Question 1

The European Recovery Program of 1947 is better known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the Truman Doctrine. 
B)  the Marshall Plan. 
C)  the Eisenhower Assistance Act. 
D)  CARE. 
E)  NATO. 
A)  the Truman Doctrine. 
B)  the Marshall Plan. 
C)  the Eisenhower Assistance Act. 
D)  CARE. 
E)  NATO. B

Question 2

The Eastern European country that resisted a Communist takeover the longest was

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland. 
B)  Czechoslovakia. 
C)  Bulgaria. 
D)  Romania. 
E)  Yugoslavia. 
A)  Poland. 
B)  Czechoslovakia. 
C)  Bulgaria. 
D)  Romania. 
E)  Yugoslavia. B

Question 3

Identify the following terms: 
 Churchill's "Iron Curtain"

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Churchill's "Iron Curtain" refers to a phrase coined by the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in a speech he delivered on March 5, 1946, at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, USA. The speech is officially titled "The Sinews of Peace," but it became widely known for Churchill's use of the term "Iron Curtain" to describe the division between Western powers and the areas controlled by the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe after World War II.

In his speech, Churchill said, "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent." The "Iron Curtain" metaphorically represented the ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. To the east of the Iron Curtain were the countries that were connected to or influenced by the Soviet Union, including East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and others. These nations had communist governments and were part of the Eastern Bloc.

The Iron Curtain symbolized not only a geopolitical boundary but also the restriction of freedom, the lack of transparency, and the suppression of information and travel between the Soviet-controlled East and the democratic West. It was a powerful image that helped to popularize the concept of the Cold War as a stark and dangerous division between the communist and capitalist worlds.

Churchill's speech is considered one of the opening volleys announcing the beginning of the Cold War, as it highlighted the expansionist policies of the Soviet Union and the threat of communism to the free world. It also called for unity among Western nations to counter the Soviet influence, leading to the formation of alliances such as NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and the strengthening of transatlantic relations between the United States and Europe.

Question 4

Identify the following terms: 
 "the spirit of Camp David"

Accepted Answer

"The spirit of Camp David" refers to the

Question 5

Identify the following terms: 
 Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong

Accepted Answer

Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong were two

Question 6

The United States refused to allow the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite states to participate in Marshall Plan aid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The phrase, "the evil empire," was uttered by

Accepted Answer

A)  John Kennedy. 
B)  Winston Churchill. 
C)  Charles de Gaulle. 
D)  Ronald Reagan. 
E)  Bill Clinton. 
A)  John Kennedy. 
B)  Winston Churchill. 
C)  Charles de Gaulle. 
D)  Ronald Reagan. 
E)  Bill Clinton.

Question 8

By 1968, the war in Vietnam was

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A)  becoming a stalemate. 
B)  being won by North Vietnam. 
C)  being won by the United States. 
D)  being won by South Vietnam. 
E)  in danger of spreading to China and India. 
A)  becoming a stalemate. 
B)  being won by North Vietnam. 
C)  being won by the United States. 
D)  being won by South Vietnam. 
E)  in danger of spreading to China and India.

Question 9

Identify the following terms: 
 Cold War

Accepted Answer

The Cold War refers to the period of geo

Question 10

Identify the following terms: 
 SALT I

Accepted Answer

SALT I stands for the Strategic Arms Lim

Question 11

Identify the following terms: 
 Cuban Missile Crisis

Accepted Answer

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a pivotal m

Question 12

By 1948, the fate of which of the following European nations had become a source of bitter contention between the Soviet Union and the West:

Accepted Answer

A)  Yugoslavia 
B)  Greece 
C)  Germany 
D)  Austria 
E)  Czechoslovakia 
A)  Yugoslavia 
B)  Greece 
C)  Germany 
D)  Austria 
E)  Czechoslovakia

Question 13

In the 1972 SALT I Treaty

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A)  the United States agreed to withdraw its troops from Vietnam and only aid South Vietnam with non-nuclear missiles. 
B)  the Soviet Union and the United States agreed to set limits on their antiballistic missile systems. 
C)  Communist China and the Soviet Union agreed to resume diplomatic relations. 
D)  the United States opened formal diplomatic relations with Communist China after the visit of Richard Nixon. 
E)  prohibited nuclear testing in the atmosphere. 
A)  the United States agreed to withdraw its troops from Vietnam and only aid South Vietnam with non-nuclear missiles. 
B)  the Soviet Union and the United States agreed to set limits on their antiballistic missile systems. 
C)  Communist China and the Soviet Union agreed to resume diplomatic relations. 
D)  the United States opened formal diplomatic relations with Communist China after the visit of Richard Nixon. 
E)  prohibited nuclear testing in the atmosphere.

Question 14

Perestroika was the policy of internal reform initiated by Nikita Khrushchev.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify the following terms: 
 Douglas MacArthur

Accepted Answer

Douglas MacArthur was a prominent Americ

Question 16

The Berlin Airlift accomplished all except

Accepted Answer

A)  avoided direct conflict between USSR and USA. 
B)  delivered up to 13,000 tons of supplies daily. 
C)  supplied the cities resident with food. 
D)  defeated the Soviet Union with a combination of tanks and trucks. 
E)  convinced the Soviets to lift the blockade. 
A)  avoided direct conflict between USSR and USA. 
B)  delivered up to 13,000 tons of supplies daily. 
C)  supplied the cities resident with food. 
D)  defeated the Soviet Union with a combination of tanks and trucks. 
E)  convinced the Soviets to lift the blockade.

