Question 1

Identify the following terms: 
 German Democratic Republic

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The German Democratic Republic (GDR), al

Question 2

By the early 1960s, the Soviet Union and Communist China were becoming estranged because

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A)  the Soviet Union was urging Mao Zedong to attack Taiwan, but Mao was opposed. 
B)  the policies of the Soviet Union were becoming more radical while those of Communist China were becoming more moderate. 
C)  the Soviets wanted to use nuclear weapons to drive the United States out of Vietnam. 
D)  Mao wanted Soviet support for a Chinese Communist invasion of Taiwan, but the Soviet leadership was unwilling to provide it. 
E)  Mao wanted to pursue a policy of "socialism in one country" while Nikita Khrushchev advocated a policy of permanent international revolution led by the Comintern. 
A)  the Soviet Union was urging Mao Zedong to attack Taiwan, but Mao was opposed. 
B)  the policies of the Soviet Union were becoming more radical while those of Communist China were becoming more moderate. 
C)  the Soviets wanted to use nuclear weapons to drive the United States out of Vietnam. 
D)  Mao wanted Soviet support for a Chinese Communist invasion of Taiwan, but the Soviet leadership was unwilling to provide it. 
E)  Mao wanted to pursue a policy of "socialism in one country" while Nikita Khrushchev advocated a policy of permanent international revolution led by the Comintern.

Question 3

Identify the following terms: 
 Josip Broz/Tito

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Josip Broz, commonly known as Tito, was

Question 4

When Nikita Khrushchev fell from power in 1964, he was replaced by

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A)  Joseph Broz Tito. 
B)  Walter Ulbricht. 
C)  Mikhail Gorbachev. 
D)  Leonid Brezhnev. 
E)  Viktor Andropov. 
A)  Joseph Broz Tito. 
B)  Walter Ulbricht. 
C)  Mikhail Gorbachev. 
D)  Leonid Brezhnev. 
E)  Viktor Andropov.

Question 5

Examples of "peaceful coexistence" included all of the following except

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A)  the Soviet intervention in Hungary. 
B)  an end to the occupation of Austria. 
C)  the Soviet government's call for a reduction in defense expenditures. 
D)  Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the United States in 1958. 
E)  cultural exchanges such as the visit of the Kirov Ballet to the United States. 
A)  the Soviet intervention in Hungary. 
B)  an end to the occupation of Austria. 
C)  the Soviet government's call for a reduction in defense expenditures. 
D)  Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the United States in 1958. 
E)  cultural exchanges such as the visit of the Kirov Ballet to the United States.

Question 6

In 1946 in Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill claimed that

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A)  an Iron Curtain had descended across Europe. 
B)  socialism would lead to communism. 
C)  Britain would have to soon withdraw support from Greece. 
D)  he got along better with Franklin Roosevelt than with Harry Truman. 
E)  Great Britain had the atomic bomb. 
A)  an Iron Curtain had descended across Europe. 
B)  socialism would lead to communism. 
C)  Britain would have to soon withdraw support from Greece. 
D)  he got along better with Franklin Roosevelt than with Harry Truman. 
E)  Great Britain had the atomic bomb.

Question 7

The outcome of the Chinese Civil War had little impact upon domestic politics in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

By 1968, there were five hundred thousand American troops in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Identify the following terms: 
 Yalu River

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The Yalu River is a river in Northeast A

Question 10

Identify the following terms: 
 Ngo Dinh Diem

Accepted Answer

Ngo Dinh Diem was a Vietnamese political

Question 11

The Paris peace treaty of 1973

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A)  ended the war in Vietnam by dividing Vietnam at the 17th parallel. 
B)  awarded North Vietnam the victory. 
C)  stated that American troops would remain in Vietnam in order to keep the peace. 
D)  stated that American troops would be withdrawn from Vietnam and that both sides would attempt to achieve a political solution. 
E)  was immediately voided because of Chinese military intervention in the north. 
A)  ended the war in Vietnam by dividing Vietnam at the 17th parallel. 
B)  awarded North Vietnam the victory. 
C)  stated that American troops would remain in Vietnam in order to keep the peace. 
D)  stated that American troops would be withdrawn from Vietnam and that both sides would attempt to achieve a political solution. 
E)  was immediately voided because of Chinese military intervention in the north.

