

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "soft on communism"

The treaty of 1949 between the United States, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Britain, the Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Iceland created the military alliance known as

The "Kitchen Debate"

The Korean War

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Douglas MacArthur

Who took the first steps to opening the door with China and ending its long isolation from the West?

Soviet reactions to the Marshall Plan included

As a result of the American opening to China,

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Third World

The term 'Iron Curtain' was first used by Nikita Krushchev.

What were the factors which led to the Chinese communist victory over the Nationalists? Was Mao Zedong's triumph over Chiang inevitable? Why or why not?

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Lyndon Johnson sent more American troops to South Vietnam because

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

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

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

Which country/countries do historians today believe started the Cold War?

In the Cuban Missile Crisis,

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Ho Chi Minh and the Vietminh Front

Soviet actions to counter the formation of NATO included

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "soft on communism"

The treaty of 1949 between the United States, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Britain, the Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Iceland created the military alliance known as

The "Kitchen Debate"

The Korean War

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Douglas MacArthur

Who took the first steps to opening the door with China and ending its long isolation from the West?

Soviet reactions to the Marshall Plan included

As a result of the American opening to China,

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Third World

The term 'Iron Curtain' was first used by Nikita Krushchev.

What were the factors which led to the Chinese communist victory over the Nationalists? Was Mao Zedong's triumph over Chiang inevitable? Why or why not?

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