Question 17

All of the following were part of the increased Cold War tensions under Ronald Reagan except

Accepted Answer

A)  "Star Wars." 
B)  harsh rhetoric. 
C)  cruise missiles. 
D)  the Strategic Defense Initiative. 
E)  the Gulf War against Iraq. 
A)  "Star Wars." 
B)  harsh rhetoric. 
C)  cruise missiles. 
D)  the Strategic Defense Initiative. 
E)  the Gulf War against Iraq.

Question 18

During World War II, in China

Accepted Answer

A)  Chiang Kai-Shek made full use of his Nationalist army in the effort to expel the Japanese. 
B)  Mao Zedong reduced the size of the People's Liberation Army, devoting himself to land reform and land redistribution. 
C)  Chiang and Mao engaged in a bloody civil war with each other. 
D)  Chiang withheld his troops from the war against Japan and Mao increased the size of the PLA. 
E)  the Japanese army took over all of China and had to be driven out by the Americans in the battle of Nanjing. 
A)  Chiang Kai-Shek made full use of his Nationalist army in the effort to expel the Japanese. 
B)  Mao Zedong reduced the size of the People's Liberation Army, devoting himself to land reform and land redistribution. 
C)  Chiang and Mao engaged in a bloody civil war with each other. 
D)  Chiang withheld his troops from the war against Japan and Mao increased the size of the PLA. 
E)  the Japanese army took over all of China and had to be driven out by the Americans in the battle of Nanjing.

Question 19

Identify the following terms: 
 doctrine of "equivalence"

Accepted Answer

The doctrine of "equivalence" is a legal

Question 20

Czechoslovakia was the exception to the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe after World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The European Recovery Program of 1947 is better known as

The Eastern European country that resisted a Communist takeover the longest was

Identify the following terms: Churchill's "Iron Curtain"

Identify the following terms: "the spirit of Camp David"

Identify the following terms: Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong

The United States refused to allow the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite states to participate in Marshall Plan aid.

The phrase, "the evil empire," was uttered by

By 1968, the war in Vietnam was

Identify the following terms: Cold War

Identify the following terms: SALT I

Identify the following terms: Cuban Missile Crisis

By 1948, the fate of which of the following European nations had become a source of bitter contention between the Soviet Union and the West:

In the 1972 SALT I Treaty

Perestroika was the policy of internal reform initiated by Nikita Khrushchev.

Identify the following terms: Douglas MacArthur

The Berlin Airlift accomplished all except

All of the following were part of the increased Cold War tensions under Ronald Reagan except

During World War II, in China

Identify the following terms: doctrine of "equivalence"

Czechoslovakia was the exception to the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe after World War II.

The Rise of Industrial Society in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism Africa and Asia in an Era of Western Dominance

Shadows Over the Pacific East Asia Under Challenge

War and Revolution World War I and Its Aftermath

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship Asia the Middle East and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens the Outbreak of World War Ii

The United States Canada and Latin America

Brave New World: the Rise and Fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Postwar Europe: on the Path to Unity

Toward the Pacific Century Japan and the Little Tigers

The East Is Red China Under Communism

Nationalism Triumphant the Emergence of Independent States in South and Southeast Asia

Emerging Africa

Ferment in the Middle East

The Challenge of a New Millennium

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Exam 7: East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

The European Recovery Program of 1947 is better known as

The Eastern European country that resisted a Communist takeover the longest was

Identify the following terms: Churchill's "Iron Curtain"

Identify the following terms: "the spirit of Camp David"

Identify the following terms: Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong

The United States refused to allow the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellite states to participate in Marshall Plan aid.

The phrase, "the evil empire," was uttered by

By 1968, the war in Vietnam was

Identify the following terms: Cold War

Identify the following terms: SALT I

Identify the following terms: Cuban Missile Crisis

By 1948, the fate of which of the following European nations had become a source of bitter contention between the Soviet Union and the West:

In the 1972 SALT I Treaty

Perestroika was the policy of internal reform initiated by Nikita Khrushchev.

Identify the following terms: Douglas MacArthur

The Berlin Airlift accomplished all except

All of the following were part of the increased Cold War tensions under Ronald Reagan except

During World War II, in China

Identify the following terms: doctrine of "equivalence"

Czechoslovakia was the exception to the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe after World War II.

The Rise of Industrial Society in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism Africa and Asia in an Era of Western Dominance

Shadows Over the Pacific East Asia Under Challenge

War and Revolution World War I and Its Aftermath

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship Asia the Middle East and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens the Outbreak of World War Ii

The United States Canada and Latin America

Brave New World: the Rise and Fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Postwar Europe: on the Path to Unity

Toward the Pacific Century Japan and the Little Tigers

The East Is Red China Under Communism

Nationalism Triumphant the Emergence of Independent States in South and Southeast Asia

Emerging Africa

Ferment in the Middle East

The Challenge of a New Millennium

Filters