Question 1

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 2

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 3

In spite of President Eisenhower's promise in the 1950s to "roll back" communism, in reality United States officials realized that any intervention in Eastern Europe could lead to nuclear war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Contras

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The term "Contras" refers to the various

Question 5

Who first used the term "peaceful coexistence"?

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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 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
1975 Helsinki Accords

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
1975 Helsinki...

Question 7

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 8

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 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Ronald Reagan and the "evil empire"

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

Question 10

The leader who sought to prevent Soviet economic collapse and helped bring about the end of the Cold War was

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A)  Richard Nixon 
B)  Harry Truman 
C)  Ronald Reagan 
D)  Nikita Khrushchev 
E)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
A)  Richard Nixon 
B)  Harry Truman 
C)  Ronald Reagan 
D)  Nikita Khrushchev 
E)  Mikhail Gorbachev

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Marshall Plan

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The Marshall Plan, officially known as t

Question 12

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.

Question 13

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 14

Communist China sent Chinese troops to assist Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Cong in the Second Indochina War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
17th parallel

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Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
People's Liberation...

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Yalta Conference

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

Question 19

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 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Vietnam syndrome

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

In 1972, the United States and Soviet Union

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

In spite of President Eisenhower's promise in the 1950s to "roll back" communism, in reality United States officials realized that any intervention in Eastern Europe could lead to nuclear war.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Contras

Who first used the term "peaceful coexistence"?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 1975 Helsinki Accords

The Cuban Missile Crisis

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Ronald Reagan and the "evil empire"

The leader who sought to prevent Soviet economic collapse and helped bring about the end of the Cold War was

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Marshall Plan

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?

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

Communist China sent Chinese troops to assist Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Cong in the Second Indochina War.

What led China to enter the war in Korea?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 17^th parallel

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Yalta Conference

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Vietnam syndrome

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

In 1972, the United States and Soviet Union

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

In spite of President Eisenhower's promise in the 1950s to "roll back" communism, in reality United States officials realized that any intervention in Eastern Europe could lead to nuclear war.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Contras

Who first used the term "peaceful coexistence"?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 1975 Helsinki Accords

The Cuban Missile Crisis

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Ronald Reagan and the "evil empire"

The leader who sought to prevent Soviet economic collapse and helped bring about the end of the Cold War was

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Marshall Plan

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?

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

Communist China sent Chinese troops to assist Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Cong in the Second Indochina War.

What led China to enter the war in Korea?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 17th parallel

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Yalta Conference

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

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Vietnam syndrome

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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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 17^th parallel