Question 12

Identify the following terms: 
 the "mass line"

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The "mass line" is a political, organiza

Question 13

Joseph Stalin eagerly desired Communist revolutions in Western Europe, but he was willing to wait because he and Lenin believed that

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A)  the West would voluntarily embrace communism. 
B)  the East wind would triumph over the West wind. 
C)  communism must first come to China. 
D)  imperialism would last until the 21st century before it would collapse. 
E)  revolutions come in waves. 
A)  the West would voluntarily embrace communism. 
B)  the East wind would triumph over the West wind. 
C)  communism must first come to China. 
D)  imperialism would last until the 21st century before it would collapse. 
E)  revolutions come in waves.

Question 14

In exchange for Soviet support against Taiwan, the Chinese communists reluctantly accepted Khrushchev's policy of "peaceful coexistence" with the West.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify the following terms: 
 "Vietnam syndrome"

Accepted Answer

"Vietnam syndrome" refers to the relucta

Question 16

In 1945, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to temporarily divide the Korean peninsula at the

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A)  17th parallel. 
B)  25th parallel. 
C)  38th parallel. 
D)  47th parallel. 
E)  Prime Meridian. 
A)  17th parallel. 
B)  25th parallel. 
C)  38th parallel. 
D)  47th parallel. 
E)  Prime Meridian.

Question 17

Which of these countries was not an original member of the Warsaw Pact?

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A)  Austria. 
B)  Albania. 
C)  Hungary. 
D)  Romania. 
E)  Poland. 
A)  Austria. 
B)  Albania. 
C)  Hungary. 
D)  Romania. 
E)  Poland.

Question 18

Identify the following terms: 
 détente

Accepted Answer

Détente is a term that originates from t

Question 19

Identify the following terms: 
 Taiwan

Accepted Answer

Taiwan, officially known as the Republic

Question 20

Identify the following terms: 
 George Kennan and "containment"

Accepted Answer

George Kennan was an American diplomat a

Identify the following terms: German Democratic Republic

By the early 1960s, the Soviet Union and Communist China were becoming estranged because

Identify the following terms: Josip Broz/Tito

When Nikita Khrushchev fell from power in 1964, he was replaced by

Examples of "peaceful coexistence" included all of the following except

In 1946 in Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill claimed that

The outcome of the Chinese Civil War had little impact upon domestic politics in the United States.

By 1968, there were five hundred thousand American troops in Vietnam.

Identify the following terms: Yalu River

Identify the following terms: Ngo Dinh Diem

The Paris peace treaty of 1973

Identify the following terms: the "mass line"

Joseph Stalin eagerly desired Communist revolutions in Western Europe, but he was willing to wait because he and Lenin believed that

In exchange for Soviet support against Taiwan, the Chinese communists reluctantly accepted Khrushchev's policy of "peaceful coexistence" with the West.

Identify the following terms: "Vietnam syndrome"

In 1945, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to temporarily divide the Korean peninsula at the

Which of these countries was not an original member of the Warsaw Pact?

Identify the following terms: détente

Identify the following terms: Taiwan

Identify the following terms: George Kennan and "containment"

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

Identify the following terms: German Democratic Republic

By the early 1960s, the Soviet Union and Communist China were becoming estranged because

Identify the following terms: Josip Broz/Tito

When Nikita Khrushchev fell from power in 1964, he was replaced by

Examples of "peaceful coexistence" included all of the following except

In 1946 in Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill claimed that

The outcome of the Chinese Civil War had little impact upon domestic politics in the United States.

By 1968, there were five hundred thousand American troops in Vietnam.

Identify the following terms: Yalu River

Identify the following terms: Ngo Dinh Diem

The Paris peace treaty of 1973

Identify the following terms: the "mass line"

Joseph Stalin eagerly desired Communist revolutions in Western Europe, but he was willing to wait because he and Lenin believed that

In exchange for Soviet support against Taiwan, the Chinese communists reluctantly accepted Khrushchev's policy of "peaceful coexistence" with the West.

Identify the following terms: "Vietnam syndrome"

In 1945, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to temporarily divide the Korean peninsula at the

Which of these countries was not an original member of the Warsaw Pact?

Identify the following terms: détente

Identify the following terms: Taiwan

Identify the following terms: George Kennan and "containment"

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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