Question 1

In the 1960s, many revisionist historians claimed that the United States was primarily to blame for the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Identify the following terms: 
 the Republic of Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Accepted Answer

The Republic of Vietnam and the Democrat

Question 3

After being defeated by the Communists, Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists fled to

Accepted Answer

A)  Hong Kong. 
B)  Manchuria. 
C)  Hunan. 
D)  Yan'an. 
E)  Taiwan. 
A)  Hong Kong. 
B)  Manchuria. 
C)  Hunan. 
D)  Yan'an. 
E)  Taiwan.

Question 4

Identify the following terms: 
 perestroika

Accepted Answer

Perestroika is a Russian term that trans

Question 5

One of the events that led to the Truman Doctrine was the British withdrawal from the active role they had been playing in Greece and Turkey because of Britain's postwar economic problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify the following terms: 
 Berlin Blockade and Airlift

Accepted Answer

The Berlin Blockade and Airlift were sig

Question 7

Identify the following terms: 
 NATO and the Warsaw Pact

Accepted Answer

NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organ

Question 8

By 1947, Yugoslavia was giving support to the communist insurgent movement in

Accepted Answer

A)  Czechoslovakia. 
B)  Turkey. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Greece. 
E)  East Germany. 
A)  Czechoslovakia. 
B)  Turkey. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Greece. 
E)  East Germany.

Question 9

Identify the following terms: 
 Helsinki Agreement

Accepted Answer

The Helsinki Agreement, more formally kn

Question 10

Identify the following terms: 
 Korean War

Accepted Answer

The Korean War was a military conflict t

Question 11

As part of the negotiations ending the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States agreed

Accepted Answer

A)  to grant travel visas to American tourists travelling to Cuba. 
B)  to support Castro's regime with grain exports. 
C)  to evacuate troops from Berlin. 
D)  to remove missiles from Turkey. 
E)  to close bases in South Korea. 
A)  to grant travel visas to American tourists travelling to Cuba. 
B)  to support Castro's regime with grain exports. 
C)  to evacuate troops from Berlin. 
D)  to remove missiles from Turkey. 
E)  to close bases in South Korea.

Question 12

Identify the following terms: 
 SDI/"Star Wars"

Accepted Answer

SDI stands for the Strategic Defense Ini

Question 13

Identify the following terms: 
 "soft on communism"

Accepted Answer

The term "soft on communism" refers to a

Question 14

Identify the following terms: 
 ICBMs and a "missile gap"

Accepted Answer

ICBMs, or Intercontinental Ballistic Mis

Question 15

Identify the following terms: 
 "peaceful coexistence"

Accepted Answer

"Peaceful coexistence" is a term that or

Question 16

The Soviet ruler who advocated "peaceful coexistence" in the 1950s was

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgy Malenkov. 
B)  Nikita Khrushchev. 
C)  Leonid Brezhnev. 
D)  Alexei Kosygin. 
E)  Mikhail Gorbachev. 
A)  Georgy Malenkov. 
B)  Nikita Khrushchev. 
C)  Leonid Brezhnev. 
D)  Alexei Kosygin. 
E)  Mikhail Gorbachev.

Question 17

Identify the following terms: 
 the Third World

Accepted Answer

The term "the Third World" originated du

Question 18

Identify the following terms: 
 Nikita Khrushchev

Accepted Answer

Nikita Khrushchev was a prominent Soviet

Question 19

President Lyndon Johnson was willing to use all force necessary to win the war in Vietnam even if that may mean instigating a world war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Although initially the Truman administration indicated that it would not become involved in the future of Taiwan after Chiang Kai-shek had fled there toward the end of the Chinese Civil War, by 1949-1950, many influential figures in the United States were claiming that Taiwan was crucial the American defense strategy in the Pacific.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In the 1960s, many revisionist historians claimed that the United States was primarily to blame for the Cold War.

Identify the following terms: the Republic of Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

After being defeated by the Communists, Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists fled to

Identify the following terms: perestroika

One of the events that led to the Truman Doctrine was the British withdrawal from the active role they had been playing in Greece and Turkey because of Britain's postwar economic problems.

Identify the following terms: Berlin Blockade and Airlift

Identify the following terms: NATO and the Warsaw Pact

By 1947, Yugoslavia was giving support to the communist insurgent movement in

Identify the following terms: Helsinki Agreement

Identify the following terms: Korean War

As part of the negotiations ending the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States agreed

Identify the following terms: SDI/"Star Wars"

Identify the following terms: "soft on communism"

Identify the following terms: ICBMs and a "missile gap"

Identify the following terms: "peaceful coexistence"

The Soviet ruler who advocated "peaceful coexistence" in the 1950s was

Identify the following terms: the Third World

Identify the following terms: Nikita Khrushchev

President Lyndon Johnson was willing to use all force necessary to win the war in Vietnam even if that may mean instigating a world war.

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Postwar Europe: on the Path to Unity

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Emerging Africa

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

In the 1960s, many revisionist historians claimed that the United States was primarily to blame for the Cold War.

Identify the following terms: the Republic of Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

After being defeated by the Communists, Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists fled to

Identify the following terms: perestroika

One of the events that led to the Truman Doctrine was the British withdrawal from the active role they had been playing in Greece and Turkey because of Britain's postwar economic problems.

Identify the following terms: Berlin Blockade and Airlift

Identify the following terms: NATO and the Warsaw Pact

By 1947, Yugoslavia was giving support to the communist insurgent movement in

Identify the following terms: Helsinki Agreement

Identify the following terms: Korean War

As part of the negotiations ending the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States agreed

Identify the following terms: SDI/"Star Wars"

Identify the following terms: "soft on communism"

Identify the following terms: ICBMs and a "missile gap"

Identify the following terms: "peaceful coexistence"

The Soviet ruler who advocated "peaceful coexistence" in the 1950s was

Identify the following terms: the Third World

Identify the following terms: Nikita Khrushchev

President Lyndon Johnson was willing to use all force necessary to win the war in Vietnam even if that may mean instigating a world war.

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